Guide for Bengal Patent Application Process

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Bangladesh Profile

The People's Republic of Bangladesh, commonly known as Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ), is located in the north of the Bay of Bengal; a small part of the southeastern mountainous area borders Myanmar, and the rest borders India. The vast majority of the land is the alluvial plain of the Jamuna River, and the area of the sea in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the land area. 98% of Bangladesh's population speaks Bengali, and the state religion is Islam; with a population of 170 million, it ranks third among Muslim countries in the world, second only to Indonesia and Pakistan, and has a population density of 1,138 people per square kilometer (ranking seventh in the world). The largest city is the capital Dhaka, and the second largest city is Chittagong, which is also the largest port in the country.

Bangladesh Intellectual Property Legal System

Patents and Designs Act 1911
Patents and Designs Rules 1933
Copyright Act 2000
Trade Marks Act 2009
Geographical Indications for Goods (Registration and Protection) Act 2013
Bangladesh Patents Act 2021
Bangladesh Industrial Design Act 2021

International Organization/Agreement

Trademark Law Treaty
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
"Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"

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Filing Language

English

申请流程 Application Process Flow

发明专利申请流程 Invention

Name of Patent Office

DPDT

English: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Ministry of Industries, Abbreviation: DPDT

Website: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT)

Document Requirements

Filing Language: English
Paris Convention
Necessary documents: Abstract Abstract Drawing Claim Specification Drawing
Attachments (if any) Power of Attorney Certified Priority Document and English translation Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format) Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and Bengali Translation Viability Statement of Microorganism and Bengali Translation Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority Assignment for Patent Right Transfer Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review. Statement of Translator *Bangladesh patent application documents need to be certified and notarized

Term of Protection

20 years (Bangladesh Patents Act 2022)

Due Date

via Paris Convention: 12 months from the earliest priority date.

Application Process Flow

DPDT conducts formality examination and substantive examination for invention patent applications. The substantive examination starts automatically, and the applicant does not need to file a separate request for substantive examination. If the patent application meets the requirements of condition of grant, the patent application will enter into the public stage. The patent application will be granted if there is no opposition within 4 months after publication.

Novelty Grace Period

6 months before the filing date/priority date.

Grant Average time

2 years

Grant and Annuity

Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the grant fee within 2 months after receipt of the notification of grant.
Annuity: Annuity needs to be paid year by year starting from the 5th year from the filing date.

DAS

Conversion

外观设计申请流程 Design

Name of Patent Office

DPDT

English: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks Ministry of Industries, abbreviation: DPDT

Website: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT)

Document Requirements

Filing Language: English

Necessary documents:

Pictures/Photos of Design (6-sided views)
A Brief Description

Attachments (if any):

Power of Attorney
Certified Priority Documents and English translations
Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
*All patent application documents in Bangladesh need to be certified and notarized

Term of Protection

It is protected for 5 years from the filing date and renewed every 5 years. It can be renewed twice, up to a maximum of 15 years.

Due Date

via Paris Convention: 6 months from earliest priority date.

Application Process Flow

DPDT only conducts formality examination for design applications, not substantive examination.

Novelty Grace Period

If the patent is disclosed due to the disclosed at the exposition or unintentional disclosed, the novelty grace period can be enjoyed within 6 months before the filing date/priority date.