WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide UY - Uruguay
National Directorate of Industrial Property (DNPI) (Uruguay)

    Applicable as from 1 April 2025
    (published on 13 March 2025)

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    RO: RO fees

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    7 Jan 2025, 6 Feb 2025, 1 Mar 2025, 13 Mar 2025, Current Version

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    The PCT Applicant’s Guide is updated almost every week with information received by the International Bureau.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    List of currencies used in this document:
    USD (US dollar), UYU (Uruguayan peso)
    Countries and Offices information:
    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.
    Office profile
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    PCT Reservations, Declarations, Notifications and Incompatibilities
    Article 64(1)(a)
    Refer to the full list.
    Office Closed dates
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    International Phase

    Annex B - Information on Contracting States or Intergovernmental Organization

    Contracting State:
    Uruguay
    Two-letter code:
    UY
    Name of Office:
    National Directorate of Industrial Property (DNPI) (Uruguay)
    Location:
    Rincón 719 – Piso 3º
    C.P.: 11000
    Montevideo
    Uruguay
    Mailing address:
    Same as above
    Telephone:
    (598) 2840 1234 (extensions 4451, 4460, 4404)
    E-mail:
    pct.dnpi@miem.gub.uy
    secretaria.dnpi@miem.gub.uy
    Website:
    Facsimile:
    None
    Does the Office accept the filing of documents by facsimile or like means (PCT Rule 92.4)?
    No
    Does the Office send notifications via e-mail in respect of international applications?
    Yes
    Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)?
    Yes, provided that the delivery service is:
    DHL, 
    FedEx, 
    UES, 
    UPS
    Is the Office prepared to allow applicants to make applications available to the WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents (DAS) (PCT Rule 17.1(b-bis)?
    No
    Competent receiving Office(s) for international applications filed by nationals or residents of this State:
    IB, 
    UY
    Does national legislation restrict the filing of international applications with foreign Offices?
    No
    Competent designated (or elected) Office(s) for this State:
    UY
    Types of protection available via the PCT:
    Patents, Utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of a national patent)
    Payment methods accepted by the Office:
    Payment must be made on DNPI’s online filing system, in the payment module: https://rad.miem.gub.uy/login/auth
    Availability under the national law for an international-type search (PCT Article 15):
    No
    Provisional protection after international publication:
    No
    Information of interest if this Contracting State is designated (or elected)
    For national protection
    Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given:
    May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the applicant has two months from the time limit specified under Rule 51bis.3 to furnish the information
    Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material?
    Yes, refer to Annex L.

    Annex C - Receiving Office

    Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of:
    Uruguay
    Language in which international applications may be filed:
    Spanish
    Language accepted for language-dependent free text in the sequence listing:
    Spanish
    Language in which the request may be filed:
    Spanish
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if application filed on paper:
    1
    Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications in electronic form?
    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.
    The relevant notification by the Office will be published in the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) shortly.
    Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing
    Does the receiving Office accept the submission of pre-conversion documents and, if yes, in which format (Section 706 of the PCT Administrative Instructions)?
    Yes, Microsoft Word (.DOCX) and PDF
    Does the receiving Office accept incorporation by reference (PCT Rule 20.6)?
    Yes
    Does the receiving Office accept the submission of color drawings on an informal basis and transmit them to the International Bureau?
    Yes
    Does the receiving Office accept requests for restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 26bis.3)?
    Yes, the Office applies the “due care” criterion to such requests
    Competent International Searching Authority:
    BR, 
    CL, 
    EP, 
    ES, 
    JP
    Fees payable to the RO:
    Transmittal fee:
    Equivalent in UYU of 100 USD
    International filing fee:
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    Equivalent in UYU of 1,456 USD
    Fee per sheet in excess of 30:
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    Equivalent in UYU of 16 USD
    Reductions (under Schedule of Fees, item 4):
    Electronic filing (the request in character coded format):
    Equivalent in UYU of 219 USD
    Electronic filing (the request, description, claims and abstract in character coded format):
    Equivalent in UYU of 328 USD
    Search fee:
    Refer to
    Annex D(BR)
    Annex D(CL)
    Annex D(EP)
    Annex D(ES)
    Annex D(JP)
    Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)):
    The Office's fees are established in Indexed Units (UI) (Art. 117 of Law on Patents No. 17.164, as amended by Art. 398 of Law on Patents No. 18.719), however they are payable in UYU and are updated monthly, according to the value of the UI on the first day of each month. Refer to https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-industria-energia-mineria/comunicacion/publicaciones/tasas-precios-direccion-nacional-propiedad-industrial.
    Refer to the Office
    Fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 26bis.3(d)):
    Equivalent in UYU of 400 USD
    Is an agent required by the receiving Office?
    No
    Who can act as agent?
    Any natural or legal person residing in Uruguay
    Waiver of power of attorney:
    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 11.048).
    Has the Office waived the requirement that a separate power of attorney be submitted?
    No
    Has the Office waived the requirement that a copy of a general power of attorney be submitted?
    No

