On December 6, 2003, the Egyptian Patent Office started accepting applications for entering the national phase for PCT filed before September 6, 2003, when Egypt ratified the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
The following documents must be filed on the same date of filing a PCT application in Egypt:
Publication report
Search report
Preliminary examination report
The following documents may be filed at a later stage:
A power of attorney legalized up to the Egyptian consulate.
A deed of assignment legalized up to the Egyptian consulate.
An extract of the entry of the applicant company in the commercial register or a copy of the certificate of incorporation. The document in either form should be legalized up to the Egyptian consulate.
A certified copy of the priority document.
While the priority document must be filed within 3 months to preserve priority rights, the first three documents must be available within 4 months from the filing date to avoid irrevocable lapse of the application.
For more information or enquiries with respect to filing PCT application, please contact Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) office in Egypt on the following address:
Premises address: 51 El-Hegaz Street, 9th floor, Mohandseen, Cairo
P. O. Box: 96 Imbabah, 12411 Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt
Tel: (20-2) 346 2951
Fax: (20-2) 344 5729
Email: agip.egypt@tagi.com
Contact: Ms. Samar Al-Labbad