حماية حقوق الملكيـة الفكرية
Protect your intellectual property rights from any unauthorized imitation or use
Trademark
A trademark is a sign such as a name, a logo, a combination of letters and/or numbers, a slogan, a color or a combination of colors, a sound, the shape of a product or its packaging, or any other symbol. This sign is used to distinguish a company’s products or services from those of his competitors.
To obtain protection, a trademark should be available and distinctive relative to the goods and services.
We obtain trade mark protection for clients around the world, either directly or with support from our trusted network of associate firms.
Our trademark practice encompasses all facets of brand protection, including:
– conduct availability searches for your mark in different jurisdictions
– Advise on whether a trade mark can be registered
– file and prosecute trade mark applications through to registration
Registration services , Renewal/maintenance services , Responding to office actions , Filing and responding to Oppositions , Recordals services , assignments, change of name/address, mortgage , Cancelation actions , Litigation and enforcement , Licensing and franchising , Trademark monitoring , Online and Market investigations , Customs recordals, Counseling services , Portfolio consolidation and management , Legal Translation .
Requirements
- A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate. (To be submitted within 6 months from the date of filing the application).
- Ten prints of the trademark for each class.
- A list of the goods and services to be covered by the application; class heading can be claimed for all classes in Egypt.
- A certified copy of the priority document must be submitted within six months, in case it is claimed.
- A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate, if we do not previously possess one. The power must be available upon filing the renewal application.
- The number and date of the registered trademark/service mark.
- A Power of Attorney signed by the assignee and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate. (To be submitted at the time of filing the application).
- An extract of the entry of the assignee company in the commercial register, or a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- A legalized deed of assignment duly singed by both parties and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- Name, address, nationality, legal status and profession or nature of business of the assignee.
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by the Egyptian Consulate.
- A Merger Certificate duly legalized by the Egyptian Consulate.
- A legalized license agreement by the Egyptian Consulate.
- A Power of Attorney by the licensee and the licensor legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate. (To be submitted at the time of filing the application).
- An extract of the entry of the licensee company in the commercial register, or a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- The name, address, nationality and profession or nature of business of the licensee.
- A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate. (To be submitted at the time of filing the application).
- A certified certificate of the change of name or address which should be legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
Patent
A patent protects a new and innovative invention in any industry, including agriculture. The invention may relate to a new product, process and/or use, but must have a concrete and technical nature.
A patent gives its holder the right to prevent others from using or exploiting the patented invention in the territory where the patent is valid. A patent also contributes to valorizing R&D efforts, such as by generating revenues through licensing or sales of patent rights, or by attracting investors.
We obtain patent protection for clients around the world, either directly or with support from our trusted network of associate firms.
We work with you to draft all forms of intellectual property and related agreements including licensing agreements and ensure that patent registrations are in line with local patent requirements .
Our patent practice encompasses all facets of brand protection, including:
Prior art search .
Patent/design searches.
Filing and prosecution services.
Translation of patent specifications and particulars.
Assignments and Licensing.
Annuity payments.
Office actions and oppositions.
Patent drafting.
Patent portfolio management.
Requirements
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- A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- A deed of assignment legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- The name, address, nationality and profession or nature of business of the applicant(s) and the inventor(s).
- The specification in English or French for preparing the Arabic translation. The specification must be subdivided as follows:
- Prior art,
b. Drawbacks of the prior art,
c. What is new about the invention (improvements),
d. Detailed description,
e. Mode of exploitation of the invention,
- A summary of the invention (abstract) in English and Arabic (about 100 words).
- One set of the formal engineering drawings.
- An extract of the entry of the applicant company in the commercial register, or a copy of the certificate of incorporation. The document in either form should be duly legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- A certified copy of the priority document must be submitted within three months, in case it is claimed.
- A Power of Attorney signed by the assignee and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- An extract of the entry of the assignee company in the commercial register, or a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- A legalized deed of assignment from the assignor(s) to the assignee(s).
- A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- A change of name and/or address certificate legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- A Power of Attorney duly legalized by the Egyptian Consulate.
- A Merger Certificate duly legalized by the Egyptian Consulate.
- A license agreement legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- An extract of the entry of the licensee company in the commercial register, or a copy of the certificate of incorporation legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
Domain name
A domain name is an identification string defining a location on the Internet. The website linked to a domain name is the main gateway to a company as well as an indispensable business card. owners of trademarks and other IP rights are faced with new challenges with regard to protecting their rights.
