SOUTH SUDAN
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Patent
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The current Sudanese legislation pertaining to patents, which will for the time being continue to apply in South Sudan, is the Patents Act, 58 of 1971 and regulations, 1981, thereunder. According to the Transitional Constitution, it would appear that intellectual property rights in South Sudan are regulated in terms of Sudanese Laws. In practice, South Sudanese authorities have not yet considered protection in terms of the Sudanese Patents Act.
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- SOUTH SUDAN
- ARIPO
- OAPI
Patents of invention; and
Divisional patent
Absolute novelty applies.
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.
Patent applications are examined as to compliance with formal requirement.
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.
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.