WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide MK - مقدونيا الشمالية
مكتب الدولة للملكية الصناعية (مقدونيا الشمالية)

    Applicable as from ١٣ مارس ٢٠٢٥
    (published on ١٤ مارس ٢٠٢٥)

    Summary of latest changes in this version
    RO: Electronic filing, Incorporation by reference, Color Drawings
    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: State Office of Industrial Property (North Macedonia)
    MPL: Law on Industrial Property
    The text may be obtained on the Internet at: http://www.ippo.gov.mk
    LAP: Law on Administrative Procedure
    [MT] قائمة العملات المستخدمة في هذه الوثيقة:
    CHF (فرنك سويسري), MKD (دينار مقدوني)
    [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:
    مقدونيا الشمالية
    [MT] رمز من حرفين:
    MK
    [MT] اسم المكتب:
    مكتب الدولة للملكية الصناعية (مقدونيا الشمالية)
    [MT] الموقع:
    Str. Dame Gruev
    No. 14
    1000 Skopje
    North Macedonia
    [MT] العنوان البريدي:
    Same as above
    [MT] الهاتف:
    (389-2) 310 36 01
    [MT] البريد الإلكتروني:
    info@ippo.gov.mk
    [MT] الموقع الشبكي:
    [MT] الفاكس:
    (389-2) 313 71 49
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب إيداع المستندات بالفاكس أو بوسائل مماثلة (المادة 92-4 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    Yes, by facsimile
    [MT] ما هي أنواع الوثائق التي يمكن إرسالها بهذه الطريقة؟
    All kinds of documents
    [MT] هل يجب تقديم الوثيقة الأصلية في جميع الحالات؟
    Yes, within 14 days 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] 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)؟
    Yes, provided that the delivery service is:
    DHL,
    Federal Express
    [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:
    EP,
    IB,
    MK
    [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:
    National protection: MK
    European patent: EP
    [MT] أنواع الحماية المتاحة من خلال معاهدة البراءات:
    National:
    Patents
    European:
    Patents
    [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:
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent:
    A published European patent application provisionally confers the protection conferred by Articles 17(3), 17(4), 121(2), 291 and 294 of the Industrial Property Act (rights to recover damages for infringement and prohibit infringing acts) as from the date on which a translation of the claims of the published European patent application into Macedonian has been communicated by the applicant to the person using the invention in North Macedonia.
    [MT] معلومات ذات صلة إذا عُينت (أو انتُخبت) هذه الدولة المتعاقدة
    [MT] للحماية الوطنية
    [MT] الوقت الذي يجب فيه تقديم اسم المخترع وعنوانه :
    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), 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؟
    Yes, refer to Annex L.
    [MT] من أجل براءة اختراع أوروبية
    Refer to Annex B(EP)

    [MT] المرفق جيم - المكتب المتلقي

    [MT] مكتب الاستقبال المختص لرعايا ومقيمي:
    مقدونيا الشمالية
    [MT] اللغة التي يجوز أن تقدم بها الطلبات الدولية:
    English
    [MT] اللغة المقبولة للنص الحر المعتمد على اللغة في القائمة المتسلسلة:
    Same as above
    [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:
    3
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب المتلقي تقديم الطلبات الدولية في شكل إلكتروني؟
    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 19 May 2022, pages 135 et seq.
    Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب المتلقي تقديم وثائق ما قبل التحويل، وإذا كان الأمر كذلك، فبأي شكل (المادة 706 من التعليمات الإدارية لمعاهدة البراءات)؟
    Yes, any format
    [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؟
    نعم
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب المتلقي طلبات استعادة حق الأولوية (المادة 26 مكرراً-3 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    Yes, the Office applies the “due care” criterion to such requests
    [MT] السلطة الدولية المختصة بالبحث:
    EP
    [MT] سلطة الفحص الأولي الدولي المختصة:
    EP
    Fees payable to the RO:
    [MT] رسم الإرسال:
    2,700 MKD
    [MT] رسم التقديم الدولي:
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    Equivalent in MKD of 1,330 CHF
    [MT] رسم لكل ورقة تتجاوز ٣٠:
    Equivalent in MKD of 15 CHF
    [MT] التقديم الإلكتروني (الطلب في شكل مشفر بالحروف):
    Equivalent in MKD of 200 CHF
    [MT] :: الإيداع الإلكتروني (الطلب والوصف والادعاءات والخلاصة في شكل مشفر بالحروف):
    Equivalent in MKD of 300 CHF
    [MT] رسم البحث:
    Equivalent in MKD of the search fee payable to the European Patent Office in EUR:
    Refer to
    Annex D(EP)
    [MT] رسم وثيقة الأولوية (المادة 17-1 (ب) من معاهدة براءات الاختراع):
    550 MKD
    [MT] رسم طلب استعادة حق الأولوية (المادة 26 مكررا-3 (د) من معاهدة البراءات):
    1,000 MKD
    [MT] هل يشترط المكتب المتلقي وجود وكيل؟
    No, if the applicant resides in North Macedonia
    Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident
    [MT] من يستطيع أن يعمل كوكيل ؟
    Any natural or legal person registered to practice before the Office
    [MT] التنازل عن التوكيل:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] هل ألغى المكتب شرط تقديم توكيل قانوني منفصل؟
    لا
    [MT] الحالات الخاصة التي يلزم فيها توكيل قانوني منفصل:
    Not applicable
    [MT] هل ألغى المكتب شرط تقديم نسخة من التوكيل العام؟
    لا
    [MT] الحالات الخاصة التي يلزم فيها تقديم نسخة من التوكيل العام:
    Not applicable

