WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide KE - 肯尼亚
肯尼亚工业产权局

    适用起自 2026年1月1日
    (发布 2025年11月13日)

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    [MT] 有用信息

    [MT] 《PCT申请人指南》几乎每周都会根据国际局收到的信息进行更新。
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    [MT] 本文档中使用的缩写列表 :
    Office: Kenya Industrial Property Institute
    KPL: Industrial Property Act of Kenya
    KR: Regulations under the Industrial Property Act of Kenya
    [MT] 本文档中使用的货币列表 :
    KES (肯尼亚先令), USD (美元)
    [MT] 国家和办事处信息 :
    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] 办公室概况
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    [MT] PCT保留 、声明 、通知和不相容
    The Office does not have any reservations, declarations, notifications or incompatibilities.
    Refer to the full list.
    [MT] 办公室关闭日期
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    [MT] 国际阶段

    Annex B - Information on Contracting States or Intergovernmental Organization

    [MT] 缔约国：
    肯尼亚
    [MT] 两个字母代码 :
    KE
    [MT] 办公室名称:
    肯尼亚工业产权局
    [MT] 地点：
    KIPI Centre
    17 Kabarsiran Avenue
    Off Waiyaki Way
    Lavington
    Nairobi
    Kenya
    [MT] 邮寄地址 :
    P.O. Box 51648-00200
    Nairobi
    Kenya
    [MT] 电话：
    (254-20) 600 22 10
    (254-20) 600 22 11
    (254-20) 600 63 26
    (254-20) 600 63 29
    (254-20) 600 63 36
    (254-20) 238 62 20
    Mobile phone :
    (254-70) 200 20 20
    (254-73) 600 20 20
    [MT] 电子邮件：
    info@kipi.go.ke
    [MT] 网站地图
    [MT] 传真：
    None
    [MT] 局是否接受通过传真或类似方式提交文件(PCT规则92.4 )?
    Yes, by e-mail
    [MT] 哪些类型的文件可以通过这种方式传送?
    All kinds of documents
    [MT] 是否在所有情况下都必须提供文件原件?
    Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if the transmitted document is the international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of the international application
    No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents
    [MT] 若使用邮政当局以外的递送服务,在文件遗失或延误的情况下,局是否接受邮寄文件的证据(PCT规则82.1 )?
    Yes, provided that the delivery service is:
    DHL,
    Sky Courier International
    [MT] 专利局是否准备允许申请人向WIPO优先权文件数字存取服务 (DAS ) ( PCT规则17.1(b-之二 ) ) 提供申请?
    More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.
    不
    [MT] 由本国国民或居民提交的国际申请的主管接收局:
    AP,
    IB,
    KE
    [MT] 国家立法是否限制向外国局提交国际申请?
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] 为本国指定的主管(或选定的)办事处:
    National protection: KE
    ARIPO protection: AP
    [MT] 通过PCT 提供的保护类型:
    National:
    Patents,
    Utility models

    ARIPO:
    Patents,
    Utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)
    [MT] 办公室接受的付款方式:
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] 根据国家法律进行国际类型查询的可行性(PCT第15条 ) :
    Section 43 of the Industrial Property Act, 2001
    Provisional protection after international publication:
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent:
    Relief may be sought in respect of acts committed before the grant of the patent but after the date on which international publication was effected in English. Where the international publication was effected in a language other than English, relief may be sought provided that the applicant had transmitted an English translation of the international publication to the infringer and only in respect of acts committed by the latter after he had received the translation.
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of an ARIPO patent:
    None
    Information of interest if this Contracting State is designated (or elected)
    For national protection
    Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given:
    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.
    Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material?
    Yes, refer to Annex L.
    For an ARIPO patent
    Refer to Annex B(AP)

    Annex C - Receiving Office

    Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of:
    Kenya
    Language in which international applications may be filed:
    English
    Language accepted for language-dependent free text in the sequence listing:
    The Office has not specifically notified the International Bureau of the language that it accepts under PCT Rule 12.1(d).
    Same as above
    Language in which the request may be filed:
    English
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:
    3
    Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications in electronic form?
    For the relevant notification by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 21 February 2019, pages 31 et seq.
    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 should 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)).
    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
    Does the receiving Office accept requests for restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 26bis.3)?
    Yes, the Office applies the “unintentional” criterion to such requests
    Competent International Searching Authority:
    AT,
    AU,
    CN,
    EP,
    SE
    Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority:
    AT,
    AU,
    SE

