1. A Power of Attorney simply signed, to be filed within 3 months from notification.
2. Complete specification, claims and abstract x3, to be filed within 3 months from notification.
3. Copy/copies of Priority Assignment(s), to be filed within 6 months from filing.
4. Certified copy of priority document(s), to be filed within 6 months from filing. (With translation if not in English or French) - Not required for PCTs.
1. The name(s) of the priority applicant(s).
2. The printed characters on the specification and claims must be at least 2mm in height. If the characters are smaller than 2mm, then OAPI will issue an official action requesting the submission of a fresh specification and claims containing larger print.
Please also note that in order to comply with the Regulations the specification and claims must also have minimum margins of 2.5cm on the left hand side, and 2 cm on the right hand side, top and bottom, and must be typed in one-and-a-half line spacing.
3. "Method of Treatment" claims cannot be protected under the OAPI law. Such claims should be either deleted to avoid the payment of the additional fees due on every claim over the 10th, or reworded “Swiss style”. Please note, however, that at present it is uncertain whether such claims are in fact enforceable.