WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide MW - 말라위
법무부 등록국(말라위)

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    [MT] 유용한 정보

    [MT] PCT 신청자 가이드는 국제사무국 에서 수신한 정보를 바탕으로 거의 매주 업데이트됩니다.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    [MT] 이 문서에서 사용되는 약어 목록 :
    Office: Ministry of Justice, Department of the Registrar General (Malawi)
    MPA: Patents Act of Malawi
    MPR: Patent Regulations of Malawi
    MPT: Patents Tribunal Rules
    [MT] 이 문서에서 사용되는 통화 목록 :
    MWK (말라위 콰차), USD (미국 달러)
    [MT] 국가 및 사무소 정보 :
    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] 사무실 프로필
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    [MT] PCT 예약, 선언, 통지 및 불호환성
    The Office does not have any reservations, declarations, notifications or incompatibilities.
    Refer to the full list.
    [MT] 사무실 폐쇄 날짜
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    [MT] 국제 단계

    [MT] 첨부 B - 계약국 또는 정부간 기구에 관한 정보

    [MT] 계약국 :
    말라위
    [MT] 두 글자 코드 :
    MW
    [MT] 사무실 이름 :
    법무부 등록국(말라위)
    [MT] 위치 :
    Blantyre
    Malawi
    [MT] 우편 주소 :
    P.O. Box 100
    Blantyre
    Malawi
    [MT] 전화 :
    (265) 62 43 55
    (265) 62 44 56
    (265) 62 46 68
    (265) 62 47 95
    [MT] 메일 :
    None
    [MT] 웹사이트 :
    None
    [MT] 팩스 :
    (265) 62 16 86
    [MT] 사무소는 팩스 또는 이와 유사한 수단을 통해 문서를 제출하는 것을 허용합니까 (PCT 규칙 92.4 )?
    Yes, by facsimile
    [MT] 어떤 종류의 문서가 전송될 수 있습니까?
    All kinds of documents
    [MT] 모든 경우에 문서의 원본을 제출해야 합니까?
    예,
    within 14 days from the date of the transmission
    [MT] 우편 당국 이외의 배달 서비스가 사용되는 경우, 분실 또는 지연의 경우, 사무소는 문서를 우편으로 보낸 증거를 받아들일까요 (PCT 규칙 82.1 )?
    아니요
    [MT] 사무소는 출원자가 우선권 문서에 대한 WIPO 디지털 액세스 서비스 (DAS) (PCT 규칙 17.1 (b - bis ) )에 출원을 제공할 수 있도록 준비하고 있습니까?
    More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.
    아니요
    [MT] 국가의 국민 또는 거주자에 의해 제출 된 국제 출원에 대한 권한 수신 사무소 (s) :
    AP,
    IB,
    MW
    [MT] 국가법률이 외국 특허청에 국제출원을 제한하는가?
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] 지정 된 권한 ( 또는 선출 ) 사무실 ( 이 국가 ) :
    National protection: MW
    ARIPO protection: AP
    [MT] PCT를 통해 사용할 수 있는 보호 유형 :
    National:
    Patents,
    Patents of addition

    ARIPO:
    Patents,
    Utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)
    [MT] 국제 유형 검색에 대한 국가법에 따른 가용성 (PCT 제15조) :
    None
    [MT] 국제 발표 이후 임시 보호 :
    None
    [MT] 이 계약국이 지정되거나 선출된 경우 관심 정보
    [MT] 국가 보호를 위해
    [MT] 발명자의 이름과 주소를 명시해야 하는 시기 :
    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] 미생물 및 기타 생물학적 물질의 보관에 관한 특별한 규정이 있습니까?
    아니요
    [MT] ARIPO 특허를 위해
    Refer to Annex B(AP)

    [MT] 부록 C - 수신 사무소

    [MT] 국민 및 거주자를위한 권한 수신 사무소 :
    말라위
    [MT] 국제출원을 할 수 있는 언어 :
    English
    [MT] 요청서를 제출할 수 있는 언어 :
    English
    [MT] 종이로 신청한 경우 수신 사무소가 요구하는 사본 수 :
    3
    [MT] 수신국은 전자 형식으로 국제출원을 제출하는 것을 허용합니까?
    Information not yet available
    [MT] 수신 사무소는 우선권 복구 요청을 수락합니까 (PCT 규칙 26bis.3 )?
    Yes, please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests
    [MT] 국제조사관할기관 :
    EP
    [MT] 국제 예비심사기관 :
    EP
    Fees payable to the RO:
    [MT] 전송료 :
    6,000 MWK
    [MT] 국제출원 수수료 :
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    1,555 USD
    [MT] 30장 이상 시트당 요금 :
    18 USD
    [MT] 검색 수수료 :
    Refer to
    Annex D(EP)
    [MT] 우선권 문서 수수료 ( PCT 규칙 17.1 (b) ) :
    None
    [MT] 수신 사무소에서 대리인이 필요합니까?
    예
    [MT] 누가 대리인으로 행동할 수 있을까요?
    Any person registered as patent agent before the Office
    [MT] 변호사의 권한 포기 :
    [MT] 사무실은 별도의 변호사의 위임을 제출해야하는 요구 사항을 포기 했습니까?
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] 사무실은 제출 될 일반 변호사의 위임장의 사본이 필요성을 포기 했습니까?
    Refer to the Office

