Seychelles 

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.

National Patents are the most effective way of defending your invention if you only require protection in a single jurisdiction. If this is not enough for your needs, this country has signed international agreements on patents, which facilitate their internationalization:

PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)

The PCT system allows simplified international patent applications which in turn eases national filings.

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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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Seychelles

Patent Details and Timeframes

Priority claim

Available

Substantive Examination

Unavailable

Body responsible for non-use cancellations

Court

Time until registration

1 year

Opposition Period

Special Case

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Use Requirement Period

4 years

National Filing Requirements

  •  Applicant data.
  •  Copy of priority document (if applicable).
  •  Patent title, abstract, description, claims and drawings.
  •  Deed of assignment, notarized.
  •  Power of attorney, notarized.
  •  Power of attorney, notarized.
  •  Deed of assignment, notarized.
  •  Power of attorney, notarized.
  •  Certificate of incorporation of Licensee.
  •  Power of attorney, notarized.
  •  Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register.
  •  Power of attorney, notarized.
  •  Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register.
  •  License agreement document signed by both parties, notarized..
  •  Power of Attorney from the Licensee, Notarized.

PCT Filing

  •  Applicant data.
  •  Copy of priority document (if applicable).
  •  Patent title, abstract, description, claims and drawings.
  •  International search report.
  •  Deed of assignment, notarized (if applicable).
  •  Power of attorney, notarized.
  •  Power of attorney, notarized.
  •  Deed of assignment, notarized.
  •  Power of attorney, notarized.
  •  Certificate of Incorporation.
  •  Power of attorney, notarized.
  •  Certificate of Incorporation.
  •  Power of attorney, notarized.
  •  Power of attorney, notarized.
  •  License Agreement signed by both parties.

Latest news

ANNOUNCEMENT

Accession of The Republic of Seychelles to the Harare Protocol

Starting on 1st January 2022, applicants of the ARIPO system will be able to designate Seychelles in their patent and design applications. The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, signed the instrument of accession to the Harare Protocol on 26th August 2021. The Harare Protocol on Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs governs the regional procedures and substantive requirements for the protection of IP rights amongst its member-states, within the ARIPO framework. The other ARIPO Member States that are Contracting Parties to the Harare Protocol are: Botswana, Kingdom of Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Kingdom of Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. For more information, please contact africa@inventa.com

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