PCT Applicant's Guide Antigua y Barbuda - Valid as from 7 de marzo de 2025

INFORMACIÓN GENERAL
RO
CAPÍTULO NACIONAL

En vigor desde 7 de marzo de 2025

(publicado en 29 de septiembre de 2025)

Resumen de los últimos cambios en esta versión
Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase: Restoration of the right of priority, Reinstatement of rights
Consulte la lista completa de cambios

[MT] Información útil sobre el hotel

[MT] La Guía del solicitante del PCT se actualiza casi semanalmente con la información recibida por la Oficina Internacional.

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

[MT] Lista de abreviaturas utilizadas en el presente documento:

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] Lista de monedas utilizadas en este documento:

XCD (East Caribbean Dollar)

[MT] Países y oficinas de información:

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] Perfil de oficina

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

[MT] Reservas, declaraciones, notificaciones e incompatibilidades del PCT

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

[MT] Fechas cerradas

The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday

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

[MT] Fase internacional

[MT] Anexo B - Información sobre los Estados Contratantes o las Organizaciones Intergubernamentales

[MT] Estado Contratante:

Antigua y Barbuda

[MT] Código de dos letras:

[MT] Nombre de la oficina:

Oficina de Comercio y Propiedad Intelectual de Antigua y Barbuda (ABIPCO)

[MT] Ubicación:

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

[MT] Dirección postal:

Same as above

[MT] Teléfono:

(1-268) 562 54 40

[MT] Correo electrónico:

abipco@antigua.gov.ag

[MT] Sitio web:

http://abipco.gov.ag

[MT] Fax:

(1-268) 562 54 38

[MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina la presentación de documentos por fax o por medios similares ( Regla 92.4 del PCT )?

Yes, by facsimile

[MT] ¿Qué tipos de documentos pueden transmitirse de esta manera?

All kinds of documents

[MT] ¿Debe presentarse el original del documento en todos los casos?

Sí

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

only upon invitation in the case of other documents

[MT] ¿Envía la Oficina notificaciones por correo electrónico en relación con las solicitudes internacionales?

[MT] ¿ Aceptaría la Oficina pruebas de envío de un documento, en caso de pérdida o retraso, cuando se utilice un servicio de entrega distinto de las autoridades postales ( Regla 82.1 del PCT )?

Sí

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

[MT] ¿ Está la Oficina dispuesta a permitir que los solicitantes pongan sus solicitudes a disposición del Servicio de Acceso Digital de la OMPI para Documentos de Prioridad ( DAS ) ( Regla 17.1 b bis ) del PCT )?

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

[MT] Oficina (s) receptora (s) competente (s) para las solicitudes internacionales presentadas por nacionales o residentes de este Estado:

Refer to corresponding Annex C

[MT] ¿Restringe la legislación nacional la presentación de solicitudes internacionales en Oficinas extranjeras?

Refer to the Office

[MT] Oficina (s) competente (s) designada (s) (o elegida (s)) para este Estado:

Refer to corresponding National Phase.

[MT] Tipos de protección disponibles a través del PCT:

Patents,

Utility model certificates

[MT] Métodos de pago aceptados por la Oficina:

Refer to the Office

[MT] Disponibilidad en virtud de la legislación nacional para una búsqueda internacional de tipo (artículo 15 del PCT):

None

[MT] Protección provisional después de la publicación internacional:

None

[MT] Información de interés si este Estado Contratante es designado ( o elegido )

[MT] Fecha en que se deben indicar el nombre y la dirección del inventor:

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] ¿Existen disposiciones especiales relativas al depósito de microorganismos y otros materiales biológicos?

[MT] Anexo C - Oficina receptora

[MT] La Oficina no actúa como Oficina receptora

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

[MT] Fase nacional

[MT] Resumen de los requisitos para entrar en la fase nacional

[MT] Plazos aplicables para la entrada en la fase nacional:

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

[MT] ¿ Permite la Oficina la restitución de derechos ( Regla 49.6 del PCT )?

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

Fee for reinstatement

800 XCD

[MT] Traducción de la solicitud internacional requerida a ( uno de ) los siguientes idiomas :

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

English

[MT] Contenidos requeridos de la traducción para entrar en la fase nacional:

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] ¿Se requiere una copia de la solicitud internacional en circunstancias particulares?

