Zanzibar
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10th edition — single class applicationSEARCH
Possible for word and device marksEXAMINATION
On formal, absolute, and relative groundsOPPOSITION PERIOD
60 days from publication datePROTECTION TERM
10 years from filing date and renewable for periods of 7 years eachUSE
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 3 years from filingNot possible for filing oppositions and responding to office actions
Filing Requirements
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures
Filing Requirements
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, simply signed, with verified English translation
Filing Requirements
- No additional documents are required
What you need to know
- Grace period of 6 months
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name or address, simply signed, with verified English translation
- For a change of address, no additional documents are required other than the POA
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, simply signed, with verified English translation
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, simply signed
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, simply signed
- Statutory declaration and statement of case, simply signed
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Patent applications and patents may be searched by title, patentee name and PCT number at the patent officeEXAMINATION
As to form, absolute novelty is requiredPUBLICATION
Applications are published after grant within three months from date of notificationOPPOSITION
90 days from publication in the IP Bulletin issued by the Patent OfficeANNUITIES
Maintenance fees are payable annuallyFiling Requirements
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures
Filing Requirements
- Specification, claims and abstract in English
- Formal drawings, if applicable
- International patent classification
- Deed of assignment
- Priority document with verified English translation
Filing Requirements
- Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, simply signed
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, simply signed
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, simply signed
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