    [MT] المرفق لام - ودائع الكائنات المجهرية والمواد البيولوجية الأخرى

    [MT] احتياجات المكاتب المسماة والمنتخبة
    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
    [MT] الوقت (إن وجد) الذي يجب أن يقدم فيه مقدم الطلب ما يلي قبل 16 شهرا من تاريخ الأولوية:
    [MT] - البيانات المنصوص عليها في القاعدة ١٣ مكررا - ٣ )أ( ' ١ ' إلى ' ٣ ' :
    None
    [MT] - أي مؤشرات إضافية:
    At the time of filing (as part of the application)
    [MT] البيانات الإضافية (إن وجدت) التي يجب تقديمها بالإضافة إلى البيانات المنصوص عليها في القاعدة 13 مكرراً-3 (أ) `1` إلى `3` عملاً بالإخطارات الواردة من المكتب:
    To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism
    [MT] معلومات إضافية
    Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the State Office of Industrial Property (North Macedonia) with any international depositary institution recognized by the Office (a list is published in the official journal of the Office). The furnishing of samples to a third party may be subject to the condition that that party:
    (a) has a right to demand that a sample of the viable biological or microbiological material be made available
    (b) has undertaken to ensure that the applicant does not authorize access to the sample of the deposited viable biological or microbiological material to any third party before the expiry of the prescribed period of validity of the patent

    [MT] المرحلة الوطنية

    [MT] موجز متطلبات الدخول إلى المرحلة الوطنية

    [MT] الحدود الزمنية المطبقة على الدخول في المرحلة الوطنية:
    Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date
    [MT] هل يسمح المكتب بإعادة الحقوق (المادة 49-6 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    Yes, the Office permits reinstatement of rights under the “due care" criterion.
    Fee for reinstatement
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] ترجمة الطلب الدولي المطلوبة إلى (إحدى) اللغات التالية:
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    Macedonian
    [MT] محتويات الترجمة المطلوبة للدخول في المرحلة الوطنية:
    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
    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] هل يلزم تقديم نسخة من الطلب الدولي في ظروف معينة؟
    لا
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب الرسومات الملونة بموجب قانونه الوطني؟
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] الرسوم الوطنية:
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    [MT] رسم الإيداع
    800 MKD
    [MT] الإعفاءات أو التخفيضات أو رد الرسوم:
    None
    [MT] المتطلبات الخاصة للمكتب (المادة 51 مكرراً من معاهدة البراءات):
    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 North Macedonia
    Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the priority application where the applicants are not identical
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with Rule 4.17.
    Evidence concerning exceptions to lack of novelty if the applicant claims such exceptions in respect of an international application
    Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in computer readable form
    [MT] من يستطيع أن يعمل كوكيل ؟
    Any natural or legal person registered to practice before the Office
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب أثر استعادة المكتب المتلقي لحق الأولوية (المادة 49 مكرراً ثانياً-1 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    Yes, under the "due care" criterion
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب طلبات استعادة حق الأولوية (المادة 49 مكرراً ثانياً-2 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    Yes, the Office applies the “due care” criterion to such requests

    [MT] الإجراء في المرحلة الوطنية

    [MT] MK.01 ترجمة )تصويب(
    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] MK.02 الرسوم (طريقة الدفع)
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex MK.I.
    [MT] MK.03 فحص
    MPL Art. 52,
    MPL Art. 56

    A patent will only be granted after substantive examination. Preferably, on entry into the national phase, or within six months of this date the applicant should furnish the Office with a statement concerning examination. This statement shall indicate whether examination has been or shall be carried out either by one of the PCT International Searching Authorities or International Preliminary Examining Authorities (refer to Annex D or E), or a searching or examining authority that has entered into an agreement for search and examination with the Office or by the Office. The examination report should be furnished to the Office together with a translation in Macedonian within six months of the date of receipt.
    MK.04
    Where substantive examination by an authorized Office (refer to MK.03) has not been performed prior to entry into the national phase, such a request must be made within two years.
    [MT] MK.05 التمثيل
    MPL Art. 22,
    MPL Art. 279

    Where the ordinary residence or principal place of business of the applicant is outside North Macedonia, an agent who is a resident of North Macedonia and who is registered to practice before the Office must be appointed for the purposes of national processing.
    [MT] MK.06 تعديل الطلب؛ الحدود الزمنية
    PCT Article 28,
    PCT Article 41,
    MPL Art. 50