    [MT] 국가 단계

    [MT] 국가 단계에 대한 요구 사항 요약

    [MT] 국가 단계에 입장하는 데 적용되는 시간 제한 :
    Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date
    [MT] 국제 응용 프로그램의 번역이 필요합니다 (의 하나) 다음과 같은 언어 (s) :
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    English
    [MT] 국가 단계 에 참가하기 위한 번역의 필수 내용 :
    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)
    [MT] 특정 상황에서 국제출원서의 사본이 필요합니까?
    아니요
    [MT] 국가 수수료 :
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    [MT] 숙박에 대한 수수료 완전한 사양
    500 MWK
    [MT] 수수료 면제, 감면 또는 환불 :
    None
    [MT] 사무소의 특별 요구사항 ( PCT 규칙 51bis ) :
    Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in the “Request” part of the international 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 fixed in the invitation.
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Declaration concerning the inventor 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 fixed in the invitation.
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Appointment of an agent
    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.
    Verified translation of priority document into English
    If the validity of the priority claim is relevant to the determination of whether the invention concerned is patentable.
    [MT] 누가 대리인으로 행동할 수 있을까요?
    Any person registered as a patent attorney or attorney at law before the Ministry of Justice of Malawi
    [MT] 사무소는 우선권 복구 요청을 받아들여야 합니까 (PCT 규칙 49ter.2 )?
    Yes, please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests

    [MT] 국가 단계에서의 절차

    [MT] MW.01 국가 단계에 참가하기 위한 양식
    The national application form for lodging a complete specification (Patents Form No. 6) may be used for entering the national phase, but its use is not required (therefore, this form is not reproduced in an Annex).
    [MT] MW.02 번역 ( 수정 )
    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 6.002 and 6.003). For the applicable procedure, refer to paragraph MW.10(i).
    [MT] MW.03 수수료 ( 지불 방법 )
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex MW.I.
    [MT] MW.04 서비스 주소
    MPR Rules 78,
    MPR Rules 79,
    MPR Rules 82(2)

    An applicant, irrespective of whether or not he is a national of or a resident in Malawi, is not required to be represented by an agent, but he is required to have an address for service (of notices and other communications) in Malawi. If an agent in Malawi is appointed to represent the applicant for the entry into the national phase, a written authorization is not required, though the agent must be prepared to prove his authority to act if called upon to do so by the Office.
    [MT] MW.05 발명자에 관한 선언
    MPA Sec. 12(3)
    Where the applicant is not the inventor, he must furnish a declaration that he believes that the person indicated as inventor is the inventor and that he owns the invention in respect of Malawi. This must be done in writing (there is no special form for it) and signed by the applicant or his agent. Legalization is not required.
    [MT] MW.06 우선 문서 ( 번역 검증 )
    MPR Rule 7
    To verify the translation into English of a priority document, the translator must declare that he believes the translation is true and complete.
    [MT] MW.07 수락 광고
    MPA Sec. 21(2)
    The applicant must, upon receipt of a notice from the Office that the international application has been accepted (notice of acceptance), advertise the acceptance in the Journal of the Office. Such advertisement must be approved by the Registrar of the Office. To advertise the acceptance the applicant must send the approved advertisement to the Government Printer, P.O. Box 37, Zomba, Malawi, together with a fee for publication of advertisement (refer to Annex MW.I).
    [MT] MW.08 밀봉 요청; 시간 제한
    MPA Sec. 25,
    MPR Rule 33

    If after the acceptance of the international application there is no opposition to the grant of a patent or, if in the event of an opposition, the final determination is in favor of the grant of a patent, the applicant must make a request for the sealing of a patent to the Office. Such request must be made on Patents Form No. 15 (refer to Annex MW.II), together with the payment of the fee indicated in Annex MW.I. The request for the sealing of the patent must be made not later than 22 months after the international filing date or, where the time limit under PCT Article 39(1) applies, not later than 32 months from the international filing date.
    [MT] MW.09 갱신 수수료
    MPA Sec. 32,
    MPR Rules 37,
    MPR Rules 38,
    MPR Rules 39

    After a patent has been granted (sealed), the applicant must pay a renewal fee for each year after the expiration of the third year counted from the international filing date; payment must be made within six months from the date of sealing by lodging Patents Form No. 19 (refer to Annex MW.III). Payment for any succeeding year may be made in advance but not later than by the expiration of that year. The Office may at its discretion grant an extension of time not exceeding six months from the expiration of the year for which the renewal fee is due. An application for extension of time shall be made on Patents Form No. 20 and is subject to the payment of a fee for extension of the period for payment of renewal fees. For the amounts of fees, refer to Annex MW.I.
    [MT] MW.10 신청서의 수정 ; 기한
    PCT Art. 28,
    PCT Art. 41,
    MPA Sec. 43,
    MPR Rules 54,
    MPR Rules 55,
    MPR Rules 56

