PCT Applicant's Guide Antigua und Barbuda - Valid as from 7. März 2025

[MT] Allgemeine Infos
RO
[MT] Das nationale Kapitel

Applicable as from 7. März 2025

(published on 29. September 2025)

Summary of latest changes in this version
Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase: Restoration of the right of priority, Reinstatement of rights
List of changes

[MT] Nützliche Informationen zu den Ferienwohnungen

[MT] Der PCT-Anmelderleitfaden wird fast wöchentlich mit Informationen aktualisiert, die vom Internationalen Büro eingehen.

In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.

[MT] Liste der in diesem Dokument verwendeten Abkürzungen :

Office: Antigua and Barbuda Intellectual Property and Commerce Office (ABIPCO)

PA: The Patents Act, No. 22 of 2018

PR: The Patent Regulations, No. 41 of 2018

[MT] Liste der in diesem Dokument verwendeten Währungen :

XCD (East Caribbean Dollar)

[MT] Länder und Büros Information :

The list of acronyms used for Offices is no longer shown as it has been integrated in the mouseover functionality for each ST.3 code shown in this document.
Refer to List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines formerly Annex K, List of country names and two-letter codes. It includes a list of short names and two-letter codes accepted for use in indicating States, other entities and intergovernmental organizations and their Offices in documents relating to international applications under the PCT. The list is as set out in WIPO Standard ST.3.
Also refer to PCT Contracting States formerly Annex A.

[MT] Büroprofil

For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.

[MT] PCT Vorbehalte, Erklärungen, Notifizierungen und Unvereinbarkeiten

The Office does not have any reservations, declarations, notifications or incompatibilities.
Refer to the full list.

[MT] Büro Geschlossene Termine

The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday

Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

[MT] Internationale Phase

[MT] Anhang B - Angaben über Vertragsstaaten oder zwischenstaatliche Organisationen

[MT] Vertragsstaat :

Antigua und Barbuda

[MT] Zwei-Buchstaben-Code :

[MT] Name des Büros:

Amt für geistiges Eigentum und Handel (Antigua und Barbuda) (ABIPCO)

Ort :

Hewlett House
St. John’s Street
Saint John’s
Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda

[MT] Postanschrift :

Same as above

[MT] Telefon :

(1-268) 562 54 40

[MT] E-Mail :

abipco@antigua.gov.ag

[MT] Website :

http://abipco.gov.ag

[MT] Fax :

(1-268) 562 54 38

[MT] Nimmt das Amt die Einreichung von Unterlagen per Telefax oder auf ähnliche Weise an ( Regel 92.4 PCT )?

Ja, per Fax

[MT] Welche Arten von Dokumenten können auf diese Weise übermittelt werden?

Alle Arten von Dokumenten

[MT] Muss in allen Fällen das Original des Dokuments vorgelegt werden?

within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the transmitted document is an international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of an international application

Nein

only upon invitation in the case of other documents

[MT] Versendet das Amt Mitteilungen über internationale Anmeldungen per E-Mail?

Nein

[MT] Würde das Amt bei Verlust oder Verspätung einen Nachweis über die Versendung eines Schriftstücks akzeptieren, wenn ein anderer Zustelldienst als die Postbehörden in Anspruch genommen wird ( Regel 82.1 PCT )?

provided that the delivery service is:
Federal Express
Parcel Plus
UPS

[MT] Ist das Amt bereit, Anmeldern die Möglichkeit zu geben, Anmeldungen dem WIPO-Digitalzugangsdienst für Prioritätsdokumente ( DAS ) ( Regel 17.1 b - bis PCT ) zur Verfügung zu stellen?

More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.

Nein

[MT] Zuständiges(e) Anmeldeamt(e) für internationale Anmeldungen, die von Staatsangehörigen oder Einwohnern dieses Staates eingereicht werden:

Refer to corresponding Annex C

[MT] Beschränkt die nationale Gesetzgebung die Einreichung internationaler Anmeldungen bei ausländischen Ämtern?

