PCT Applicant's Guide 莱索托 - Valid as from 2026年1月5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: Registrar General's Office (Lesotho)

LPL: Industrial Property Order (Order No. 5, 1989)

LPR: Industrial Property Regulations (Legal Notice No. 85, 1989)

[MT] 本文档中使用的货币列表 :

CHF (瑞士法郎), LSL (莱索托洛蒂)

[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

[MT] 附件B - 关于缔约国或政府间组织的资料

[MT] 缔约国：

莱索托

[MT] 两个字母代码 :

[MT] 办公室名称:

注册总署（莱索托）

[MT] 地点：

Maseru
Lesotho

[MT] 邮寄地址 :

Law Office
P.O. Box 33
Maseru 100
Lesotho

[MT] 电话：

(266) 22 31 28 56
(266) 22 31 12 51

[MT] 电子邮件：

registrar.general@gov.ls

[MT] 网站地图

None

[MT] 传真：

(266) 31 04 02
(266) 31 10 92

[MT] 局是否接受通过传真或类似方式提交文件(PCT规则92.4 )?

不

[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 )?

是的

[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,

[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: LS

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 ) :

None

[MT] 国际公布后的临时保护 :

None

[MT] 如果该缔约国被指定(或选举 ), 则有关信息

[MT] 国家保护

[MT] 发明人姓名和地址必须提供的时间:

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 of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

[MT] 是否有关于微生物和其他生物材料的存放的特别规定？

不

[MT] 申请专利

Refer to Annex B(AP)

[MT] 附件C -- -- 接收办公室

[MT] 主管接收办公室为国民和居民:

莱索托

[MT] 国际申请可用语言提交:

English

[MT] 请求书可用语言提交:

English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:

[MT] 接收局是否接受以电子形式提交国际申请?

For the relevant notification by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 20 November 2025, pages 240 et seq.

Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing

[MT] 接受局是否接受以提及方式纳入 (PCT规则20.6 )?

是的

[MT] 接受局是否接受非正式提交彩色图纸并将其转交国际局?

Refer to the Office

[MT] 收件局是否接受恢复优先权的请求(PCT规则26之二.3 )?

Yes, please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests

[MT] 国际主管查询机关 :

AT,

[MT] 国际初步审查主管机关 :

AT,

Fees payable to the RO:

[MT] 传输费用 :

Please refer to the Office

[MT] 国际申请费:

This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).

Equivalent in LSL of 1,330 CHF

[MT] 超过30张的每张费用:

Equivalent in LSL of 15 CHF

[MT] 搜索费用:

Equivalent in LSL of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant:
Refer to
Annex D(AT)
Annex D(EP)

[MT] 优先权文件费 (PCT规则17.1(b ) ) :

Please refer to the Office

[MT] 接受局是否要求代理人?

No, if the applicant resides in Lesotho
Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident

[MT] 谁可以担任代理人?

Any legal practitioner practicing and resident in Lesotho

[MT] 委托书的放弃:

[MT] 办公室是否已放弃提交单独授权书的要求?

Refer to the Office

[MT] 办公室是否已放弃提交一般授权书副本的要求?

Refer to the Office

[MT] 全国阶段

[MT] 进入国家阶段的要求概要

[MT] 进入国家阶段的适用时间限制:

Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date
Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date

[MT] 专利局是否允许恢复权利(PCT规则49.6 )?

是的

[MT] 国际申请必须翻译成以下语言之一:

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

English

[MT] 进入国家阶段的翻译必须具备以下内容:

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), any text matter of drawings

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

[MT] 在特殊情况下是否需要国际申请副本?

不

[MT] 局是否根据其国家法律接受彩色图纸?

Refer to the Office

[MT] 国家费用 :

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

The amount in parentheses is applicable in case of filing by individuals or “small entities.” The Registrar General will determine whether an entity is eligible as a small entity, in accordance with the definition in the First Schedule of Fees.

[MT] 专利

[MT] 申请费

250 LSL

(100 LSL)

[MT] 赠款和出版费

Due to the new time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office should be consulted for the time limit applicable for the payment of this fee. Late payment of annual fees is permitted in some circumstances subject to payment of a surcharge.