    The following modifications to the description, claims and drawings may be made by the applicant:
    (i) at any time, correction of clerical errors, omissions or obvious mistakes; such corrections must be made on Patents Form No. 42 (refer to Annex MW.VI) together with the payment of the related fee (refer to Annex MW.I);
    (ii) until the acceptance of the application, amendments, provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby; such amendments must be made on Patents Form No. 30 (refer to Annex MW.IV) together with the payment of the related fee (refer to Annex MW.I);
    (iii) after the acceptance of the application, amendments, but only if they are by way of disclaimer, correction or explanation and provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby; such amendments must be made on Patents Form No. 31 (refer to Annex MW.V) together with the payment of the related fee (refer to Annex MW.I).
    All modifications must be accompanied by a copy certified by the applicant or his agent of those sheets on which the proposed amendment appears, clearly showing in red ink the amendment sought.
    [MT] MW.11 PCT 제25조에 따른 검토
    PCT Art. 25,
    PCT Rule 51,
    MPA Sec. 73,
    MPA Sec. 80,
    MPT Rule 3

    The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs 6.018 to 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 on Form P.T. No. 1 with the Registrar of the Patents Tribunal within three months from the date of the decision. On every appeal the related fee indicated in Annex MW.I must be paid within the same time limit.
    [MT] MW.12 회의 시간 제한 지연에 대한 사과
    PCT Art. 24(2),
    PCT Art. 48(2),
    PCT Rule 82bis

    Reference is made to paragraphs 6.022 to 6.027 of the National Phase. Restoration of rights may be requested where the applicant has failed to observe a time limit during the international phase or before the Office. A request to waive the requirement which was not observed is also possible. Any such request must state the reasons for missing the time limit or for the failure to observe the requirement and must be accompanied by evidence by affidavit in support of the statements made. Where the restoration of a lapsed patent is requested, application must be made on Patents Form No. 22 together with the payment of the related fee (refer to Annex MW.I).

    [MT] 첨부 파일

    [MT] 부록 MW.I - 수수료
    [MT] 특허 양식 6
    [MT] 숙박에 대한 수수료 완전한 사양
    500 MWK
    [MT] 특허 양식 15
    [MT] 특허의 봉인 요청
    250 MWK
    [MT] 특허 양식 19
    [MT] 갱신 수수료 :
    One-half only of the fees is payable on patents endorsed “Licences of Right”.
    [MT] — 4 번째에서 6 번째 년, 연간
    165 MWK
    [MT] — 7 번째에서 9 번째 년, 연간
    180 MWK
    [MT] — 10 번째 해에
    200 MWK
    [MT] — 11 번째 해에
    200 MWK
    [MT] — 12 번째 해에
    250 MWK
    [MT] — 13 번째 해에
    250 MWK
    [MT] — 14 번째 해에
    300 MWK
    [MT] — 15 번째 해에
    350 MWK
    [MT] — 16 번째 해에
    400 MWK
    [MT] 특허 양식 20
    [MT] 갱신 수수료 지불 기간 연장 신청 :
    [MT] — 한 달을 초과하지 않는
    150 MWK
    [MT] — 2개월을 초과하지 않음
    200 MWK
    [MT] 6개월을 초과하지 않는
    250 MWK
    [MT] 특허 양식 22
    [MT] 취소된 특허의 복원 신청에 관하여
    [MT] 만료일로부터 1년 이내에 제출한 경우
    500 MWK
    [MT] 만료일로부터 1년 이후에 제출한 경우
    550 MWK
    [MT] 광고 게시에 대한 수수료
    150 MWK
    [MT] 특허 양식 30
    [MT] 아직 승인되지 않은 사양의 수정 신청에 대해
    100 MWK
    [MT] 특허 양식 31
    [MT] 수락 후의 개정신청에 관하여
    [MT] — 봉인까지, 신청자에 의해
    150 MWK
    [MT] — 밀봉 후, 특허권자에 의해
    180 MWK
    [MT] 특허 양식 42
    [MT] 서기실 오류의 수정을 요청
    50 MWK
    [MT] 제1특허재판소
    [MT] 특허재판소에 항소 통지
    50 MWK
    [MT] 수수료는 어떻게 지불할 수 있습니까?
    The payment of fees has to be effected in Malawian kwacha. All payments must be made together with the filing of the form relating to the fee to be paid and indicate the name of the applicant or patentee, the application number (national, if already known; international, if the national number is not yet known) or the number of the patent and the category of fee being paid
    Fees may be paid by any of the following means: in cash at the Office or by check drawn on a Malawian or foreign bank
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