WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide AL - Albania
General Directorate of Industrial Property (GDIP) (Albania)

    En vigor desde 12 de diciembre de 2025
    (publicado en 12 de diciembre de 2025)

    Resumen de los últimos cambios en esta versión
    Useful information: List of abbreviations (new legislation)
    GENERAL INFO: Provisional protection after international publication
    The procedure in the national Phase: Various
    Annexes: How can payment of fees be effected
    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: General Directorate of Industrial Property (GDIP) (Albania)
    APL: Albanian Industrial Property Law No. 53/2025 of 3 July 2025 “on patents, utility models and supplementary protection certificates”
    [MT] Lista de monedas utilizadas en este documento:
    ALL (Albanian lek), CHF (Swiss franc)
    [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:
    Albania
    [MT] Código de dos letras:
    AL
    [MT] Nombre de la oficina:
    General Directorate of Industrial Property (GDIP) (Albania)
    [MT] Ubicación:
    Bulevardi “Zhan D’Ark”
    Prona Nr. 33
    Shtëpia e Ushtarakëve
    Tirana
    Albania
    [MT] Dirección postal:
    Same as above
    [MT] Teléfono:
    0800 1993 (toll-free in Albania)
    [MT] Correo electrónico:
    info@dppi.gov.al
    [MT] Sitio web:
    [MT] Fax:
    None
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina la presentación de documentos por fax o por medios similares ( Regla 92.4 del PCT )?
    No
    [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 )?
    Yes, provided that the delivery service is:
    DHL,
    TNT
    [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.
    No
    [MT] Oficina (s) receptora (s) competente (s) para las solicitudes internacionales presentadas por nacionales o residentes de este Estado:
    AL,
    EP,
    IB
    [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:
    National protection: AL
    European patent: EP
    [MT] Tipos de protección disponibles a través del PCT:
    National:
    Patents,
    Utility models
    European:
    Patents
    Payment methods accepted by the Office:
    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:
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent:
    Any international application designating Albania which has been published under PCT Article 21 shall give rise to the same rights as those which the Albanian law provides for the compulsory national publication of unexamined national applications as such. Provisional protection shall be effective as from the date on which an Albanian translation of the claims of the international application is published by the Office (Article 145, Albanian Industrial Property Law “on patents, utility models and supplementary protection certificates”).
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent and:
    (1) the international application is published in one of the EPO official languages: the applicant has the right to seek compensation reasonable in the circumstances for any infringement, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation of the claims in the application have been met (refer to Articles 67 and 153(4) EPC); or
    For further details on the national law relating to the EPC refer to http://www.epo.org/patents/law/legal-texts/national-law-epc.html in particular, “Rights conferred by a European patent application after publication pursuant to Article 93 EPC (Article 67 EPC)” and “Translations for obtaining provisional protection”.
    (2) the international application is published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages (refer to Article 153(4) EPC and Article 134(2), Albanian Industrial Property Law “on patents, utility models and supplementary protection certificates”).
    [MT] Información de interés si este Estado Contratante es designado ( o elegido )
    For national protection
    [MT] Fecha en que se deben indicar el nombre y la dirección del inventor:
    Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are missing at the expiration of the time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1)(a), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of three months from the date of the invitation.
    [MT] ¿Existen disposiciones especiales relativas al depósito de microorganismos y otros materiales biológicos?
    Yes, refer to Annex L.
    For a European patent
    Refer to Annex B(EP)

    [MT] Anexo C - Oficina receptora

    [MT] Oficina de recepción competente para los nacionales y residentes de:
    Albania
    [MT] Idioma en que podrán presentarse las solicitudes internacionales:
    Albanian,
    English
    [MT] Idioma aceptado para el texto libre dependiente del idioma en la lista de secuencias:
    The Office has not specifically notified the International Bureau of the language that it accepts under PCT Rule 12.1(d).
    Same as above
    [MT] Idioma en que puede presentarse la solicitud:
    English
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:
    3
    [MT] ¿Acepta la Oficina receptora la presentación de solicitudes internacionales en forma electrónica?
    Where the international application is filed in electronic form in accordance with and to the extent provided for in Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions, the total amount of the international filing fee is reduced (refer to “Fees payable to the RO”).
    Where the international application contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this must be furnished in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.26 XML format; no fees are due for sequence listings filed in this format. If the receiving Office does not accept international applications in electronic form in such format, the international application will be transmitted to the International Bureau as receiving Office (PCT Rule 19.4(a)(ii-bis)).
    For the relevant notification by the Office, refer to Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 11 August 2022, pages 217 et seq.
    Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing
    Does the receiving Office accept the submission of pre-conversion documents and, if yes, in which format (Section 706 of the PCT Administrative Instructions)?
    Yes, any format
    Does the receiving Office accept incorporation by reference (PCT Rule 20.6)?
    Yes
    Does the receiving Office accept the submission of color drawings on an informal basis and transmit them to the International Bureau?
    Yes
    [MT] ¿ La Oficina receptora acepta peticiones de restablecimiento del derecho de prioridad ( Regla 26bis.3 del PCT )?
    Yes, the Office applies the “due care” criterion to such requests
    [MT] Autoridad competente encargada de la búsqueda internacional:
    EP
    [MT] Autoridad competente para el examen preliminar internacional:
    EP
    Fees payable to the RO:
    [MT] Tarifa de transmisión:
    9,000 ALL
    [MT] Tasa de presentación internacional:
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    1,330 CHF
    [MT] Tarifa por hoja superior a 30:
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    15 CHF
    [MT] Reducciones (en la partida 4 de la Lista de tasas):
    [MT] Presentación electrónica ( la solicitud en formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    200 CHF
    [MT] Presentación electrónica ( solicitud, descripción, reivindicaciones y resumen en formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    300 CHF
    [MT] Tasa de búsqueda:
    Refer to
    Annex D(EP)
    [MT] Tasa por documento de prioridad ( Regla 17.1 b) del PCT):
    3,000 ALL
    Fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 26bis.3(d)):
    7,000 ALL
    [MT] ¿Es necesario un agente para la Oficina receptora?
    No, if the applicant resides in Albania or if the applicant is a legal entity established under Albanian law
    Yes, in all other cases
    [MT] ¿ Quién puede actuar como agente?
    Any patent agent registered to practice before the Office
    [MT] Renuncia al poder:
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Oficina al requisito de presentar un poder por separado?
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Oficina al requisito de que se presente una copia de un poder general?
    Refer to the Office

