Paths to protection
Ways to protect your invention
Patents are a way of protecting your inventions. By filing a successful patent you will be awarded a monopoly to exploit your invention for a period of time.
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If you need to protect your Intellectual Property abroad, through our Global Network of offices and associates, we can make your Intellectual Property assets expand to every nation you desire, ensuring full legal protection of your rights.
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Patent Details and Timeframes
Priority claim
Available
Substantive Examination
Available
Body responsible for non-use cancellations
IP Office
Time until registration
3 years
Use Requirement Period
4 years
Requirements
Application Requirements
- Applicant data.
- Copy of priority document (if applicable).
- Patent title, abstract, description, claims and drawings.
- Deed of Assignment.
- Power of attorney, legalized.
- Certificate of incorporation, legalized (if applicable).
- Certified copy of the priority document, with a verified English translation.
Renewal Requirements
- Power of attorney, legalized.
Assignment Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized.
- Power of attorney, legalized.
Change of Name Requirements
- Certificate of change of name, legalized.
- Power of attorney, legalized.
- Certificate of change of name, with verified English translation.
Change of Address Requirements
- Certificate of change of address, legalized.
- Power of attorney, legalized.
License Requirements
- License agreement.
- Licensing/Assignment agreement, legalized.
- Power of attorney, legalized.
- License agreement, with verified English translation.
Remarks: All documents must be legalized up to an Ethiopian consulate.
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