WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide SD - السودان
المسجل العام، دائرة الملكية الفكرية (السودان)

    Applicable as from ٢٠ مارس ٢٠٢٥
    (published on ٢٠ 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

    جميع الإصدارات المتاحة

    [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: Registrar General of Intellectual Property Department (Sudan)
    PA: Patents Act 1971
    PR: Patent Regulations 1981
    [MT] قائمة العملات المستخدمة في هذه الوثيقة:
    CHF (فرنك سويسري), SDG (جنيه سوداني)
    [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 Friday and Saturday
    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:
    السودان
    [MT] رمز من حرفين:
    SD
    [MT] اسم المكتب:
    المسجل العام، دائرة الملكية الفكرية (السودان)
    [MT] الموقع:
    Elgomhouria Street
    Elmogran Area
    Khartoum
    Sudan
    [MT] العنوان البريدي:
    P.O. Box 744
    Khartoum
    Sudan
    [MT] الهاتف:
    (249-155) 12 68 62
    (249-183) 74 23 58
    [MT] البريد الإلكتروني:
    epct.info@ipsudan.gov.sd
    [MT] الموقع الشبكي:
    [MT] الفاكس:
    (249-183) 74 23 56
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب إيداع المستندات بالفاكس أو بوسائل مماثلة (المادة 92-4 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    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:
    AP,
    IB,
    SD
    [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: SD
    ARIPO protection: AP
    [MT] أنواع الحماية المتاحة من خلال معاهدة البراءات:
    National:
    Patents
    ARIPO:
    Patents,
    Utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)
    [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] للحماية الوطنية
    [MT] الوقت الذي يجب فيه تقديم اسم المخترع وعنوانه :
    May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already com-plied 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
    [MT] من أجل براءة اختراع للرابطة الأفريقية للملكية الفكرية
    Refer to Annex B(AP)

    [MT] المرفق جيم - المكتب المتلقي

    [MT] مكتب الاستقبال المختص لرعايا ومقيمي:
    السودان
    [MT] اللغة التي يجوز أن تقدم بها الطلبات الدولية:
    If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (refer to Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).
    Arabic,
    English
    [MT] اللغة المقبولة للنص الحر المعتمد على اللغة في القائمة المتسلسلة:
    The Office has not specifically notified the International Bureau of the language that it accepts under PCT Rule 12.1(d).
    Same as above
    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 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)).
    For the relevant notification by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 29 October 2020, pages 226 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, please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests
    [MT] السلطة الدولية المختصة بالبحث:
    EG,
    EP
    [MT] سلطة الفحص الأولي الدولي المختصة:
    EG
    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 SDG
    [MT] رسم التقديم الدولي:
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    Equivalent in SDG of 1,330 CHF
    [MT] رسم لكل ورقة تتجاوز ٣٠:
    Equivalent in SDG of 15 CHF
    [MT] التخفيضات (في إطار جدول الرسوم، البند 4):
    [MT] التقديم الإلكتروني (الطلب في شكل مشفر بالحروف):
    Equivalent in SDG of 200 CHF
    [MT] :: الإيداع الإلكتروني (الطلب والوصف والادعاءات والخلاصة في شكل مشفر بالحروف):
    Equivalent in SDG of 300 CHF
    [MT] رسم البحث:
    Equivalent in SDG of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant:
    Refer to
    Annex D(EG)
    Annex D(EP)
    [MT] رسم وثيقة الأولوية (المادة 17-1 (ب) من معاهدة براءات الاختراع):
    None
    [MT] هل يشترط المكتب المتلقي وجود وكيل؟
    No, if the applicant resides in the Sudan. An address for service in the Sudan is required for non-residents
    [MT] من يستطيع أن يعمل كوكيل ؟
    Lawyers authorized to work in the Sudan under the Legal Profession Act 1983, or any other substitute Act
    Chartered accountants authorized to work in the Sudan
    Nationals of the Sudan graduated from a Sudanese university or in possession of an equivalent degree
    Any Sudanese national with at least five years’ experience in the field of patents
    [MT] التنازل عن التوكيل:
    [MT] هل ألغى المكتب شرط تقديم توكيل قانوني منفصل؟
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] هل ألغى المكتب شرط تقديم نسخة من التوكيل العام؟
    Refer to the Office

