EGYPT
Lysaght offers a complete IP service in this jurisdiction, assisting clients in the registration, renewal, recordal and enforcement of their IP rights.
trade mark information
Types of Trade Mark
Classification
International, Nice 10th Edition;
Our associates in Egypt have advised that multi-class applications are possible, but they do not recommend filing them because the additional class fees are exactly the same as for the first class, and an objection raised in one class delays the entire application. As a result, therefore, this type of application is rarely adopted;
Goods and services can be registered.
International Arrangements
Convention priority may be claimed.
Renewal
10 years from the filing date and every 10 years thereafter.
Use Provisions
Use of trade marks in Egypt is not compulsory for filing applications for registration, nor for maintaining registrations in force. However, a registration is vulnerable to cancellation on the strength of a court decision obtained to this effect by any interested party. A cancellation action relies primarily on establishing sufficient grounds that the mark in question has not actually been used seriously for a period of five consecutive years.
Patent information
Substantive, with or without priority claim;
PCT national phase.
Types of Patent
20 years from the effective filing date.
International Arrangements
Duration
Convention priority may be claimed.
Renewal
Annuities are payable annually, on the first and each subsequent anniversary of the effective filing date. A 12-month grace period is available.
design information
Types of Design
International Arrangements
Convention priority may be claimed.
Duration
A design or industrial model, once registered, is valid for 5 years from the date of filing the application. A registration can be renewed for two further periods of 5 years each, up to a total of 15 years.
Renewal
Renewal fees are payable on the 5th and 10th anniversaries of the filing date.
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