Filing Requirements

Patent for Inventions/Utility Solution | Industrial Design | Trademarks | Renewal and Annuity 
Recordal of Change of Name/Address | Recordal of License Contract
Recordal of Assignment | Copyright

FILING GUIDANCE TO OBTAIN PATENT AND 
PETTY PATENT IN LAOS

REQUIRED INFORMATION:

1. Name, address and nationality of the applicant;

2. Name, address and nationality of the inventor;

3. Title of the invention/petty invention;

4. Country, application number and filing date of the original foreign application from which priority is claimed (if priority is claimed);

5. International filing number and filing date (in case of PCT applications).

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

1. Specification consisting of the title, description, Claims and abstract - 02 copies;

2. Drawings (if any) - 02 copies;

3. Notarized Power of Attorney;
   (pdf file ; word file )

4. Notarized Deed of Assignment (pdf file ; word file ) if the applicant and the inventor are not the same;

5. Attachment of a Search Report, which is issued by any patent examination body in a foreign country or by a relevant international organization and may be under the consideration of the Registration Unit (if available).  

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. In case a Search Report is not attached with the application, the Registration Unit   will coordinate with any patent examination body in a foreign country or any     relevant international organization but the entire expenditure will be covered by the applicant;

2. Late documents can be submitted within 90 days from the filing date;

3. Native language of the applicant (preferably English or French) can be accepted at the filing time but the Laotian version should be submitted within 90 days from the filing date;

4. Time for claiming priority under Paris Convention is 12 months from the first filing date;

5. Time from the filing to granting date is 50 months (as for Patent) and 12 months (as for Petty Patent);

6. The validity term of a Patent is 20 years and of a Petty Patent is 07 years from the filing date.

 

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