    [MT] المرحلة الوطنية

    [MT] موجز متطلبات الدخول إلى المرحلة الوطنية

    [MT] الحدود الزمنية المطبقة على الدخول في المرحلة الوطنية:
    Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date
    [MT] هل يسمح المكتب بإعادة الحقوق (المادة 49-6 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    نعم
    [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).
    Arabic,
    English
    [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
    50 SDG
    [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.
    The list of special requirements is still subject to confirmation by the Office.
    Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in the “Request” part of the international application
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Address for service in the Sudan (but no representation by an agent is required)
    [MT] من يستطيع أن يعمل كوكيل ؟
    Lawyers authorized to work in the Sudan under the Legal Profession Act 1983, or any other substitute Act
    Chartered accountants authorized to work in the Sudan
    Nationals of the Sudan graduated from a Sudanese university or in possession of an equivalent degree
    Any Sudanese national with at least five years’ experience in the field of patents
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب أثر استعادة المكتب المتلقي لحق الأولوية (المادة 49 مكرراً ثانياً-1 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    نعم
    [MT] هل يقبل المكتب طلبات استعادة حق الأولوية (المادة 49 مكرراً ثانياً-2 من معاهدة البراءات)؟
    Yes, please refer to the Office for the applicable criteria and/or any fee payable for such requests

    The procedure in the national Phase

    [MT] الترجمة )التصويب(
    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] SD.02 لغة الإجراءات
    PR Rule 9
    The language of proceedings is one of the official languages (Arabic or English). Where necessary, the Office may authorize the applicant to use a foreign language. If the foreign language is not comprehensible to the Office, the latter may request that the applicant furnishes a translation into Arabic or English.
    [MT] SD.03 الرسوم (طريقة الدفع)
    PA Sec. 16
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex SD.I.
    [MT] توكيل الممثل
    PA Sec. 12(3)
    An agent must be appointed by filing a power of attorney. A model is given in Annex SD.II.
    [MT] الرسوم السنوية
    PA Sec. 25,
    PR Rule 6(2)

    After a patent has been granted a fee must be paid for maintaining the patent in force. The fee is due by the anniversary of the date of grant of the patent. Where the applicant failed to pay by that date, payment can still be made, together with a surcharge for late payment, within the six months following the due date. Payment must be made together with an application for renewal on Form No. 6, which appears in Annex SD.III. The amount of the annual fees is indicated in Annex SD.I.
    [MT] رسوم النشر
    PR Rule 7
    A fee for publication in the Official Gazette must be paid after receipt by the applicant of the notification to grant the patent within a time limit fixed in the notification. The amount of the said fee is indicated in Annex SD.I.
    SD.07 AMENDMENT OF THE APPLICATION; TIME LIMITS
    PCT Article 28,
    PCT Article 41,
    PR Rule 15

    The following modifications to the application may be made during the national phase, provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby:
    (i) up to the decision to grant a patent: amendments to any part of the application;
    PR Rule 15
    (ii) at any time (even after the grant of the patent): correction of written errors; if the applicant is responsible for such an error, the correction is subject to the payment of a fee (refer to Annex SD.I).
    SD.08 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. 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 within 15 days from the date of receipt of the decision. An extension of the 15-day time limit may be requested. The Province Court of Khartoum will then decide on the appeal.
    SD.09 EXCUSE OF DELAYS IN MEETING TIME LIMITS
    PCT Article 24(2),
    PCT Article 48(2)

    Where the applicant failed to comply with a time limit during the international phase or before the Office and non observance of the time limit is detrimental to his rights, he may request restoration of his rights or request the Office to waive the requirement which was not observed. Such a request must be presented to the Office in writing, indicate the reasons for missing the time limit and be accompanied by evidence in support of the statements made.

    Annexes

    Annex SD.I - Fees
    National (filing) fee
    50 SDG
    Publication fee
    15 SDG
    Annual fee per year
    10 SDG
    Surcharge for late payment of annual fee
    20 SDG
    Fee for correction of errors
    20 SDG
    How can payment of fees be effected?
    Fees must be paid in Sudanese Pounds to the Central Bank of Sudan, account of Registrar General of Intellectual Property Department (Sudan).
    Forms
    The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.
    Annex SD.II - Power of attorney
    Annex SD.III - Form No 6 (Application for renewal)
    Current version applicable from ٢٠ مارس ٢٠٢٥ , printed on ٧ فبراير ٢٠٢٦
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