PCT Applicant's Guide 南非 - Valid as from 2026年1月1日

适用起自 2026年1月1日

(发布 2025年11月13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: Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) (South Africa)

PA: Patents Acts 1978

Reg.: Patent Regulations 1978

[MT] 本文档中使用的货币列表 :

ZAR (南非兰特)

[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

条约 64(5)

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：

南非

[MT] 两个字母代码 :

[MT] 办公室名称:

公司和知识产权委员会 (CIPC)（南非）

[MT] 地点：

77 Meintjies Street
Block F
Sunnyside
Pretoria 0002
South Africa

[MT] 邮寄地址 :

Intellectual Property:
Private Bag X400
Pretoria 0001
South Africa

[MT] 电话：

(27-12) 394 50 01
(27-12) 394 50 84

[MT] 电子邮件：

epct@cipc.co.za

[MT] 网站地图

http://www.cipc.co.za

[MT] 传真：

None

[MT] 局是否接受通过传真或类似方式提交文件(PCT规则92.4 )?

Yes, by e-mail

[MT] 哪些类型的文件可以通过这种方式传送?

All kinds of documents

[MT] 是否在所有情况下都必须提供文件原件?

Yes, within 14 days from the date of the transmission, if the transmitted document is the international application, a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of the international application, or a power of attorney

No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents

[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:

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:

Refer to corresponding National Phase.

[MT] 通过PCT 提供的保护类型:

Patents,

Patents of addition

[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] 发明人姓名和地址必须提供的时间:

May be in the request or may be furnished later. 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.

[MT] 是否有关于微生物和其他生物材料的存放的特别规定？

Yes, refer to Annex L.

[MT] 附件C -- -- 接收办公室

[MT] 主管接收办公室为国民和居民:

南非

[MT] 国际申请可用语言提交:

English

[MT] 接受的语言 - 依赖于序列列表中的自由文本 :

The Office has not specifically notified the International Bureau of the language that it accepts under PCT Rule 12.1(d).

Same as above

[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 notifications by the Office, see Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 4 June 2015, pages 92 et seq. and 1 December 2022, pages 322 et seq.

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)).

Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing

[MT] 接收局是否接受转换前文件的提交,如果接受,采用何种格式(PCT行政指示第706条 )?

Yes, any format

[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?

是的

[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,

AU,

EP,

[MT] 国际初步审查主管机关 :

AT,

The Office is competent only if the international search is or has been carried out by that Office or by the Austrian Patent Office.

The Office is competent only if the international search is or has been carried out by that Office.

Fees payable to the RO:

[MT] 传输费用 :

525 ZAR

[MT] 国际申请费:

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

28,760 ZAR

[MT] 超过30张的每张费用:

320 ZAR

[MT] 减免(费用表,项目4) :

[MT] 电子提交(以字符编码格式提交请求 ) :

4,320 ZAR

[MT] 电子提交(请求书、说明书、权利要求书和摘要以字符编码格式提交 ) :

6,490 ZAR

[MT] 搜索费用:

Refer to
Annex D(AT)
Annex D(AU)
Annex D(EP)
Annex D(US)

[MT] 优先权文件费 (PCT规则17.1(b ) ) :

210 ZAR

[MT] 接受局是否要求代理人?

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

[MT] 谁可以担任代理人?

Any patent attorney or partnership registered before the Office

[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] 附件L - 微生物和其他生物材料的存放

[MT] 指定和选任办公室的要求

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] 时间(如果有) 早于 16 个月从优先权日,申请人必须提供:

[MT] 规则13之二.3(a)㈠至㈢所规定的标记：

None

[MT] 任何其他说明：

None

[MT] 除第13条之二第3款(a)项(一)至(三)目规定的说明外,根据局通知必须提供的其他说明(如有 ) :

To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism

[MT] 其他资料

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) (South Africa) with any depositary institution.

[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(3): 31 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, 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, 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).

[MT] 申请费

590 ZAR

[MT] 第一年费

The first annual fee is due within three years from the international filing date.

130 ZAR

[MT] 免除、减少或退还费用:

None

[MT] 局的特殊要求(PCT规则51之二 ) :

Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in South Africa

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 six months.

Proof of assignment or transfer of rights 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 of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.

This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.

Proof by the applicant concerning his right to claim priority of the earlier application, if he did not apply himself for that earlier application

This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.

Verified translation of the international application to be furnished in duplicate

[MT] 谁可以担任代理人?

