Registering a Patent and Design
Step 1 - Draft your Patent Application
Visit your local Patent Agent
Step 2
Submit Application and Pay Fees
Step 3
Collect Patent Document at your local Commercial Registry Office
What is a Patent and Design?
Patents and Designs are an exclusive right granted by the state for an invention that is new, involves an inventive step and is capable of industrial application. It gives the owner the exclusive right to present or stop others from making, using, offering for sales, selling or importing a product or a process, based on the patented invention, without the owner’s prior permission.
What documents are required?
- Applications for Registration of a Patent
- Authorisation from Inventor to Patent Agent.
- Specification of the Patent
Duration
Approximately 12 months.
