ICPR conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patents. Once the application for an invention patent is submitted, if the application documents are complete, ICPR will issue a notice of formal and legal review to formally accept the application. After passing the formality examination, ICPR will issue a payment notice for substantive examination within 90 days. According to the agreement between ICPR and the Korean Patent Office, the Korean Patent Office will conduct substantive examination of the application submitted through the UAE Patent Office.
ICPR conducts formality examination and substantive examination of utility model patent applications. A utility model must be novel, inventive and practical.
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
yes. If the designs are interrelated, a maximum of 20 designs may be included in one design application.
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International Patent Registration Center, Industrial Property Division, Ministry of Economy, United Arab Emirates
English: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES MINISTRY OF ECONOMY International Center for Patent Registration Ministry of Economy, abbreviation: ICPR
Website: الصفحة الرئيسية | وزارة الاقتصاد - الإمارات العربية المتحدة (moec.gov.ae)
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1-2 years
no
not applicable.