    Annex L - Deposits of Microorganisms and Other Biological Material

    Requirements of designated and elected Offices
    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
    Time (if any) earlier than 16 months from priority date by which applicant must furnish:
    — the indications prescribed in Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii):
    At the time of filing, in the description
    — any additional indications:
    None
    Additional indications (if any) which must be given besides those prescribed in Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii) pursuant to notifications from the Office:
    To the extent available to the applicant, a description of the characteristics and an indication of the usefulness of the microorganism and/or other biological material
    Additional information
    Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the National Directorate of Industrial Property (DNPI) (Uruguay) with any depositary institution under the Budapest Treaty

    National Phase

    Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

    Time limits applicable for entry into the national phase:
    Under PCT Article 22(3): 30 months from the priority date
    Does the Office permit reinstatement of rights (PCT Rule 49.6)?
    Yes, the Office permits reinstatement of rights under the “due care” criterion.
    Fee for reinstatement of rights
    None
    Translation of international application required into (one of) the following language(s):
    Spanish
    Required contents of the translation for entry into the national phase:
    Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as originally filed and as amended), abstract, any text matter of drawings
    Is a copy of the international application required in particular circumstances?
    Yes
    Does the Office accept color drawings under its national law?
    No
    National fees:
    The Office's fees are established in Indexed Units (UI) (Art. 117 of Law on Patents No. 17.164, as amended by Art. 398 of Law on Patents No. 18.719), however they are payable in UYU and are updated monthly, according to the value of the UI on the first day of each month. Refer to https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-industria-energia-mineria/comunicacion/publicaciones/tasas-precios-direccion-nacional-propiedad-industrial.
    Patents
    Refer to the Office
    Fee for restoration of the right of priority (Rule 49ter.2)
    Equivalent in UYU of 400 USD
    Utility models
    Refer to the Office
    Exemptions, reductions or refunds of fees:
    Fees are reduced by up to 90% for public institutions, small and medium-sized companies, associations and groups of producers, cooperatives, independent inventors and research centers (Art. 338 of Law 19355)
    Special requirements of the Office (PCT Rule 51bis):
    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.
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of the invitation.
    Document evidencing the applicant’s entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, 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.
    Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306)
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of the invitation.
    Evidence of entitlement to claim priority where the applicant is not the applicant who filed the earlier application
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of the invitation.
    Address for service in Uruguay if the applicant is not domiciled in Uruguay (no representation by an agent is required but, if an agent is appointed, a power of attorney must be furnished)
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within 30 days from the date of the invitation.
    Instrument appointing the agent (authorization or power of attorney)
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22, the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within 30 days from the date of the invitation.
    Verification of translation of the international application
    Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in electronic form
    Who can act as agent?
    Any natural or legal person resident in Uruguay
    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 the “due care” criterion to such requests

    The procedure in the national Phase

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    Annexes

    Annex UY.I - Fees
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    Forms
    Please refer to the Office.
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