    Annex L - Deposits of Microorganisms and Other Biological Material

    Requirements of designated and elected Offices
    Only Offices whose applicable national law contains provisions concerning the deposits of microorganisms and other biological material are listed in Annex L. Unless otherwise indicated, deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before these Offices with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.
    For a list of these institutions refer to:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/pdf/idalist.pdf (and the detailed requirements for each institution at: https://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/section_d/subsection_c.html)
    Notifications related thereto may be consulted under:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/
    Further information concerning the requirements of international depository authorities under the Budapest Treaty is available at:
    http://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/index.html
    Time (if any) earlier than 16 months from priority date by which applicant must furnish:
    — the indications prescribed in Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii):
    None
    — any additional indications:
    At the time of filing (as part of the application)
    Additional indications (if any) which must be given besides those prescribed in Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii) pursuant to notifications from the Office:
    To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism
    Additional information
    Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the General Directorate of Industrial Property (GDIP) (Albania) with any depositary institution specialized for that purpose.

    [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(3): 31 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date
    Does the Office permit reinstatement of rights (PCT Rule 49.6)?
    Yes, the Office permits reinstatement of rights under the “due care" criterion.
    Fee for reinstatement
    7,000 ALL
    [MT] Traducción de la solicitud internacional requerida a ( uno de ) los siguientes idiomas :
    Albanian
    [MT] Contenidos requeridos de la traducción para entrar en la fase nacional:
    Under PCT Article 22: Claims (if amended, as amended only)
    Under PCT Article 39(1): Claims (if amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)
    [MT] ¿Se requiere una copia de la solicitud internacional en circunstancias particulares?
    No
    Does the Office accept color drawings under its national law?
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] Tasas nacionales:
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    [MT] Patentes
    [MT] Cuota de presentación
    7,000 ALL
    Utility models
    [MT] Cuota de presentación
    6,000 ALL
    [MT] Exenciones, reducciones o reembolsos de tasas :
    None
    [MT] Requisitos especiales de la Oficina ( Regla 51 bis del PCT) :
    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 of two months from the date of the invitation.
    Appointment of an agent if the applicant does not reside in Albania or is not a legal entity established under Albanian law
    Name of the inventor if this has not been indicated 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 someone, other than the inventor, applies for a patent, the application shall contain a declaration indicating the applicant’s right to the invention
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Any document relating to any transfer or assignment of the right to the application
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    [MT] ¿ Quién puede actuar como agente?
    Any patent agent registered to practice before the Office
    Does the Office accept the effect of restoration of the right of priority by the receiving Office (PCT Rule 49ter.1)?
    Yes, under the "due care" criterion
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina solicitudes de restablecimiento del derecho de prioridad ( Regla 49ter.2 del PCT )?
    Yes, the Office applies the “due care” criterion to such requests

    [MT] El procedimiento en la fase nacional

    AL.01 TRANSLATION (CORRECTION)
    Errors in the translation of the international application can be corrected with reference to the text of the international application as filed (refer to National Phase, paragraphs NP 6.002 and NP 6.003).
    AL.02 TRANSLATION OF PRIORITY DOCUMENT
    APL Art. 40(3),
    PCT Rule 51bis.1(e)

    The Office will invite the applicant to furnish a translation into Albanian of the priority document but only if there is any doubt concerning the validity of the priority claim and that document is in a language other than Albanian, English, French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish.
    AL.03 FEES (MANNER OF PAYMENT)
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this chapter is outlined in Annex AL.I.
    AL.04 POWER OF ATTORNEY
    APL Art. 16
    An agent must be appointed by filing a power of attorney. A model is given in Annex AL.II.
    AL.05 EXAMINATION
    APL Art. 59
    The Office shall issue patents without conducting a substantive examination of the patentability of inventions. The value of any invention or the accuracy of its accompanying documents shall be entirely the applicant’s responsibility.
    AL.06 AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF THE APPLICATION; TIME LIMITS
    Artículo 28 del PCT,
    Artículo 41 del PCT

