Requirements
Filing Requirements
Design Applications

1. A Power of Attorney, which shall be legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.  
2. Four representations (photographs or drawings) of the design or model on good quality paper. Also, along with a brief description for each photograph or drawing. 
3. A Certificate of the Articles of Incorporation, which should include the name, address, nationality, legal status and profession or nature of business of the applicant. which shall be legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
4. A certified copy of the priority document for a convention application in case it is claimed, which shall be legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
5. Deed of assignment (if any), which shall be legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.

• General Information: 
➢ According to the new Egyptian regulations, late filing of the documents is possible, however, they must be available within 6 months from the filing date. Please be advised that if the documents were not available by the due date, the design application will lapse. 

Assignment Applications
1. A Power of Attorney signed by the assignee and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate. (To be submitted at the time of filing the application). 
2. An extract of the entry of the assignee company in the Commercial Register, or a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate. 
3. A legalized Deed of Assignment duly singed by both parties and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate. 

General notes for Assignment recordals:
1. The assignor's details shall be unified with the Egyptian Trademark Office.
2. The assignee's details shall be unified in all documents.
3. The Deed of Assignment, must reflect a ' Monetary Consideration' which is an amount of money (one dollar is sufficient) for the acceptability of the document.
4. Certificate of Incorporation must indicate the address of the assignee

License Applications 
1. A legalized license agreement by the Egyptian Consulate. 
2. A Power of Attorney by the licensee legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate. (To be submitted at the time of filing the application). 
3. An extract of the entry of the licensee company in the commercial register, or a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.

Change of Name/Address Applications
1. A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate. 
2. A certified certificate of the change of name or address. For design applications, the applicant company must submit the certificate of the change of name or address legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.