Summary

 The Title of Invention must not include any Trademark, coined word or personal name.

The foregoing assumes that the Patent was already filed in a PCT Country. Kindly notarize all documents.

For firms or companies handling multiple registrations or oppositions, a preferred fee schedule may be discussed.

The time for the entire process takes 3-4 months with no oppositions etc. and the publication must be published three consecutive times which is included in the above time period of 3-4 months.

We also take this opportunity to remind you that under the Laws of Belize, any foreign agent must be represented by a Belize qualified attorney (sec 61 of the Patents Act & sec 73 of the Trademark Act).

Requirements

For Patent Applications, the requirements are to be found in Form 1 (below) and to be adjusted and inserted. It should be printed on A4 paper signed, Notarized and returned. A Power of Attorney (which can be sent via email) must also be signed, Notarized and returned. Please note that (pursuant to a Registrar's Direction) BELIPO no longer requires the submission of an Abstract, Description, Drawings, International Application, International Search Report, International Preliminary Examination Report. However, we would still require a copy if possible to avoid any possible delay or clarification.