    The applicant may amend or correct the international application up to the grant of a patent, provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby.
    [MT] MK.07 رسوم الصيانة
    MPL Art. 24,
    MPL Art. 86(2)

    Maintenance fees are due from the international filing date for maintaining the patent in force. Payment of the maintenance fees for subsequent years must be made before the anniversary of the international filing date of the application. If payment is not made within this time limit, it may be made together with a 25% surcharge, within three months after the due date or, together with a 100% surcharge, within a further period of six months. The amounts of the maintenance fees are indicated in Annex MK.I.
    [MT] MK.08 اﻻعتذار عن التأخير في تحديد مدة اﻻجتماع
    PCT Article 24(2),
    PCT Article 48(2),
    PCT Rule 82bis,
    LAP Art. 106,
    LAP Art. 107,
    LAP Art. 108,
    LAP Art. 109,
    LAP Art. 110,
    LAP Art. 111

    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. The excuse of delay procedure is available to:
    (1) parties which have been delayed in performing certain actions due to justifiable reasons
    (2) parties which have failed to submit the application in time because it was submitted to an unauthorized authority due to lack of awareness or obvious mistake; and
    (3) parties which have missed prescribed deadlines due to lack of awareness or obvious mistake but submit the application or relevant papers to the competent authority within three days after the deadline and where delay would mean that the party would lose rights
    The request for excuse of delay must explain the circumstances which caused the delay and include the paper(s) sought to be submitted late. The request for excuse of delay must be submitted within eight days from the day on which the circumstance which caused the delay ceased to exist, or, where the party learned about its cessation only later, from the day the party learned of it. Requests for excuse of delay are acceptable only up until three months from the day when the delayed paper or action was due.
    MK.09
    MPL Art. 268,
    MPL Art. 269,
    MPL Art. 270

    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 is prejudicial to his rights. A request for reinstatement must be presented in writing within three months after the removal of the cause of the failure to observe the time limit and if the applicant has later learned of this failure, counting from the day he learned of it, but not later than twelve months from the expiration of the time limit which has not been observed. Within the said three months, the omitted action must be completed, the fee for reinstatement of rights and any late payment fees (refer to Annex MK.I) must be paid and the request must set out the facts on which it relies.
    MK.10
    MPL Art. 265,
    MPL Art. 266,
    MPL Art. 267

    Continued processing may be requested where the applicant failed to observe a time limit fixed by the Office and that failure directly causes a loss of rights conferred by a patent application or a patent. The continued processing may not be requestd for certain time limits set out in MPL Art. 267. The request for continued processing must be filed within two months from the day on which the applicant learned of the legal consequences. The Office shall authorize continued processing if the applicant files a request, performs all the omitted acts within the time limit, and pays the prescribed fee. After the expiry of six months from the date of omission, continued processing may not be requested.
    [MT] استعراض بموجب المادة 25 من معاهدة البراءات
    PCT Article 25,
    PCT Rule 51,
    MPL 20

    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 filed with the Administrative Court of Macedonia in accordance with the Law on Administrative Disputes within 30 days from the date of receipt of the decision.

    Annexes

    [MT] المرفق MK.I - الرسوم
    [MT] رسم الإيداع
    800 MKD
    [MT] رسم النشر
    1,500 MKD
    [MT] رسوم الصيانة:
    [MT] - للسنة الثالثة
    800 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة الرابعة
    1,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة الخامسة
    1,200 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة السادسة
    1,400 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة السابعة
    1,600 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة الثامنة
    1,800 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة التاسعة
    2,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة العاشرة
    3,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة الحادية عشرة
    4,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة الثانية عشرة
    5,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة الثالثة عشرة
    6,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة الرابعة عشرة
    7,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة الخامسة عشرة
    8,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة السادسة عشرة
    9,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة السابعة عشرة
    10,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة الثامنة عشرة
    11,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة التاسعة عشرة
    12,000 MKD
    [MT] - للسنة العشرين
    13,000 MKD
    [MT] رسم استعادة حق الأولوية
    1,000 MKD
    [MT] رسوم إضافية عن التأخر في دفع رسوم الصيانة:
    — fees paid within 3 months
    25% of the amount due
    — fees paid within 6 months
    50% of the amount due
    How can payment of fees be effected?
    Filing and maintenance fees must be paid by money order, cheque or bank transfer to a budget account of North Macedonia No. 1000 000 000 63095; suspense account No. 840-identification of the municipality-03135; revenue code: 722319; manner: 2. All payments should include the complete application number, the name of the applicant and the type of fee being paid.
    The publication fee must be paid to the account of the State Office of Industrial Property (North Macedonia):
    Account No. 1000 000 000 63095; account user 1100200213-787-13; revenue code and program: 724149-20; manner: 1; tax number of IPPO: 4030994253825, depositor of National Bank.
    Forms
    Please refer to the Office.
    Current version applicable from ١٣ مارس ٢٠٢٥ , printed on ١٤ فبراير ٢٠٢٦
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