National or Standard Application

The following are required to complete a patent application in Papua New Guinea and should be filed in triplicate (3 copies) under the Patent and Industrial Designs Act 2000.

1. The application is composed of several parts which are:-

   •  The request (Form 1);

   •  Description;

   •  Claims;

   •  Abstract; and if any

   •  Drawings or diagrams or sequence listing part.

2. A filing fee of K1000 Bank Check or Bank Draft in favour of the Investment Promotion Authority.
3. Additional pages should be numbered correctly and the text, drawing or diagrams must be legible for printing, scanning, photocopying and reproducing purposes.

PCT National Phase Entries

For PCT applications entering national phase, the following are the minimum requirements:-

1. PCT Request;
2. PCT Publication including description, claims, abstract, and if any, drawings or diagrams or sequence listing parts; and
3. If any at the time of applying, the International Search and/or International Preliminary Report.
4. A filing fee of K1000 Bank Check or Bank Draft in favour of the Investment Promotion Authority.
5. Additionally, documents indicated under items 1, 2 and 3 above should be legible enough for printing, scanning, photocopying and reproducing purposes.

 

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING A PATENT APPLICATION IN PNG

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