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Trade Mark Services & Trade Mark Lawyers
Patent
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Seychelles
Forms part of
OAPI
ARIPO
International Arrangements
Seychelles is a party to the Paris Convention for Protection of Industrial Property. It is possible to claim priority under the Paris Convention.
Classification
Seychelles follows a single class filing system and follows its own system of classification, which closely follows the Nice Classification.
Registration Procedure
The total time from filing to registration is approximately 24 months. Trade mark applications are examined for compliance with formal and substantive requirements and are published in the official gazette after acceptance. Trade marks may be opposed within 2 months from the date of publication.
Common Law and Well-Known Trade Marks
Well-known trade marks in terms of the Paris Convention are recognised in Seychelles.
Duration of Registration, Renewal and Non-Use
Trade mark registrations are valid for 10 years from the date of filing and may be renewed indefinitely for 7-year periods thereafter.
A registered trade mark may be cancelled on action by an interested party if it has not been used for a continuous period of 3 years after the date of registration.
Customs Recordal
Customs recordals are possible.
Forms part of
OAPI
ARIPO
International Arrangements
Paris Convention
PCT
Types of patents
National patents
ARIPO patents
Novelty requirements
Absolute
Grace period/Prior knowledge
Twelve months
Examination procedure
Formal application (Seychelles Patent Office)
Obligation to submit corresponding foreign search results and application numbers upon request.
Amendment upon application (prior to grant)
Grant and publication.
Duration and maintenance
Duration is twenty years from the date of filing.
Working requirement
Failure to work may form grounds for compulsory licence.
Forms part of
OAPI
ARIPO
International Arrangements
Paris Convention
Novelty requirements
Absolute
Grace period/Prior knowledge
Six months.
Examination procedure
Filing (Seychelles Patent Office)
Formal examination
Grant and publication.
Duration and maintenance
Five years from the filing date of the application for registration which may be extended for a further two consecutive periods of five years on payment of the prescribed fee.
Working requirement
Failure to work may form grounds for compulsory licence.