Refer to the Office

[MT] Zuständige benannte ( oder gewählte ) Stelle (n ) für diesen Staat :

Refer to corresponding National Phase.

[MT] Arten des Schutzes, die über das PCT angeboten werden:

Patents,

Utility model certificates

[MT] Vom Amt akzeptierte Zahlungsarten :

Refer to the Office

[MT] Verfügbarkeit nach nationalem Recht für eine internationale Typrecherche ( Artikel 15 PCT) :

None

[MT] Vorläufiger Schutz nach internationaler Veröffentlichung :

None

[MT] Informationen von Interesse, wenn dieser Vertragsstaat benannt ( oder gewählt ) wird

[MT] Zeitpunkt, zu dem Name und Anschrift des Erfinders anzugeben sind:

Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.

[MT] Gibt es besondere Bestimmungen für die Ablage von Mikroorganismen und anderem biologischem Material?

Nein

[MT] Anhang C - Annahmestelle

[MT] Das Amt fungiert nicht als Empfangsamt

This Office has delegated its RO functions to RO/IB. Refer to Annex C(IB) for more information.

[MT] Nationale Phase

[MT] Zusammenfassung der Anforderungen für den Eintritt in die nationale Phase

[MT] Fristen für den Eintritt in die nationale Phase :

Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date
Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date

[MT] Erlaubt das Amt die Wiedereinsetzung in den vorigen Stand ( PCT-Regel 49.6 )?

Yes, the Office permits reinstatement of rights under the “due care" criterion.

Fee for reinstatement

800 XCD

[MT] Erforderliche Übersetzung der internationalen Anmeldung in ( eine der ) folgenden Sprachen :

Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).

English

[MT] Erforderliche Inhalte der Übersetzung für den Eintritt in die nationale Phase :

Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).

Where the applicant furnishes a translation of the international application only as amended or only as originally filed, the Office will invite the applicant to furnish the missing translation.

Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract

Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)

[MT] Ist unter besonderen Umständen eine Abschrift der internationalen Anmeldung erforderlich?

A copy is required only if the Office has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the case where the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the national phase under PCT Article 23(2) or 40(2).

[MT] Nimmt das Amt nach seinem nationalen Recht Farbzeichnungen an?

Refer to the Office

[MT] Nationale Gebühren :

[MT] Patente

[MT] Anmeldegebühr

800 XCD

[MT] Zertifikate für Versorgungsunternehmen

[MT] Anmeldegebühr

400 XCD

[MT] Befreiungen, Ermäßigungen oder Rückerstattungen von Gebühren :

None

[MT] Besondere Anforderungen des Amtes ( Regel 51 bis PCT ) :

Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in the “Request” part of the international application

This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.

If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit indicated in the invitation.

Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date

Declaration as to the applicant’s entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent

This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.

Declaration as to the applicant’s entitlement to claim priority of the earlier application

This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.

Translation to be furnished in two copies

Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent where the applicant is not the inventor

This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Antigua and Barbuda

Instrument appointing the agent (authorization or power of attorney)

[MT] Wer kann als Agent agieren?

Any attorney at law resident in Antigua or Barbuda or any patent agent registered before the Office

[MT] Akzeptiert das Amt die Wirkung der Wiederherstellung des Prioritätsrechts durch das Anmeldeamt ( Regel 49ter.1 PCT )?

[MT] Nimmt das Amt Anträge auf Wiederherstellung des Prioritätsrechts ( Regel 49ter.2 PCT ) entgegen?

Yes, the Office applies both the “unintentional” and the “due care” criteria to such requests

[MT] Das Verfahren in der nationalen Phase

[MT] AG.01 ÜBERSETZUNG ( KORREKTUR )

PCT Regel 51bis.1(e)

Errors in the translation of the international application can be corrected with reference to the text of the international application as originally filed (refer to National Phase, paragraphs NP 6.002 and NP 6.003).

[MT] AG.02 GEBÜHREN ( ZAHLUNGSMETHODE )

The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex AG.I.

