JEE Practice Details
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Sudan is a member of
The Paris Convention
The Madrid Agreement and Protocol.
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Notes
Following its split from Sudan in 2011, trademark applications in South Sudan are now administered through the Ministry of Justice in Juba which is guided by the Sudan Trade Marks Act of 1969.
Documents required FOR TRADE MARK Applications
Power of Attorney, incorporating an Arabic translation, either on the letterhead of the applicant, signed and stamped; or signed and notarized.
15 prints.
Certificate of Incorporation/Extract from Commercial Register, with verified English translation.#
Priority document (if applicable), with verified English translation.
Documents required For Renewals
Power of Attorney, incorporating an Arabic translation, either on the letterhead of the applicant, signed and stamped; or signed and notarized.
N.B. Registered User entries must also be renewed.Documents required for Assignments/Mergers
Power of Attorney, incorporating an Arabic translation, either on the letterhead of the applicant, signed and stamped; or signed and notarized.
In the case of a merger: Certificate of Merger, with verified English translation.#
In the case of an assignment:
FORM TM11.#
FORM TM12 signed before a Notary Public.#
Certificate of Incorporation/Extract from Commercial Register relating to the assignee, with verified English translation.#
Deed of Assignment, with verified English translation (must be recorded within 6 months of the effective date).#
Documents required for Change of Name
Power of Attorney, incorporating an Arabic translation, either on the letterhead of the applicant, signed and stamped; or signed and notarized.
Certificate of Change of Name, with verified English translation.*
Documents required for Change of Address
Power of Attorney, incorporating an Arabic translation, either on the letterhead of the applicant, signed and stamped; or signed and notarized.
Documents required For Licenses/Registered Users
Power of Attorney, incorporating an Arabic translation, either on the letterhead of the applicant, signed and stamped; or signed and notarized.
Declaration and Statement of Case, with verified English translation.#
License Agreement, with verified English translation.#
# To be legalised up to a Sudanese Consul
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Filing Requirements
National Phase PCT Application
Power of Attorney (signed under Corporate Seal or before a Notary Public)
Specification, claims and abstract in English
Abstract in Arabic
Formal drawings, if
Certificate of Incorporation (legalised)
Copy of Published International Publication
Copy of International Search Report
Copy of International Preliminary Report on Patentability
Patents of Invention (Non-PCT)
Power of Attorney (signed under Corporate Seal or before a Notary Public)
Specification, claims and abstract in English
Title and abstract in Arabic
Formal drawings, if applicable
Certificate of Incorporation (legalised)
Priority document with verified English translation
Duration and Renewal
The term of a patent is twenty years from the filing date. Renewal fees fall due annually commencing on the first anniversary of the filing date.
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DESIGNS
Filing Requirements:
Power of attorney signed under Corporate Seal or before a Notary Public
Certificate of Incorporation (legalised)
A specimen of the material of which the industrial design is made or a photographic picture or sketch drawing of the industrial design in colour, if possible, or an architectural model or any other means of production which is shown by such representation
An indication of the method of production of the industrial design, and an indication of the class or classes to which it belongs.
Certified copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, with verified English translation
Duration and Renewal
Design registration is valid for an initial term of five years from the filing date, which is renewable upon payment of the prescribed fees for two further terms of five years each. A grace period of six months is provided for late payment of renewal fees.
