Egypt – Change in Calculating the Due Date of Annuities

As of 2 June 2009, it is possible to file PCT national phase.

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As of 6 June 2009, the Registrar of Patents issued a Decision in which he changed the calculation of the dates of the annuities due on a PCT application.

Earlier annuities were calculated as from the filing date of the national phase application in Egypt, while now, they are counted from the PCT international filing date. Accordingly, all due annuities on the national phase applications of PCT have to be paid retroactively according to the new calculation within 6 months from the date of decision – June 6, 2009 – otherwise, the application will lapse.