[MT] AG.03 JÄHRLICHE GEBÜHREN

PA Sec. 26(2),

PA Sec. 26(3),

PA Sec. 26(4),

PA Sec. 26(5)

Annual fees are payable in advance for each year starting one year after the filing date of the application for the grant of a patent. Where the period prescribed for the payment of the annual fee expires and payment of the said fee has not been made, the Registrar shall give the owner of the patent or the applicant, as the case may be, a period of grace not exceeding six months, within which he must pay the annual fee together with the surcharge for late payment of the annual fee (the amounts of the annual fees and the surcharge fee for late payment are indicated in Annex AG.I). If annual fees are not paid within the applicable time limit the patent shall lapse.

[MT] AG.04 REPRESENTATION UND VERTRETUNG

PA Sec. 58(1)

If the applicant has neither a residence nor a principal place of business in Antigua and Barbuda, he shall be represented by an agent registered before the Registrar of the Office, resident and practicing in Antigua and Barbuda.

[MT] AG.05 ERNENNUNG EINES BEVOLLKERS

PR Sec. 47(1),

PR Sec. 47(2),

PR Sec. 47(3)

The appointment of an agent shall be made by an authorization of agent set out in Form No. 7 (Annex AG.II) which shall be signed by the applicant or, if there are more than one, by each applicant. An attorney at law, resident in Antigua and Barbuda, who is the holder of a valid practicing certificate issued in Antigua and Barbuda may be appointed as an agent. An agent, resident in Antigua and Barbuda, who is not an attorney at law shall apply to the Registrar to be registered as an agent admitted to represent applicants before the Office upon payment of the prescribed fee.

[MT] AG.06 Prüfung

PA Sec. 24(1),

PA Sec. 24(2),

PA Sec. 24(3)

A patent will be granted only after examination as to substance which must be requested by the applicant within six months after the publication of the application in the Official Gazette and is subject to payment of a fee. If the request for examination is not submitted within the prescribed time limit, the application shall be deemed abandoned.

[MT] AG.07 ÄNDERUNG DER ANMELDUNG

PA Sec. 17

The applicant may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, at any time before the patent is granted, make amendments to his application, provided that the amendment does not go beyond the original disclosure. The amount of the fee is indicated in Annex AG.I.

[MT] AG.08 BEGRÜNDE FÜR VERZÖGERUNGEN DER SITZUNGSZEITEN

PCT Artikel 24(2),

PCT Artikel 48(2),

PCT Regel 82bis

Reference is made to paragraphs NP 6.022 to NP 6.027 of the National Phase.

[MT] AG.09 ÜBERPRÜFUNG NACH ARTIKEL 25 PCT

The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs NP 6.018 to NP 6.021 of the National Phase.

[MT] AG.10 WIEDERHERSTELLUNG DER RECHTE

PCT Regel 49.6,

PA Sec. 51(8)

Reinstatement of rights may be requested where the applicant, in spite of due care required by the circumstances having been taken, failed to perform the acts referred to in Article 22 within the applicable time limit. A request for reinstatement must be presented in writing within two months from the removal of the cause of the failure to observe the time limit or twelve months from the date of expiration of the applicable time limit, whichever time limit expires earlier. The Office shall not refuse a request for reinstatement of rights without giving the applicant the opportunity to make observations on the intended refusal within a time limit which shall be reasonable under the circumstances. The fee for reinstatement of rights is indicated in Annex AG.I.

[MT] AG.11 WEITERE EINTRETUNG DES PRIORITÄTSRECHTS

PCT Regel 49ter.2,

PA Sec. 51(9)

A request for the restoration of the right of priority may be filed with the Office where the applicant unintentionally or in spite of all due care required by the circumstances, failed to timely file the international application within the priority period (refer to National Phase, paragraphs NP 6.006 to NP 6.011). The Office shall not refuse, totally or in part, a request for restoration of right of priority without giving the applicant the opportunity to make observations on the intended refusal within a time limit which shall be reasonable under the circumstances. The fee for restoration of the right of priority is indicated in Annex AG.I.