450 LSL

(120 LSL)

[MT] 实用新型

[MT] 申请费

150 LSL

(50 LSL)

[MT] 赠款和出版费

450 LSL

(150 LSL)

[MT] 免除、减少或退还费用:

None

[MT] 局的特殊要求(PCT规则51之二 ) :

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.

Instrument of assignment or transfer 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 Lesotho

[MT] 谁可以担任代理人?

Any legal practitioner practicing and resident in Lesotho

[MT] 局是否接受接收局恢复优先权的效力(PCT规则49之三.1 )?

是的

[MT] 专利局是否接受恢复优先权的请求(PCT规则第49条之三第2款 )?

Yes, please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests

[MT] 国家阶段的程序

[MT] LS.01 翻译(更正)

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).

[MT] LS.02 费用(支付方式)

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

[MT] LS.03 任务

LPL Sec. 6,

LPR Sec. 9(3)

Where the applicant is not the inventor, an instrument of assignment or transfer concerning the inventor and the applicant’s right to apply for a patent must be furnished.

[MT] LS.04 审查

LPL Sec. 11(6),

LPR Sec. 25(1)

The Office will examine or provide for the examination of patent applications as to substance. No request is necessary and no special fee is payable.

[MT] LS.05 代表权

LPL Sec. 35,

LPR Sec. 7

Where the ordinary residence or principal place of business of the applicant is outside Lesotho, an agent who is a resident of Lesotho and who is registered to practice before the Office must be appointed for the purposes of national processing.

[MT] LS.06 申请书的修改;时限

PCT 条约 28,

PCT 条约 41,

LPL Sec. 8(2)

The applicant may make corrections and/or amendments to the international application at any time during the patent procedure before the grant of the patent, provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby.

[MT] LS.07 赠款和出版费

LPR Sec. 27(1)

This fee must be paid before the grant of the patent. The Office will invite the applicant to pay the fee. The amount is set out in Annex LS.I.

[MT] LS.08 年费

LPL Sec. 14(5)

In order to maintain the patent or patent application, annual fees must be paid in advance to the Registrar for each year, starting one year after the filing date of the application for the grant of the patent. The first annual fee is due within 24 months from the international filing date; however, where Article 39(1) applies, it is due within 31 months from the priority date if that time limit expires later. Any annual fee may, together with the prescribed surcharge, be paid within six months after its due date. The amounts of the annual fees and the surcharge for late payment are set out in Annex LS.I.

[MT] 专利权的延长

LPL Sec. 14(1),

LPL Sec. 14(2),

LPR Sec. 29

The normal patent term expires at the end of the 15th year after the filing date, but may be extended by a period of five years. A request for such an extension must be made and the prescribed fee must be paid not more than 12 months and not less than one month before the expiration of the patent term. The request must prove to the satisfaction of the Registrar either that the invention is being worked sufficiently in Lesotho at the date of the request or that there are circumstances which justify the failure to so work the invention.

LS.10

LPL Sec. 14(3)

The Registrar will decide on the request for extension of the patent term within a period of six months from the date of the receipt of the request. Where the Registrar takes no decision within the prescribed six-month period, the patent is deemed to have been extended for a period of five years.

[MT] LS.11 会议时间限制延迟的理由

PCT 条约 24(2),

PCT 条约 48(2),

PCT 细则 82bis,

LPL Sec. 40(2),

LPR Sec. 60

Reference is made to paragraphs NP 6.022 to NP 6.027 of the National Phase. If the Registrar is satisfied that the circumstances justify it, he may, upon receiving a written a request, extend the time for doing any act or taking any proceeding under the Industrial Property Order, 1989, or the Regulations made thereunder upon notice to the parties concerned and upon such terms as he may direct. The extensions may be granted though the time for doing the act or taking the proceeding has expired.

[MT] LS.12 根据《专利协议》第25条进行的复审

PCT 条约 25,

PCT 细则 51

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 with the Office.

