Summary
As per the Paris Convention, any person who has duly filed an application for the registration of a patent, in one country of the Paris Union established by the Convention, shall enjoy for the purpose of filing in Lebanon, a right of priority during a period of 12 months. In case of claiming a priority right, late filing of the Power of Attorney and the priority document is possible within 3 months from the acceptance date.
There is no provision for opposing the registration of a patent. Patents are protected for 20 years from the acceptance date (grant date).
Every person, subject to public or private laws, is entitled after 3 years from the date of the patent grant, to present an official request for a compulsory license to exploit the invention in Lebanon, according to the conditions hereinafter stated, if the patent owner or his successors did not exploit the patent or actually and practically prepare to exploit the invention being the subject of the patent in the Lebanese Territory.
Requirements
Filing applications
• A signed Power of Attorney.
2. The name, address, nationality and occupation of the applicant(s) and inventor(s).
3. Three copies of the specifications and claims in any major language (especially English, French or Arabic), and three sets of the formal drawings, divided as follows: Title of the invention, summary of the invention, full description of the invention (detailing the methods to execute the invention and its industrial application, preferably with examples, statistics, etc.), claims, drawings and brief description of the drawings, a list of all enclosed documents.
4. A certified copy of the home certificate of registration or application which is required only for claiming convention priority. It can belatedly be filed within three months of the filing date.
Assignment Applications
1. A simply signed Power of Attorney.
2. A deed of assignment legalized up to the Lebanese Consulate.
3. The name, nationality, address and business of the assignee.
4. The number and date of the patent concerned.
Change of Name Applications
1. A simply signed Power of Attorney.
2. A certified copy of the change of name certificate issued by the home registry, or a notarized attestation legalized up to the Lebanese Consulate.
3. The number and date of the patent concerned.
Change of Address Applications
1. A simply signed Power of Attorney.
2. A notarized attestation legalized up to the Lebanese Consulate.
3. The number and date of the patent concerned.
Cancellation Applications
1. A specified Power of Attorney legalized up to the Lebanese Consulate.
2. The name, nationality and address of the applicant.
3. The number and date of the patent concerned.
