WIPO-administered Treaties:
Contracting Party of the Paris Convention: YES
Contracting Party of the Patent Cooperation
Treaty (PCT): YES. Due term for entry into national phase: 31 months.
Patent Law in force:
Patent Law 6867/1983.
Types of protection available:
Patent of Invention; Utility Model.
Formal filing requirements:
- Power of Attorney duly notarized within 90 days from filing. No possible extension of term.
- Assignment document from the inventors duly notarized and legalized up to Apostilled within 60 days from office action. Extendable term of 60 days.
- Certified copy of priority application within 90 days from filing (not required for entry into national phase of PCT applications provided that PCT/IB304 form is available).
- Sequence listings must be filed in WIPO Standard ST.26 format.
Filing of the patent application in a foreign language:
Available. Belated submission of the Spanish translation is possible within 60 days from office action. Unextendable term
Substantive examination must be requested by the applicant:
YES, within 1 month after receipt of official request.
Search report must be requested by the applicant:
NO
Observations by third parties:
YES, within three months from the third publication
Opposition:
YES, within three months from the third publication
Average time from filing to grant:
5-6 years.
Term of protection for patents:
20 years from filing date.
Term of protection for utility models:
10 years from filing date.
Maintenance:
Yearly after grant.
Compulsory licensing:
YES
Link to Patent Office:
