Summary of the Patent Registration System in Egypt

Once an application for the grant of a patent is filed, it is examined with respect to compliance with the formalities and patentability provided for under the Patent Law in Egypt. The Patent Office may require whatever amendments that may be necessary to bring the application into conformity with the law. In the event the applicant does not comply with the requirements of the Patent Office within a given period of three months as authorized by the Comptroller, a patent application will be treated as renounced. In August 1999 the registrar issued a notice which allows for a delay of 6 months in filing the Arabic translation if the priority document is available upon filing. The Power of attorney, the deed of assignment and the certificate of incorporation or the extract of the commercial register must be filed within four months from filing date.