WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide KN - سانت كيتس ونيفس
Intellectual Property Office of St. Kitts and Nevis

    Applicable as from ١٣ مارس ٢٠٢٥
    (published on ١٣ مارس ٢٠٢٥)

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

    [MT] معلومات مفيدة

    [MT] ويجري تحديث دليل مقدمي طلبات البراءات بموجب معاهدة البراءات كل أسبوع تقريبا بالمعلومات التي يتلقاها المكتب الدولي.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    [MT] قائمة المختصرات المستخدمة في هذه الوثيقة:
    Office: Intellectual Property Office of St. Kitts and Nevis
    PA: Patents Act of December 31, 2002
    PR: Patents Regulations of the Patents Act of December 31, 2002
    [MT] قائمة العملات المستخدمة في هذه الوثيقة:
    CHF (فرنك سويسري), XCD (East Caribbean Dollar)
    [MT] معلومات عن البلدان والمكاتب:
    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] موجز المكتب
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    [MT] التحفظات والإعلانات والإخطارات وأوجه التعارض
    The Office does not have any reservations, declarations, notifications or incompatibilities.
    Refer to the full list.
    [MT] مواعيد إغلاق المكتب
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    [MT] المرحلة الدولية

    [MT] المرفق باء - معلومات عن الدول المتعاقدة أو المنظمات الحكومية الدولية

    [MT] الدولة المتعاقدة:
    سانت كيتس ونيفس
    [MT] رمز من حرفين:
    KN
    [MT] اسم المكتب:
    Intellectual Property Office of St. Kitts and Nevis
    [MT] الموقع:
    P.O. Box 693
    George Street
    Basseterre
    Saint Kitts
    Saint Kitts and Nevis
    [MT] العنوان البريدي:
    Same as above
    [MT] الهاتف:
    (1-869) 467 19 76
    (1-869) 467 19 77
    (1-869) 467 19 78
    [MT] البريد الإلكتروني:
    ipo@gov.kn
    [MT] الموقع الشبكي:
    [MT] الفاكس:
    None
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب إيداع المستندات بالفاكس أو بوسائل مماثلة (المادة 92-4 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    لا
    [MT] هل يرسل المكتب إخطارات بالبريد الإلكتروني فيما يتعلق بالطلبات الدولية؟
    لا
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب دليلا على إرسال مستند بالبريد، في حالة فقده أو تأخره، عندما تستخدم خدمة تسليم غير سلطات البريد (القاعدة 82-1 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    نعم
    [MT] هل المكتب مستعد للسماح لمقدمي الطلبات بإتاحة الطلبات لخدمة الوصول الرقمي إلى وثائق الأولوية (DAS) التابعة للمنظمة العالمية للملكية الفكرية (القاعدة 17-1 (ب- مكرراً) من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.
    لا
    [MT] المكتب (المكاتب) المختص (المختصة) بتلقي الطلبات الدولية المقدمة من رعايا هذه الدولة أو المقيمين فيها:
    IB,
    KN
    [MT] هل يقيد التشريع الوطني تقديم الطلبات الدولية إلى المكاتب الأجنبية؟
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] المكتب (المكاتب) المختص (المختصين) المعين (أو المنتخبين) لهذه الدولة:
    Refer to corresponding National Phase.
    KN
    [MT] أنواع الحماية المتاحة من خلال معاهدة البراءات:
    Patents,
    Utility certificates
    [MT] طرق الدفع المقبولة لدى المكتب:
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] توفر الوسائل بموجب القانون الوطني لإجراء بحث من النوع الدولي (المادة 15 من معاهدة البراءات):
    None
    [MT] الحماية المؤقتة بعد النشر الدولي:
    None
    [MT] معلومات ذات صلة إذا عُينت (أو انتُخبت) هذه الدولة المتعاقدة
    [MT] الوقت الذي يجب فيه تقديم اسم المخترع وعنوانه :
    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] هل هناك أحكام خاصة تتعلق بإيداع الكائنات المجهرية وغيرها من المواد البيولوجية؟
    لا

    Annex C - Receiving Office

    [MT] مكتب الاستقبال المختص لرعايا ومقيمي:
    سانت كيتس ونيفس
    [MT] اللغة التي يجوز أن تقدم بها الطلبات الدولية:
    English
    [MT] اللغة التي يمكن أن يقدم بها الطلب:
    English
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:
    1
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب المتلقي تقديم الطلبات الدولية في شكل إلكتروني؟
    لا
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب المتلقي الإدراج بالإشارة (القاعدة 20-6 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    نعم
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب المتلقي تقديم الرسومات الملونة على أساس غير رسمي ويحيلها إلى المكتب الدولي؟
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب المتلقي طلبات استعادة حق الأولوية (المادة 26 مكرراً-3 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    Yes, the Office applies both the “unintentional” and the “due care” criteria to such requests
    [MT] السلطة الدولية المختصة بالبحث:
    EP,
    US
    [MT] سلطة الفحص الأولي الدولي المختصة:
    US
    EP
    The Office is competent only if the international search is or has been carried out by that Office.
    Fees payable to the RO:
    [MT] رسم الإرسال:
    50 XCD
    [MT] رسم التقديم الدولي:
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    Equivalent in XCD of 1,330 CHF
    Fee per sheet in excess of 30:
    Equivalent in XCD of 15 CHF
    Search fee:
    Equivalent in XCD of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant:
    Refer to
    Annex D(EP)
    Annex D(US)
    Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)):
    50 XCD
    Fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 26bis.3(d)):
    50 XCD
    Is an agent required by the receiving Office?
    No, if the applicant resides in Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident
    Who can act as agent?
    A list of registered agents may be obtained from the Office.
    Any attorney or lawyer registered in Saint Kitts and Nevis
    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

