Patent Protection in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
BASIC FACTS
Type of Patent Protection
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Patentable Subject Matter
| Patentable Inventions as per Patent Act |
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| Inventions not Patentable |
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Type of Patent Applications
| Non-Convention Application |
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| Convention Application |
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| PCT National Phase Application |
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| Divisional Application |
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| Patent of Addition |
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| Patent of Importation (Patent of Introduction) |
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| Others |
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Utility Model
| Utility Model Protection is provided under Patent |
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| Type of Application |
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PCT National Phase Filing
| Time Period |
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| Extended Deadline |
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Term for Patent Protection
| Patent of Invention |
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| Utility Model Patent |
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| Design Patent |
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| Extension of Foreign Patent |
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| Exceptions (e.g. Pharmaceutical Patents) |
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PROSECUTION
Patent Specification
| Basic Number of Pages |
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| Basic Number of Claims |
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| Basic Number of Dependent Claims |
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| Basic Number of Independent Claims |
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| Types of Claims |
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Requirements for Filing
| Invention Specification |
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| Language of Specification |
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| Translation required |
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| Due date to file the translation |
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| Power of Attorney (In case of individual applicant, copy of passport is required) |
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| Deed of Assignment |
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| Priority Document, with required translation |
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| Incorporation Certificate, with required translation |
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| Home / Foreign Registration Certificate, with required translation |
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| International Search Report (ISR), in case of PCT |
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| International Preliminary Examination Report (IPEA), in case of PCT |
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| Declaration of Ownership |
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| Declaration of Nationality |
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| Copy of Inventor's Passport |
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| Other Documents |
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Formal Examination
| Applicability of Examination |
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| Time of Examination |
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| Time Frame from the Date of Application |
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| Deadline to File the Reply |
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| Permissible Extension to File the Reply |
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| Period of Permissible Extension |
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| Time Frame for Issuance of Decision |
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Substantive Examination
| Applicability of Examination |
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| Time of Examination |
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| Time Frame from the Date of Application |
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| Deadline to File the Reply |
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| Permissible Extension to File the Reply |
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| Period of Permissible Extension |
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| Time Frame for Issuance of Decision |
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Expedited Examination
| Applicability of Examination |
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| Time of Examination |
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| Time Frame from the Date of Application |
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| Deadline to File the Reply |
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| Permissible Extension to File the Reply |
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| Period of Permissible Extension |
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| Time Frame for Issuance of Decision |
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Pre-Grant Publication
| Applicability of Publication |
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| Time Frame of Publication from Date of Acceptance |
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Post-Grant Publication
| Applicability of Publication |
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| Time Frame of Publication from Date of Acceptance |
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