Filing a Conventional Application – Requirements
Filing a National Phase of PCT Application – Requirements
Time limits for filing a National phase of PCT Application
Registration Procedure
Extension of the European Patent – requirements
Duration
Recording changes in the Register

Filing a Conventional Application – Requirements top

Name and address of the Applicant
Names and addresses of the Inventors
Priority date, country and number
Description of Patent
Patent Claims
Drawings (if any)
Abstract – summary of the invention
The document showing the assignment of rights from the Inventors in favor of the Applicant, simply signed by the Inventors – can be submitted subsequently, within two months as from the receipt of the official invitation
Power of Attorney simply signed by the Applicant – can be submitted subsequently, within two months as from the receipt of the official invitation
Priority document – can be submitted subsequently, within two months as from the receipt of the official invitation
The Application is to be filed within one year as from the priority date
Translation of description, claims and abstract into local language, can be filed subsequently

Filing a National Phase of PCT Application – Requirements top

Name and address of the Applicant
Names and addresses of the Inventors
Description of Patent
Patent Claims
Drawings (if any)
Abstract – summary of the invention
Priority date, country and number
International Search report
International Preliminary Examination Report
PCT Request
PCT Publication page
The document showing the assignment of rights from the Inventors in favor of the Applicant, simply signed by the Inventors – can be submitted within two months as from the receipt of the official invitation
Power of Attorney simply signed by the Applicant – can be submitted within two months as from the receipt of the official invitation
Translation of description, claims and abstract into local language, can be filed subsequently.

Time limits for filing a National phase of PCT Application top

The Application is to be filed with the Office within 30 months as from the Priority Application date.

Registration Procedure top

The Office is publishing the Patent Application within 18 months as from the Application date or the priority date if the priority has been claimed. Upon publication of Patent Application, the Decision on grant is to be issued and the publication date shall be considered as grant date
The interested parties can file an objection to the issuance of the Decision on grant with the Board of Appeal of the Directorate for Patents and Trademarks within nine months as from the issuance of the Decision on grant.
Response to the objections can be filed by the Applicant within three months. This term can be extended for an additional month

Extension of the European Patent – requirements top

The extension of the European Patent can be claimed within three months as from the date of publication of grant of the European Patent
Albanian translation of Patent Claims should be submitted to the Office along with the claim for extension of the European Patent

Duration top

20 years as from the application date for conventional Patents
20 years as from the International filing date for the National phase of PCT patents
20 years as from the date of filing the European Patent Application for the EP
petty patent is valid 10 years as from the application date
protection fees are to be paid annually, prior to expiration of the year for which the protection fees have been paid or six months after expiration of the protection period at the latest with, 50% fine
duration of patent for the inventions that have to do with pharmaceutical products may be extended for an additional time period of up to five years

Recording changes in the Register: top

Assignment of rights
Requirements:
Power of Attorney simply signed by the Assignor
Power of Attorney simply signed by the Assignee
Assignment document signed by the Assignor and the Assignee and notarized by Notary Public

Change of name
Requirements:
Power of Attorney indicating the new name, simply signed by a representative of the Company
a) Extract from the Company Registers showing the change of name or
b) Statement of the Secretary of State showing the change of name

Change of address
Requirements:
Power of Attorney indicating the new address, simply signed by a representative of the Company
a) Extract from the Company Registers showing the change of name or
b) Statement of the Secretary of State showing the change of name