AIP&T

SUDAN

Trademark Registration

Requirements:

• Information of applicant: name, address, and nationality
• Classes and specification of goods/services.
• Passport/identity card (If the Applicant is individual)
• Mark Representation (logo
• Certificate of incorporation or commercial registration certificate Notarized Legalized by the Sudanese Consulate, and if the commercial registration document of the company is in non-Arabic, it is translated from a certified translator, and is legalized by the Sudanese Consulate.
• POA Notarized Legalized by the Sudanese Consulate.

Patent Registration

Requirements:

• The applicant's name, address, and nationality
• The applicant's name, address, and nationality.
• A comprehensive description for the patent Arabic and English Specification contains the below Sub-titles:
• A comprehensive description for the patent Arabic and English Specification contains the below Sub-titles:

Background of the invention, general description of the invention, a brief description of the drawings, and detailed description) (Word format)

Arabic and English Abstract. (Word format)
• Arabic and English drawings. (JPG format) (if available) provided that the drawings and illustrations be in clear black ink.
• Legalized and notarized POA up to the Sudan Consulate.
• Legalized and notarized Deed of Assignment up to the Sudan Consulate. In case that the (applicant) owner of the patent is a company, the company Incorporation Certificate or the Commercial Register or equivalent along with the certified Arabic translation is required provided that it is legalized up to the Sudanese Embassy with inventor identification card copy
• Certified copy of the priority application (Arabic & English) - If the patent applicant intends to benefit from a prior application priority submitted in another country, he should enclose a written statement that states the date and the number of the prior application with a true copy of the patent application, legalized by the patent office in the priority country within 3 months from the application filing date in it.

Note: All the documents are submitted in Arabic or English language

Design Registration

Requirements:

• The applicant's name, address, and nationality.
• The Designer’s name, address, and nationality.
• A comprehensive description for the Industrial Design in certified Arabic translation if it is in English language, including the materials, which contain of/ made of them. Along with the statement for Industrial Design manufacturing method. (Word format).
• A comprehensive description for the patent Arabic and English Specification contains the below Sub-titles:

A colored photographic picture for the Industrial Design in 3D from all directions/Dimensions.

A geometric drawing includes Industrial Design measures of Length, width, height, etc.
• Statement for Industrial Design quality degree (High-Medium- Low).
• Legalized and notarized POA up to the Sudan Consulate.
• Legalized and notarized Deed of Assignment up to the Sudan Consulate.
• Legalized and notarized Company Incorporation Certificate. In case that the (applicant) owner of the patent is a company, the company Incorporation Certificate or the Commercial Register or equivalent along with the certified Arabic translation is required provided that it is legalized up to the Sudanese Embassy with inventor identification card copy.
• Certified copy of the priority application (Arabic & English) - If the patent applicant intends to benefit from a prior application priority submitted in another country, he should enclose a written statement that states the date and the number of the prior application with a true copy of the patent application, legalized by the patent office in the priority country within 3 months from the application filing date in it.

Note: All the documents are submitted in Arabic or English language

IP Treaties Membership:

Madrid Agreement, Madrid Protocol, Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Berne Convention

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