Tunisia
Information on the filing of Patents, Designs and trademarks in Tunisia

PATENT REGISTRATIONS

Tunisia is a member of the International Convention and of the PCT.

The requirements for filing a non-PCT application in Tunisia are as follows:

(a) Power of Attorney (simply signed) - required on the date of filing;
(b) Specification, claims, drawings, and abstract in English, Arabic, or French - required on the day of filing;
(c) Assignment of Invention - can be late filed with no set deadline;
(d) Assignment of Priority Rights - can be late filed with no set deadline; and
(e) Priority document with verified translation into the language in which the application was filed - can be late filed within 3 months.

The requirements for filing a PCT application in Tunisia are as follows:

(i) Power of Attorney (simply signed) - required on the date of filing;
(ii) Specification, claims, drawings, and abstract in English, Arabic, or French - required on the day of filing;
(iii) Copy of PCT International advertisement - required on day of filing;
(iv) Copy of International Search Report - can be late filed, no set deadline; and
(v) Copy of International Preliminary Examination Report - can be late filed, no set deadline.

At present, we estimate that the cost of filing in Tunisia will be between about US$ 1800.00 and US$ 2000.00 (including publication and grant fees). This excludes translation fees (if required), claiming convention priority at US$ 80.00 per priority claim, and surplus claim charges of US$ 70.00 per claim over 10.