TRADEMARKS

The International Classification of Goods and Services are applicable

Types of trademark registrable

Service marks are registrable, Seychelles operates a “Single-class” registration system (A separate application is required for each class of goods or services)
there are provisions for the registration of CERTIFICATION MARKS, DEFENSIVE MARKS and SERIES MARKS.

International and Regional Arrangements

Seychelles is a member of the Paris Convention and Madrid agreement.

Documents required for trademark registration

1. Full particulars of the applicant
2. Power of Attorney (notarized)
3. Electronic prints of the mark in the case of device mark
4. Certified copy of the priority document (if applicable)

Renewals

Registration is for an initial period of ten (10) years and renewable after every seven (7) years.

Documents required for Renewals

Power of Attorney signed before a Notary Public or under corporate seal.

Documents required for Assignments/Mergers

1. Power of Attorney signed before a Notary Public or under corporate seal.
2. Deed of Assignment or other instrument of title signed before a Notary Public or under corporate seal, with verified English translation.

Documents required for Change of Name

1. Power of Attorney signed before a Notary Public or under corporate seal.
2. Certificate of Change of Name, with verified English translation.

Documents required for Change of Address

Power of Attorney signed before a Notary Public or under corporate seal.

Documents required for Licenses/Registered Users

1. Power of Attorney from proprietor and licensee signed before a Notary Public or under corporate seal.
2. Declaration and Statement of Case, with verified English translation.
3. License Agreement signed before a Notary Public or under corporate seal, with verified English translation.

PATENTS

Filing Requirements

Re-registration of granted UK or European (UK) patent

1. Power of Attorney (notarized) (required on the day of filing)
2. Form of Application (simply signed) (required on the day of filing)
3. Copy of the granted UK or European patent (required on the day of filing)

National Phase PCT Application:

Seychelles patent legislation does not make provision for PCT applications, nor are filing requirements for such applications specified. At present, we advise applicants to lodge the same documents as for a non-PCT application, plus the following:

1. Copy of International Publication
2. Copy of International Search report
3. Copy of International Preliminary Report on Patentability

Patent of Invention

1. Power of Attorney (notarized)
2. Specification claims and abstract in English (required on the day of filing)
3. Formal drawings, if applicable (required on the day of filing)
4. Assignment of Invention (notarized)
5. Priority document with verified English translation, if applicable

Duration and Renewal

The patent remains in force for so long as the UK patent on which it is based remains in force. The term of a patent of invention is fourteen (14) years from the filing date. The patent may be extended for a further period of seven (7) years (and in exceptional cases for fourteen years upon request). The term for national phase PCT applications are not yet clear.

No renewal fees are payable on UK re-registrations. For national applications, renewal fees fall due four (4) years from the date of filing and annually thereafter.