[MT] AG.12 Gebrauchszeugnis

PCT Regel 49bis.1(a),

PCT Regel 49bis.1(b),

PA Sec. 51(2)

If the applicant wishes to obtain a utility certificate on the basis of an international application instead of a patent, the applicant, when performing the acts referred to in PCT Article 22 or 39(1), shall so indicate to the designated Office.

[MT] AG.13 Umbau

PA Sec. 21(1),

PA Sec. 49(1)

An international application for a patent may be converted into a utility certificate application and vice versa at any time before the grant of a patent. The conversion is subject to the payment of a fee indicated in Annex AG.I.

[MT] Anhänge

[MT] Anhang AG.I - Gebühren

[MT] Patente

[MT] Anmeldegebühr :

800 XCD

[MT] Gebühr für jeden Anspruch über 20 :

10 XCD

[MT] Gebühr für jede Teilanmeldung :

400 XCD

[MT] Gebühr für die Veröffentlichung der Anmeldung :

75 XCD

[MT] Gebühr für die Zuteilung :

1,000 XCD

[MT] Gebühr für die Veröffentlichung der Erteilung des Patents:

50 XCD
plus amount payable to publisher

[MT] Jahresgebühren :

[MT] — für das zweite Jahr :

200 XCD

[MT] — für das dritte Jahr :

300 XCD

[MT] — für das vierte Jahr :

400 XCD

[MT] — für das 5. Jahr :

500 XCD

[MT] — für das sechste Jahr :

600 XCD

[MT] — für das 7. Jahr :

700 XCD

[MT] — für das 8. Jahr :

800 XCD

[MT] — für das 9. Jahr :

900 XCD

[MT] — für das 10. Jahr :

1,000 XCD

[MT] — für das 11. Jahr :

1,100 XCD

[MT] — für das 12. Jahr :

1,200 XCD

[MT] — für das 13. Jahr :

1,300 XCD

[MT] — für das 14. Jahr :

1,400 XCD

[MT] — für das 15. Jahr :

1,500 XCD

[MT] — für das 16. Jahr :

1,600 XCD

[MT] — für das 17. Jahr :

1,700 XCD

[MT] — für das 18. Jahr :

1,800 XCD

[MT] — für das 19. Jahr :

1,900 XCD

[MT] — für das 20. Jahr :

2,000 XCD

[MT] Gebühr für verspätete Zahlung des Jahresbeitrags :

400 XCD

[MT] Gebühr für die Umwandlung der Anmeldung :

400 XCD

[MT] Gebühr für die Wiedereinsetzung in den vorigen Stand :

800 XCD

[MT] Gebühr für die Wiederherstellung des Prioritätsrechts :

800 XCD

[MT] Zertifikate für Versorgungsunternehmen

[MT] Anmeldegebühr :

400 XCD

[MT] Gebühr für jede Teilanmeldung :

200 XCD

[MT] Gebühr für Umwandlung :

400 XCD

[MT] Wie kann die Zahlung der Gebühren erfolgen?

All fees must be paid in East Carribean dollar; payments may be made in cash, by check or by any other means prescribed by the Registrar upon consultation with and subject to the written consent by the Minister. Fees that are paid by check, shall be made to the Registrar. All payments must indicate the application number (national, if already known; international, if the national number is not yet known), the name of the applicant and the category of fee being paid.

[MT] Formen

The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.

Annex AG.II - Power of attorney

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[MT] Nützliche Informationen zu den Ferienwohnungen

[MT] Internationale Phase

[MT] Anhang B - Angaben über Vertragsstaaten oder zwischenstaatliche Organisationen

[MT] Anhang C - Annahmestelle

[MT] Nationale Phase

[MT] Zusammenfassung der Anforderungen für den Eintritt in die nationale Phase

[MT] Das Verfahren in der nationalen Phase

[MT] Anhänge

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