    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, 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)
    Is a copy of the international application required in particular circumstances?
    No
    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).
    Patents
    Filing fee
    400 XCD
    For utility certificate
    Filing fee
    400 XCD
    Exemptions, reductions or refunds of fees:
    None
    Special requirements of the Office (PCT Rule 51bis):
    Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the patent where the applicant is not the inventor
    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.
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Evidence of entitlement to claim priority where the applicant is not the applicant who filed the earlier application
    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.
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date
    Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not a resident of Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Who can act as agent?
    Any attorney or lawyer registered in Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Does the Office accept the effect of restoration of the right of priority by the receiving Office (PCT Rule 49ter.1)?
    Yes
    Does the Office accept requests for restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 49ter.2)?
    Yes, the Office applies both the “unintentional” and the “due care” criteria to such requests

    The procedure in the national Phase

    KN.01 FORM FOR ENTERING THE NATIONAL PHASE
    PR Sec. 3
    The Office has available a special form for entering the national phase. This form should preferably (but need not) be used.
    KN.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).
    KN.03 FEES (MANNER OF PAYMENT)
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex KN.I.
    KN.04 LACK OF UNITY OF INVENTION
    PA Sec. 17
    In case of lack of unity of invention, the applicant shall file divisional applications in respect of the additional inventions claimed in the international application and pay filing fees for each divisional application.
    KN.05 APPOINTMENT OF AGENT
    PA Sec. 60
    If the applicant is not resident in Saint Kitts and Nevis, an agent shall be appointed. Any attorney or lawyer resident in Saint Kitts and Nevis and registered to practice in Saint Kitts and Nevis may act as agent.
    KN.06 AMENDMENT OF THE APPLICATION; TIME LIMITS
    PA Sec. 18,
    PCT Article 28,
    PCT Article 41

    The applicant may amend the international application at any time before a patent is granted, provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby.
    KN.07 ANNUAL FEES
    PA Sec. 27
    Annual fees shall be paid to the Office each year starting one year after the filing date. A period of grace of six months shall be allowed for the late payment of the annual fee on payment of the prescribed surcharge. The amounts of the annual fees and the surcharge are indicated in Annex KN.I.
    KN.08 EXCUSE OF DELAYS IN MEETING TIME LIMITS
    PCT Article 24(2),
    PCT Article 48(2),
    PCT Rule 82bis

    Reference is made to paragraphs NP 6.022 to NP 6.027 of the National Phase.
    KN.09 REVIEW UNDER ARTICLE 25 OF THE PCT
    PCT Article 25,
    PCT Rule 51

    The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs NP 6.018 to NP 6.021 of the National Phase.
    KN.10 UTILITY CERTIFICATE
    PA Sec. 48,
    PA Sec. 49,
    PA Sec. 50,
    PA Sec. 51,
    PCT Article 4(3),
    PCT Article 43,
    PCT Rule 49bis.1(c),
    PCT Rule 76.5

    If the applicant wishes to obtain a utility certificate instead of a patent in Saint Kitts and Nevis on the basis of an international application, the applicant, when performing the acts referred to in Article 22 or 39, shall so indicate to the Office.
    KN.11 CONVERSION
    PA Sec. 21,
    PA Sec. 52

    An international application for a patent may be converted into an application for a utility certificate, and vice versa, at any time before the patent or the utility certificate is granted or before the application is refused, upon request of the applicant and upon the payment of the prescribed fee. The fee for conversion is indicated in Annex KN.I.
    KN.12 RESTORATION OF THE RIGHT OF PRIORITY
    PCT Rule 49ter.2
    Where the international application was filed within two months from the end of the period for claiming priority of an earlier application, a request for restoration of the right of priority may be made to the Office in accordance with the national law (refer to National Phase, paragraphs NP 6.006 to NP 6.011). Such a request will be allowed if the Office is satisfied that the failure to file the application within the 12-month priority period occurred in spite of due care required by the circumstances or was unintentional. The time limit for filing the request is one month from the date of entry into the national phase.

    Annexes

    Annex KN.I - Fees
    Patents
    Filing fee
    400 XCD
    Fee for publication
    50 XCD
    Fee for amendment of the application
    75 XCD
    Annual fees:
    — for the 1st to the 3rd year, per year
    100 XCD
    — for the 4th to the 7th year, per year
    300 XCD
    — for the 8th to the 9th year, per year
    350 XCD
    — for the 10th to the 13th year, per year.
    400 XCD
    — for the 14th to the 20th year, per year
    50 XCD
    Surcharge for late payment of annual fees
    50 XCD
    Opposition fee
    100 XCD
    Fee for restoration of the right of priority
    50 XCD
    Utility certificates
    Filing fee
    400 XCD
    Fee for conversion
    50 XCD
    How can payment of fees be effected?
    The payment of fees should be effected in East Caribbean dollar. All payments must indicate the application number (national, if already known; international, if the national application number is not yet known), the name of the applicant and the type of fee being paid
    Fees should be paid by cheque to the Accountant General.
    Forms
    Please refer to the Office.
    Current version applicable from ١٣ مارس ٢٠٢٥ , printed on ١٤ فبراير ٢٠٢٦
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