OAPI
Supported patent filings

PCT National Phase Entry

Deadline:	30 months
Power of Attorney:	Yes
Assignments:	Yes
Language:	English or French
Translation Extension:	No
Excess Claims Fee:	Yes*
Examination Request:	No substantive examination
Country Notes:	* Reduced claims may be lodged on filing to reduce claim surcharges payable. • OAPI member states: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Republic of), Côte d’Ivoire, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo.

Direct Filing

Deadline:	12 months
Power of Attorney:	Yes
Assignments:	Yes
Language:	English or French
Translation Extension:	No
Excess Claims Fee:	No
Examination Request:	No substantive examination
Country Notes:	• A certified copy of the Priority Document, along with a certified English or French translation of the Priority Document (in case of non-English language), must be submitted within six months from the application filing date. This is a hard deadline and cannot be extended. • Note that assignments are required for Paris Convention filings even though they are not required for PCT cases.

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