    Until grant the applicant has the right, on his own initiative, to make amendments and/or corrections to the application provided that the scope of the application as filed is not broadened thereby.
    AL.07 ANNUAL FEES
    APL Art. 89
    The maintenance of the application is subject to the payment of annual fees. The annual renewal fee, shall be paid for the third year and each subsequent year, starting from the date of filing the application. Annual fees not paid within the applicable time limit may still be paid within six months from the expiration of that time limit against payment of an additional fee (refer to Annex AL.I). This time period may be extended by two months by paying an additional fee to postpone the renewal deadline. If the renewal fee has not been paid within the applicable time limit, the Office, within two months from the end of the six-month deadline, notifies the applicant that he/she may postpone the six-month deadline by another two months. Notifications are made only to addresses in Albania.
    AL.08 CONVERSION OF PATENT APPLICATION INTO UTILITY MODEL APPLICATION
    APL Art. 70
    The applicant has the right to file a request with the Office for the conversion of a patent application into a utility model application. After examining the request, the Office shall take the relevant decision.
    AL.09 REVIEW UNDER ARTICLE 25 OF THE PCT
    Artículo 25 del PCT,
    Regla 51 del PCT,
    APL Art. 87,
    APL Art. 146,
    APL Art. 158

    The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs NP 6.018 to NP 6.021 of the National Phase. If, upon review under PCT Article 25, the Office denies an error or omission on the part of the receiving Office or the International Bureau, an appeal against this decision may be lodged within two months from the date of the decision with the Board of Appeals upon payment of a fee. Appeals against the decisions of the Appeals Board of the GDIP shall be filed with the Administrative Court of First Instance of Tirana within 45 days from the date of the reasoned decision.
    AL.10
    APL Art. 159
    Continued processing may be requested where the applicant has failed to observe a time limit fixed by the Office and that failure results in a loss of rights conferred by a patent application or a patent. The Office shall authorize continued processing if the applicant files a request and performs all the omitted acts within the prescribed time limit. Continued processing may not be requested for the reinstatement of the right of priority.
    AL.11
    APL Art. 27
    Reinstatement of rights may be requested where the applicant, in spite of all due care required by the circumstances, failed to observe a time limit set by the Office, which results in a loss of rights. If the request is granted, the legal consequences of the failure to observe the time limit shall be deemed not to have ensued.
    AL.12 EXCUSE OF DELAYS IN MEETING TIME LIMITS
    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. Where during the international phase or before the Office the applicant has missed a time limit for performing any act in relation to the international application, such time limit may be extended by the Office upon request by the applicant and where justified.

    [MT] Anexos 10

    Annex AL.I - Fees
    [MT] Patentes
    Filing fee:
    7,000 ALL
    Fee for grant:
    6,000 ALL
    [MT] Tasas anuales:
    — for the 2nd year:
    5,000 ALL
    — for the 3rd year:
    6,000 ALL
    — for the 4th year:
    8,000 ALL
    — for the 5th year:
    10,000 ALL
    — for the 6th year:
    12,000 ALL
    — for the 7th year:
    14,000 ALL
    — for the 8th year:
    18,000 ALL
    — for the 9th year:
    20,000 ALL
    — for the 10th year:
    25,000 ALL
    — for the 11th year:
    27,000 ALL
    — for the 12th year:
    30,000 ALL
    — for the 13th year:
    35,000 ALL
    — for the 14th year:
    40,000 ALL
    — for the 15th year:
    45,000 ALL
    — for the 16th year:
    50,000 ALL
    — for the 17th year:
    55,000 ALL
    — for the 18th year:
    60,000 ALL
    — for the 19th year:
    65,000 ALL
    — for the 20th year:
    70,000 ALL
    Fee for late payment of the annual fee:
    — within six months from the expiration of the time limit:
    50% of the applicable annual fee
    — within two months from the end of the six-month deadline:
    100% of the applicable annual fee
    Fee for reinstatement of rights:
    7,000 ALL
    Fee for restoration of the right of priority:
    7,000 ALL
    Utility models
    Filing fee:
    6,000 ALL
    Fee for grant:
    6,000 ALL
    [MT] ¿Cómo se puede efectuar el pago de las tasas?
    All fees must be paid in Albanian leks, by bank transfer, by money order or check. 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. Any payment by money order or check must be made to the account of the Office at the Banka Kombetare Tregtare.
    Beneficiary’s name: Drejtoria e Përgjithshme e Pronësisë Industriale
    Bank name: Banka Kombetare Tregtare
    Bank Account No.: 515003225CLPBCLALLZQ
    Bank Address: Shkolla Baletit, Tirana, Albania
    BIC/SWIFT code: NCBAALTXXXX
    [MT] Formularios
    The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.
    Annex AL.II - Power of attorney
    Versión actual en vigor desde 12 de diciembre de 2025 , impresa en 12 de febrero de 2026
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