1. Names, addresses, nationalities of the applicants and the inventors.
2. Title, international classification.
3. Full details of convention priority.
4. Specification, abstract, claims and drawings of the invention, (translation in French is required).
5. A copy of the legalized document in which the applicants acquired the right to apply the invention if they are not the inventors – deed of assignment.
6. A Power of Attorney signed by the applicant duly notarized except in case of PCT.
7. In case of claiming priority, one copy of each basic application.
- Items 1- 4 are the minimum requirements to obtain a filing date.
- Translation in French should be lodged within 2 months of the filing date.
- Any other late documents should be lodged 4 months of the filing date.
1. All requirements for a normal patent application stated above.
2. A copy of the international application published under PCT.
3. A copy of the international search report.
4. A copy of the international preliminary examination report (optional).
- Items 3 - 4 should be lodged within 4 months of the filing date.
- Concerning entry into national phase, the payment of annuity must begin the 3rd year from the date of international application filing.