[MT] LS.13 上诉

PCT 条约 4(3),

PCT 条约 43,

LPL Sec. 42(2),

LPR Sec. 61

Any decision of the Registrar under the Industrial Property Order, 1989, may be the subject of an appeal by an interested party before the High Court and such appeal must be filed within two months of the date of the decision.

[MT] LS.14 实用新型

LPL Sec. 17,

LPL Sec. 18,

LPR Sec. 33(1)

If the applicant wishes to obtain a utility model instead of a patent in Lesotho on the basis of an international application, for international applications filed before 1 January 2004, this must have been indicated in the international application (in Box No. V of the request) when filed; for international applications filed on or after 1 January 2004, since the request form no longer provides for the furnishing of such an indication, the applicant, when performing the acts referred to in Article 22 or 39, shall so indicate to the Office. The fees relating to utility models are indicated in Annex LS.I.

[MT] LS.15 转换

LPL Sec. 19,

LPR Sec. 33(2)

The applicant may convert an application for a patent into an application for a utility model, or vice versa, by filing a request to that effect and paying the prescribed fee at any time before the grant or rejection of a patent. The amount of the fee for conversion is set out in Annex LS.I. After conversion, the application will be accorded the filing date of the initial application. An application may not be converted more than once.

[MT] 附件 1

[MT] 附件LS.I - 收费

Amounts in parentheses applicable for “small entities”, defined as any business concern:
(i) whose number of employees including those of its affiliates does not exceed 500 persons; and
(ii) which has not assigned, granted, conveyed, or licensed the title of protection or the right thereto, and is under no obligation under contract or law to do so.
The Registrar shall determine whether an entity is eligible as a small entity.

[MT] 专利

[MT] 申请费

250 LSL

(100 LSL)

[MT] 赠款和出版费

450 LSL

(120 LSL)

[MT] 年度维护费:

[MT] 第二年的费用

100 LSL

(25 LSL)

[MT] 第三年

250 LSL

(100 LSL)

[MT] 为第四年

270 LSL

(270 LSL)

[MT] 为第五年

290 LSL

(140 LSL)

[MT] 为第六年

310 LSL

(160 LSL)

[MT] 为第7年

330 LSL

(180 LSL)

[MT] 为第8年

350 LSL

(200 LSL)

[MT] 为第9年

370 LSL

(220 LSL)

[MT] －第十年

390 LSL

(240 LSL)

[MT] 为第11年

410 LSL

(260 LSL)

[MT] 12年的

430 LSL

(280 LSL)

[MT] 为第13年

450 LSL

(300 LSL)

[MT] 为第14年

470 LSL

(320 LSL)

[MT] －第15年

490 LSL

(340 LSL)

[MT] 逾期缴纳年费的附加费

120 LSL

(20 LSL)

[MT] 专利申请转为实用新型申请的费用

100 LSL

(32 LSL)

[MT] 实用新型

[MT] 申请费

150 LSL

(50 LSL)

[MT] 赠款和出版费

450 LSL

(150 LSL)

[MT] 年度维护费:

[MT] 第二年的费用

60 LSL

(20 LSL)

[MT] 第三年

80 LSL

(25 LSL)

[MT] 为第四年

100 LSL

(30 LSL)

[MT] 为第五年

120 LSL

(35 LSL)

[MT] 为第六年

140 LSL

(40 LSL)

[MT] 为第7年

160 LSL

(45 LSL)

[MT] 逾期缴纳年费的附加费

120 LSL

(20 LSL)

[MT] 实用新型申请转为专利申请的费用

100 LSL

(32 LSL)

[MT] 如何支付费用?

The payment of fees must be effected in Lesotho maloti. 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 category of fee being paid. All fees must be paid to the Office by money order, cheque, bank draft or postal order (or cash, at the Office only) made payable to the Registrar General, Lesotho

[MT] 表格

Please refer to the Office.

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[MT] 有用信息

[MT] 国际阶段

[MT] 附件B - 关于缔约国或政府间组织的资料

[MT] 附件C -- -- 接收办公室

[MT] 全国阶段

[MT] 进入国家阶段的要求概要

[MT] 国家阶段的程序

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