Any patent attorney registered before the Office

[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] ZA.01 进入国家阶段的表格

PA Sec. 42E(1),

Reg. 67B

The Office has available a special form for entering the national phase (refer to Annex ZA.II).

[MT] ZA.02 申请书的修正:时限

PA Sec. 43F(3) (k)

The applicant may amend or correct the claims, description and drawings in the international application at any time before the grant of the patent provided that:

— the amendment does not introduce any new matter in the disclosure of the invention; and

— the specification as amended does not include any claim which is not fairly based on matter disclosed in the specification prior to the amendments.

[MT] ZA.03 免除或纠正程序上的不正常情况

PA Sec. 89

The Registrar or Commissioner of Patents may authorize the condonation or correction of any irregularity in procedure in any proceedings before him, provided that such condonation or correction is not detrimental to the interests of any person.

[MT] ZA.04 费用(支付方式)

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

[MT] ZA.05 律师的授权

PA Sec. 30,

Reg. 8,

Reg. 22(1),

Reg. 33

An agent must be appointed by filing a power of attorney if the applicant is not resident in South Africa. If a power of attorney is not filed at the time of entry into the national phase, it may be filed within six months from the date of filing of the application. The Registrar may, upon request of the applicant, extend the time for filing the power of attorney.

[MT] ZA.06 续展费

Sec. 46(1),

Reg. 48(1)

The first renewal fee is payable before the expiry of the third year from the international filing date and thereafter, annually, till the expiry of the patent. The amounts of the renewal fees are indicated in Annex ZA.I. A special form is to be used for the payment of these fees (refer to Annex ZA.III). The Office does not issue a reminder to the applicant for the payment of the renewal fees.

[MT] 附件 1

[MT] 附件ZA.I - 收费

[MT] 国家费用 :

[MT] 附有完整规格的申请(第30条第(1)款)

590 ZAR

[MT] 逾期主张优先权的费用,按月或部分月计算(第31(1)(i)条)

50 ZAR

[MT] 申请注册处:

[MT] 要求优先权(第30(7)条)

50 ZAR

[MT] 修改或提出新的申请(第37条)

50 ZAR

[MT] －纠正文书错误和修改文件(第50节)

90 ZAR

[MT] 逾期提交文件的费用(第30(6)和32条)

50 ZAR

[MT] 第四十六条审判员的职责

[MT] — 第三年届满前

130 ZAR

[MT] — 第四年届满前

130 ZAR

[MT] — 第五年届满前

130 ZAR

[MT] — 第六年届满前

85 ZAR

[MT] — 第七年届满前

85 ZAR

[MT] — 第八年届满前

100 ZAR

[MT] — 第九年届满前

100 ZAR

[MT] — 第十年届满前

120 ZAR

[MT] — 第11年届满前

120 ZAR

[MT] 12年期满前

145 ZAR

[MT] 13年期满前

145 ZAR

[MT] — 第14年届满前

164 ZAR

[MT] — 第15年届满前

164 ZAR

[MT] 16 年期满前

181 ZAR

[MT] 17 年期满前

181 ZAR

[MT] 18 年期满前

206 ZAR

[MT] 19 年期满前

206 ZAR

[MT] 第四十六条人民法院审理的案件,应当在审理结束后立即开庭审理。

90 ZAR

[MT] 此后每个月或其中一部分(不超过五个月)

50 ZAR

[MT] 第四十七条专利申请人应当向专利局提出申请。

286 ZAR

[MT] 第五十一条申请人对临时规格的修改

70 ZAR

[MT] 申请修改完整规格 :

[MT] 第五十一条人民法院应当对下列情形予以确定:

70 ZAR

[MT] 第五十一条人民法院应当对下列情形予以确定:

242 ZAR

[MT] 书记官长程序中的反对费

90 ZAR

[MT] 任何档案、文件或登记册的检查费

4 ZAR

[MT] 如何支付费用?

The payment of fees should be effected in South African rand using the Office’s customer account. All payments must indicate the application number (national, if already known; international, if the national number is not yet known), the name of the applicant and the type of fee being paid, as well as the CIPC customer code

For further details on how to create an account, please refer to:
http://www.cipc.co.za/index.php/register-your-business/banking-details/

[MT] 表格

The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.

Annex ZA.II - National Processing Form

Annex ZA.III - Payment and Certificate of Renewal

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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] 附件L - 微生物和其他生物材料的存放

[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

[MT] 附件 1

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