PATENTS AND PCT
National filings and PCT national-phase entry in Sudan, through to publication,
grant, annuities and the recordals that follow.
- S C O P E
WHAT WE HANDLE
Most patent work reaching Sudan arrives from a foreign associate at the national-phase deadline. We are built for that: fast instruction turnaround, Arabic translation coordinated and checked against the claims, and a report back in the format your docketing system expects.
Where the invention needs cover beyond Sudan, we set the ARIPO and national options against your country list before the national phase window closes, not after.
S E R V I C E S
- National patent applications
- PCT national-phase entry
- Technical translation into Arabic
- Publication and grant formalities
- Annuity and maintenance payments
- Assignments and licence recordals
- Name and address changes on the register
- Certified copies of letters patent
- WHAT WE NEED
FOUR DOCUMENTS TO START
- A power of attorney, simply signed by the applicant.
- The specification, claims, abstract and drawings.
- A deed of assignment where the applicant is not the inventor.
- For PCT cases: the international application number, publication and any amendments.
GOOD TO KNOW
Arabic translation is required and quoted separately from the filing fee.
National-phase deadlines are strict. Send instructions early, not on the last day.
We report the filing receipt and number as soon as the register issues it.
- FEES
PATENT CHARGES
Official and professional fees for patent work in Sudan.
ACTION
OFFICIAL
PROFESSIONAL
File a patent application
USD 4
USD 175
File a PCT national-phase application
USD 9.05
USD 175
Publication and grant fees
USD 7.05
USD 75
Record a licence against a granted patent
USD 19.68
USD 150
Record an assignment against a granted patent
USD 20
USD 180
Record a change of address
USD 0
USD 150
Record a change of name
USD 0
USD 150
Certified copy of letters patent
USD 10
USD 90
COMMON QUESTIONS
DOES SUDAN ACCEPT PCT NATIONAL-PHASE ENTRY?
Yes, and it is the most common route we handle for foreign applicants. We take instructions directly from your firm and report in your preferred format
IS AN ARABIC TRANSLATION COMPULSORY?
The specification must be filed in Arabic. We coordinate technical translation and have it checked against the claims before filing, because a loose translation narrows the scope you end up with.
WHO PAYS THE ANNUITIES ?
We diary and pay them on your instruction and confirm each payment. Unpaid annuities lapse the
patent, so this sits inside the docketing service rather than as an afterthought