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] ¿Acepta la Oficina dibujos en color en virtud de su legislación nacional?

Refer to the Office

[MT] Tasas nacionales:

[MT] Patentes

[MT] Cuota de presentación

800 XCD

[MT] Certificados de servicios públicos

[MT] Cuota de presentación

400 XCD

[MT] Exenciones, reducciones o reembolsos de tasas :

None

[MT] Requisitos especiales de la Oficina ( Regla 51 bis del 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] ¿ Quién puede actuar como agente?

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

[MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina el efecto de la restauración del derecho de prioridad por la Oficina receptora ( Regla 49ter.1 del PCT )?

Sí

[MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina solicitudes de restablecimiento del derecho de prioridad ( Regla 49ter.2 del PCT )?

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

[MT] El procedimiento en la fase nacional

[MT] AG.01 TRADUCCIÓN (CORRECCIÓN)

Regla 51bis.1.e) del PCT

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 TASAS (FORMA DE PAGO)

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

[MT] AG.03 TASAS ANUALES

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

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 NOMBRAMIENTO DE UN AGENTE

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 EXAMEN

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 ENMIENDA DE LA SOLICITUD

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 EXCUSACIÓN DE DEMORA EN EL LÍMITE DE TIEMPO DE LAS REUNIONES

Artículo 24.2) del PCT,

Artículo 48.2) del PCT,

Regla 82bis del PCT

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

[MT] AG.09 EXAMEN CON ARREGLO AL ARTÍCULO 25 DEL PCT

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

[MT] AG.10 REESTABLECIMIENTO DE LOS DERECHOS

Regla 49.6 del PCT,

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 REESTABLECIMIENTO DEL DERECHO DE PRIORIDAD

Regla 49ter.2 del PCT,

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 CERTIFICADO DE UTILIDAD

Regla 49bis.1.a) del PCT,

Regla 49bis.1.b) del PCT,

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 CONVERSION

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] Anexos 10

[MT] Anexo AG.I - Tasas

[MT] Patentes

[MT] Tasa de presentación:

800 XCD

[MT] Tasa por cada reclamación que exceda de 20 :

10 XCD

[MT] Tasa por cada solicitud divisional:

400 XCD

[MT] Tasa por publicación de la solicitud:

75 XCD

[MT] Tasa de subvención:

1,000 XCD

[MT] Tasa por publicación de la concesión de la patente:

50 XCD
plus amount payable to publisher

[MT] Tasas anuales:

[MT] — para el segundo año :

200 XCD

[MT] — para el tercer año :

300 XCD

[MT] — para el cuarto año :

400 XCD

[MT] — para el quinto año :

500 XCD

[MT] — para el sexto año :

600 XCD

[MT] — para el séptimo año :

700 XCD

[MT] — para el octavo año :

800 XCD

[MT] — para el noveno año :

900 XCD

[MT] — para el décimo año :

1,000 XCD

[MT] — para el undécimo año :

1,100 XCD

[MT] — para el 12º año :

1,200 XCD

[MT] — para el 13º año :

1,300 XCD

[MT] — para el 14º año :

1,400 XCD

[MT] — para el 15º año :

1,500 XCD

[MT] — para el 16º año :

1,600 XCD

[MT] — para el 17º año :

1,700 XCD

[MT] — para el 18º año :

1,800 XCD

[MT] — para el 19º año :

1,900 XCD

[MT] — para el vigésimo año :

2,000 XCD

[MT] Tasa por pago tardío de la cuota anual:

400 XCD

[MT] Tasa por conversión de solicitud:

400 XCD

[MT] Tasa de restablecimiento de derechos:

800 XCD

[MT] Tasa por restablecimiento del derecho de prelación:

800 XCD

[MT] Certificados de servicios públicos

[MT] Tasa de presentación:

400 XCD

[MT] Tasa por cada solicitud divisional:

200 XCD

[MT] Tasa de conversión:

400 XCD

[MT] ¿Cómo se puede efectuar el pago de las tasas?

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] Formularios

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] Información útil sobre el hotel

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[MT] Anexo B - Información sobre los Estados Contratantes o las Organizaciones Intergubernamentales

[MT] Anexo C - Oficina receptora

[MT] Fase nacional

[MT] Resumen de los requisitos para entrar en la fase nacional

[MT] El procedimiento en la fase nacional

[MT] Anexos 10

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