Patents - Filing Requirements


Patent Filing Requirements
  • Power of attorney simply signed.
  • Specification, claims, and abstract in English langauge.
  • Formal drawings, if applicable.
  • Deed of assignment document if the applicant is not the inventor.
  • Certified copy of the priority document if claimed, with verified English translation.

Notes
  • Late filing of documents: allowed to be filed later, there is no set deadline. However, specification and drawings should be submitted when filing the application.

Annuity Requirements
  • No documents are required.

Patent Assignment
  • Power of attorney simply signed.
  • Deed of assignment document or other instrument of title, with verified English translation.

Notes
  • Late filing of documents: not allowed.

Patent Merger
  • Power of attorney simply signed.
  • Merger agreement document or other instrument of title, with verified English translation.

Notes
  • Late filing of documents: not allowed.

Patent Recordal of Change
  • Power of attorney simply signed.
  • Certificate of change, with verified English translation.

Notes
  • Late filing of documents: not allowed.

Patent License
  • Power of attorney simply signed by each party.
  • Declaration and statement of the case, with verified English translation.
  • License agreement document, with verified English translation.

Notes
  • Late filing of documents: not allowed.