    CN
    The Office is competent only if the international search is or has been carried out by that Office.
    EP
    The Office is competent only if the international search is or has been carried out by that Office, by the Austrian Patent Office or by the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV).
    Fees payable to the RO:
    Transmittal fee:
    This fee is payable in USD if the person paying the fee or on whose behalf the fee is being paid does not reside in Kenya and does not have a principal place of business in Kenya.
    — plus cost of mailing
    5,000 KES
    250 USD
    International filing fee:
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    1,667 USD
    Fee per sheet in excess of 30:
    19 USD
    Reductions (under Schedule of Fees, item 4):
    Electronic filing (the request in character coded format):
    251 USD
    Electronic filing (the request, description, claims and abstract in character coded format):
    376 USD
    Search fee:
    Refer to
    Annex D(AU)
    Annex D(AT)
    Annex D(CN)
    Annex D(EP)
    Annex D(SE)
    Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)):
    This fee is payable in USD if the person paying the fee or on whose behalf the fee is being paid does not reside in Kenya and does not have a principal place of business in Kenya.
    2,000 KES
    100 USD
    Fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 26bis.3(d)):
    This fee is payable in USD if the person paying the fee or on whose behalf the fee is being paid does not reside in Kenya and does not have a principal place of business in Kenya.
    1,000 KES
    50 USD
    Is an agent required by the receiving Office?
    No, if the applicant resides in Kenya
    Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident
    Who can act as agent?
    Any person registered to practice before the Office. A list of registered agents may be obtained from the Office.
    Waiver of power of attorney:
    Has the Office waived the requirement that a separate power of attorney be submitted?
    Refer to the Office
    Has the Office waived the requirement that a copy of a general power of attorney be submitted?
    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:
    None
    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

    National Phase

    Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

    Time limits applicable for entry into the national phase:
    Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date
    Does the Office permit reinstatement of rights (PCT Rule 49.6)?
    Yes
    Translation of international application required into (one of) the following language(s):
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    English
    Required contents of the translation for entry into the national phase:
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amended only, 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, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)
    Is a copy of the international application required in particular circumstances?
    The applicant should only send a copy of the international application if he has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and 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).
    Does the Office accept color drawings under its national law?
    Refer to the Office
    National fees:
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    This fee is payable in USD if the person paying the fee or on whose behalf the fee is being paid does not reside in Kenya and does not have a principal place of business in Kenya.
    Patents
    National processing fee:
    3,000 KES
    150 USD
    Annual fee for the 2nd year:
    Late payment of annual fees is permitted in certain circumstances subject to the payment of a surcharge.
    2,000 KES
    300 USD
    Utility models
    National processing fee:
    1,000 KES
    50 USD
    Exemptions, reductions or refunds of fees:
    None
    Special requirements of the Office (PCT Rule 51bis):
    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.
    Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Kenya
    Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in electronic form
    Who can act as agent?
    Any person registered to practice before the Office. A list of registered agents may be obtained from 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 "unintentional" criterion
    Does the Office accept requests for restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 49ter.2)?
    Yes, the Office applies the “unintentional” criterion to such requests

    The procedure in the national Phase

    KE.01 FORM FOR ENTERING THE NATIONAL PHASE
    The Office has available a special form for entering the national phase (refer to Annex KE.II). This form should preferably (but need not ) be used.
    KE.02 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).
    KE.03 FEES (MANNER OF PAYMENT)
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex KE.I.
    KE.04 EXAMINATION
    KPL Sec. 44,
    KR Sec. 28

    The Office may subject the application to search and/or examination by competent authorities upon the request of the applicant and upon payment of a fee, the amount of which is indicated in Annex. KE.I.
    KE.05 REPRESENTATION
    KPL Sec. 34(2),
    KPL Sec. 34(3),
    34(4)

    Where the ordinary residence or principal place of business of the applicant is outside Kenya, the appointment of an agent who is a citizen of Kenya and is registered to practice before the Office must be indicated for the purposes of national processing. This may be done on the form, a model of which is given in Annex KE.II.
    KE.06 AMENDMENT OF THE APPLICATION; TIME LIMITS
    PCT Article 28,
    PCT Article 41,
    KPL Sec. 36,
    KR Sec. 20

    The applicant may amend or correct the claims, description, and drawings in the international application at any time before the grant of the patent, provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby.
    KE.07 ANNUAL FEES
    KPL Sec. 61,
    KR Sec. 38

    For the due date of the first annual fee, refer to the Summary. A grace period of six months is granted for the payment of the annual fee upon payment of a surcharge. Where the applicant fails to pay the annual fee, the surcharge or both within the six month grace period he may, within a period of six months from the expiration of that grace period, apply to the Managing Director of the Office for the restoration of the patent or the application upon payment of the prescribed fee. The amounts of the annual fees and of the restoration fee are indicated in Annex KE.I.
    KE.08 PATENT TERM
    KPL Sec. 60
    The patent term expires at the end of 20 years from the filing date.
    KE.09 EXCUSE OF DELAYS IN MEETING TIME LIMITS
    PCT Article 24(2),
    PCT Article 48(2),
    PCT Rule 82bis,
    KR Sec. 76

