ARIPO
Supported patent filings

PCT National Phase Entry

Deadline:	31 months
Power of Attorney:	Yes
Assignments:	No
Language:	English
Translation Extension:	No
Excess Claims Fee:	No
Examination Request:	Optional at filing or deferred
Country Notes:	• ARIPO member states: Botswana, Cabo Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Eswatini (Swaziland), Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Is also a member of ARIPO but cannot be designated at this time. • Applicant must designate member states where protection is required. The total of the official fees paid is directly linked to the number of member states designated.

Direct Filing

Deadline:	12 months
Power of Attorney:	Yes
Assignments:	Yes
Language:	English
Translation Extension:	No
Excess Claims Fee:	No
Examination Request:	Optional at filing or deferred
Country Notes:	• A certified copy of the Priority Document along with a certified English translation of the Priority Document (in case of non-English language) must be submitted within three months of the filing date. • Assignments are required for Paris Convention filings in ARIPO even though they are not required for PCT cases.

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