ARIPO is a member of the World Intellectual Property Convention and of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT assists applicants in seeking patent protection internationally for their inventions, helps patent offices with their patent granting decisions, and facilitates public access to a wealth of technical information relating to those inventions.

THE REQUIREMENT FOR FILLING A NON-PCT REGIONAL PHASE APPLICATION IN ARIPO ARE AS FOLLOWS

  1. Power of Attorney (simply signed) – can be late filed within 2 months;
  2. Description, claims, drawings, and abstract in English – required on the day of filing;
  3. Assignment of Invention – can be late filed, no set deadline; and
  4. Priority document with verified English translation – can be late filed, within 3 and 6 months, respectively.

THE REQUIRMENT FOR FILLING A PCT REGINAL PHASE APPLICATION IN ARIPO ARE AS FOLLOWS

  1. Power of Attorney (simply signed) – can be late filed within 2 months;
  2. Description, claims, drawings, and abstract in English – required on the day of filing;
  3. Copy of PCT International advertisement – required on day of filing;
  4. Copy of International Search Report – can be late filed, no set deadline; and
  5. Copy of International Preliminary Examination Report – can be late filed, no set deadline.