    Reference is made to paragraphs NP 6.022 to NP 6.027 of the National Phase. The Managing Director of the Office may, in his discretion, excuse the delay in meeting any time limit subject to such terms and conditions as he considers appropriate.
    KE.10 REVIEW UNDER ARTICLE 25 OF THE PCT
    PCT Article 25,
    PCT Rule 51,
    PCT Rule 82ter,
    KR Sec. 33(1)

    The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs NP 6.018 to NP 6.021 of the National Phase. Where an international application designating Kenya is considered withdrawn or alleged to have been refused a filing date on account of an error or omission by the receiving Office or the International Bureau, the applicant may request the Managing Director of the Office to treat the international application as a national application. Such request should be accompanied by a statement of facts.
    KE.11 APPEALS
    KPL Sec. 47,
    KPL Sec. 112,
    KPL Sec. 113,
    KPL Sec. 114,
    KPL Sec. 115

    If, upon review under PCT Article 25, the Office denied an error or omission on the part of the receiving Office or the International Bureau, an appeal against this decision may be lodged with the Office. Appeals against a decision of the Managing Director are made to the Industrial Property Tribunal. Decisions of the Tribunal may be appealed to the High Court of Kenya and from there to the Court of Appeal.
    KE.12 UTILITY MODEL
    KPL Sec. 81
    If the applicant wishes to obtain a utility model instead of a patent in Kenya on the basis of an international application, it must be indicated in the international application (in Box V of the request) when filed. The fees relating to utility models are indicated in Annex KE.I.
    KE.13 CONVERSION
    KPL Sec. 83
    The applicant may at any time before grant or refusal of a patent convert an application for a patent into an application for a utility model and vice versa.

    Annexes

    Annex KE.I - Fees
    Fees are payable in USD if the person paying the fees or on whose behalf the fees are being paid does not reside in Kenya and does not have a principal place of business in Kenya.
    Patents
    National processing fee
    3,000 KES
    150 USD
    Request for substantive examination
    5,000 KES
    250 USD
    Fee for amendment or division of an application
    2,000 KES
    100 USD
    Fee for amendment of application (change in name, address or other contact information)
    1,000 KES
    50 USD
    Fee for request for extension of time
    1,000 KES
    50 USD
    Fee for publication
    3,000 KES
    150 USD
    Annual fees:
    — from the 2nd year to the 7th year, per year
    2,000 KES
    300 USD
    — for the 8th year
    6,000 KES
    300 USD
    — for the 9th year
    7,000 KES
    350 USD
    — for the 10th year
    8,000 KES
    400 USD
    — for the 11th year
    10,000 KES
    500 USD
    — for the 12th year
    12,000 KES
    600 USD
    — for the 13th year
    14,000 KES
    700 USD
    — for the 14th year
    16,000 KES
    800 USD
    — for the 15th year
    18,000 KES
    900 USD
    — for the 16th year
    20,000 KES
    1,000 USD
    — for the 17th year
    30,000 KES
    1,500 USD
    — for the 18th year
    35,000 KES
    1,750 USD
    — for the 19th year
    40,000 KES
    2,000 USD
    — for the 20th year
    50,000 KES
    2,500 USD
    Surcharge for late payment of annual fees
    3,000 KES
    150 USD
    Fee for restoration of an application or a patent
    6,000 KES
    300 USD
    Fee for restoration of the right of priority
    1,000 KES
    50 USD
    Utility models
    National processing fee
    1,000 KES
    50 USD
    Fee for amendment or division of an application
    500 KES
    50 USD
    Fee for amendment of application (change in name, address or other contact information)
    500 KES
    50 USD
    Fee for request for extension of time
    500 KES
    50 USD
    Fee for publication
    3,000 KES
    150 USD
    Annual fees for a utility model certificate:
    — for the 2nd year
    1,500 KES
    75 USD
    — for the 3rd year
    2,000 KES
    100 USD
    — for the 4th year
    2,500 KES
    125 USD
    — for the 5th year
    3,000 KES
    150 USD
    — for the 6th year
    3,500 KES
    175 USD
    — for the 7th year
    4,000 KES
    200 USD
    — for the 8th year
    4,500 KES
    225 USD
    — for the 9th year
    5,000 KES
    250 USD
    — for the 10th year
    5,500 KES
    275 USD
    Surcharge for late payment of annual fees
    3,000 KES
    150 USD
    Fee for restoration of a utility model application or registration
    2,000 KES
    100 USD
    Fee for restoration of the right of priority
    500 KES
    50 USD
    How can payment of fees be effected?
    The payment of fees to the Office must be effected in Kenyan shilling or US dollars. Payment of fees can be made by bank deposit or check (clearing in Kenya). All payments must give the application number (national if already known; international if the national number is not yet known).
    Forms
    The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.
    Annex KE.II - National processing request form
    Current version applicable from 2026年1月1日 , printed on 2026年2月15日
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