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          Patent requirements

  • A Power of Attorney signed, stamped by the applicant company and legalized up to the Libyan Consulate in the applicant home country.

  • A copy of the extract of the entry of the applicant company in the commercial register, or a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation, if the applicant is a company or a corporate body duly notarized and legalized up to the Libyan Consulate of the applicant home country.

  • A deed of assignment from the inventor(s) if not employed by the applicant duly legalized up to the Libyan Consulate of the applicant home country.

  • If the inventor is an employee in the applicant company, a certified certificate of employment duly signed and stamped by the applicant company will be sufficient instead of the deed of assignment. (The legalization of the same is not required)..

  • The name, nationality, address and profession or nature of business of the applicant and the inventor(s).

  • Two copies of the specification and a summary of the invention in Arabic.

  • Four sets of the formal drawings; one set on ordinary paper with all reference numerals and three sets on strong white paper without any reference numerals or letters for inserting Arabic numerals.

  • A certified copy of the priority document for a convention application.

    Notes:

    1- All requirements should be submitted upon filing.

    2- Claiming priority based on the Paris Convention or the PCT is possible upon submitting requirements No. 1, 5 and 6; the rest of the required documents should be followed withinthree months as of the filing date.

    3- For PCT applications entering the national phase, the following should be provided: A copy of the PCT publication, as well as a copy of the PCT international application along with the international search report.

    4- All documents need to be translated into Arabic.


    Assignment Applications:

  • A Power of Attorney signed, stamped by the assignee company’s stamp and legalized up to the Libyan Consulate in the applicant home country.

  • An extract of the entry of the assignee company in the commercial register, or a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation, if the assignee is a company or a body corporate legalized up to the Libyan Consulate in the applicant home country.

  • A deed of assignment signed, stamped by the assignee company’s stamp and legalized up to the Libyan Consulate in the applicant home country.


    Change of Name/Address Applications:

  • A Power of Attorney signed, notarized by the trademark owner and legalized up to the Libyan Consulate in the owner home country.

  • A Certificate indicating the change of name or address legalized up to the Libyan Consulate in the applicant home country.
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