Requirements
Patents of Invention (Non-PCT):
• Power of Attorney (simply signed) (can be late filed, no set deadline)
• Specification, claims and abstract in English (required on the day of filing)
• Formal drawings, if applicable (required on the day of filing)
• Assignment of Invention (can be late filed, no set deadline)
• Priority document with verified English translation (can be late filed within three months)
National Phase PCT Application:
• Power of Attorney (simply signed) (can be late filed, no set deadline)
• Specification, claims and abstract in English (required on the day of filing)
• Formal drawings, if applicable (required on the day of filing)
• Assignment of Invention (can be late filed, no set deadline)
• Copy of Published International Application (required on the day of filing)
• Copy of International Search Report (can be late filed, no set deadline)
• Copy of International Preliminary Report on patentability (can be late filed, no set deadline)