South Sudan
Forms part of
OAPI
ARIPO
Forms part of
OAPI
ARIPO
Types of Patents
Patents of invention; and
Divisional patent
Novelty Requirements
Absolute novelty applies.
Grace Period/Prior knowledge
A grace period of 6 months is provided where the invention was exhibited by the inventor or his successor at an officially recognised international exhibition for.
Examination procedure
Patent applications are examined as to compliance with formal requirement.
Duration & Maintenance
Patents are valid for twenty years from the date of filing the patent application. A grace period of six months is allowed for the late payment of the annual fee, subject to payment of surcharges. Failure to pay the renewal fee causes the patent to lapse.
Working Requirement
A patent must be worked within three years for the date of grant or four years from the date of filing, whichever is the later.
Forms part of
OAPI
ARIPO
International Arrangements
N/A
Types of Designs
An industrial design is defined to mean any composition of lines or colours formed to give a special appearance to any industrial or hand‐made product or any plastic form, whether or not it is restricted to colour, on condition that the form or composition can be used as an industrial design or a handicraft design.
Classification
N/A
Novelty Requirements
Absolute novelty applies.
Grace Period/Prior knowledge
There is a six-month grace period.
Examination procedure
Design applications are examined as to compliance with formal requirements only.
Duration & Maintenance
The initial term of the design registration is five years, which is extendible upon payment of renewal fees for two further five-year terms. A grace period of six months is allowed for the late payment of the renewal fee, subject to payment of surcharges. Failure to pay the renewal fees causes the design registration to lapse.
Working requirement
There is no working requirement.