Today, it’s imperative to combine the online marketing of your products and services with the right domain name. Websites are digital shop fronts: it is important that online identity is protected.
We register country-level domain names, conduct domain name searches, and ensure timely payment of maintenance fees. Our attorneys provide advice on protecting the ownership of your rights across the Internet, and assist you in resolving domain name disputes including taking action against cyber-squatters. We will also defend you against any defamatory or disparaging activities taking place online.
Requirements
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- Requirements for 3rd Level Domain Name (.com.eg):
- A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- A signed and stamped Domain Name Request Letter from the client directed to the Egyptian Domain Names office stating that the client is authorizing BEDAYA to register his domain name.
- Domain Name Application, containing all the data of the client and desired Domain Name.
- Copy of the Commercial Register or any Commercial reference of the client.
- In case there is a domain name doesn’t match your company name, you need to provide any official document proving or indicating the relation between the client and the desired domain name, such as Certificate of Registration of a Trademark, Copyright, Patent, or another Domain Name.
Requirements for the registration of .eg domain names:
- Power of attorney legalized by the Egyptian Consulate.
- A copy of the Commercial Register or any Commercial reference of the client.
- Domain Name Application, containing all the data of the client and desired Domain Name.
- A signed and stamped Domain Name Request Letter from the client directed to the Egyptian Domain Names office stating that the client is authorizing BEDAYA to register his domain name.
- A copy of the Certificate of Registration of a Trademark filed through the Egyptian trademark Office or through WIPO designating Egypt.
Required documentation will be necessary to submit a Sunrise application:
- A Power of Attorney Legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate (copy attached)
- Signed and stamped Request letter (copy attached)
- Domain Name Application, containing all the data of the client and desired Domain Name.
- Requirements for 3rd Level Domain Name (.com.eg):
Designs
A design is a protection that applies to a product’s external features, i.e. its shape, lines, contours, colors, texture, material or ornamentation. A design can be three-dimensional (the shape of a car, a mobile phone, a couch, a vase) or two-dimensional (drawing).
To obtain protection, a design should be new and have an individual character.
You have created the perfect design, now it is time for us to follow-through with our promise of excellence by protecting it through its entire lifecycle.
You have created the perfect design, now it is time for us to follow-through with our promise of excellence by protecting it through its entire lifecycle.
We conduct design-related registration and utility model searches, as well as relevant market research, to determine the distinctiveness of your industrial design and the appropriate IP rights to pursue.
Design rights can be both registered and unregistered. Because the nature and level of protection varies around the world, co-ordinated management of your design portfolio is critical.
We can help you through every step of the registration process, from advising on what can and can’t be protected, through to the filing and prosecution of the application.
Registering designs
The appearance of a product, the look and feel of it, is often unique and something worth protecting.
Requirements
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- A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- Four representations (photographs or drawings) of the design or model on good quality paper of size 21X33 cm.
- A legalized extract of the entry of the applicant company in the Commercial Register, or a legalized copy of the certificate of incorporation; which includes the name, address, nationality, legal status and profession or nature of business of the applicant.
- A certified copy of the priority document for a convention application. All documents must be available within three months from the filing date.
- A Power of Attorney signed by the assignee and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- An extract of the entry of the assignee company in the commercial register, or a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- A legalized deed of assignment including the transfer of the ownership of the establishment which produces the goods for which the trademark is registered.
- Name, address, nationality, legal status and profession or nature of business of the assignee.
- A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- A certified certificate of the change of name or address. For design applications, the applicant company must submit the certificate of the change of name or address legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- A legalized license agreement by the Egyptian Consulate.
- A Power of Attorney by the licensee and the licensor legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- An extract of the entry of the licensee company in the commercial register, or a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- The name, address, nationality and profession or nature of business of the licensee. For design applications, the applicant company must submit an extract from the Commercial Register or the certificate of incorporation, legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- Power of attorney signed and sealed by both parties, duly legalized by the Egyptian Consulate.
- Merger agreement document duly legalized by the Egyptian Consulate.
- Certified copy of the extract from the commercial register or certificate of incorporation duly legalized by the Egyptian Consulate.
Copyright
A copyright is a protection given to any original literary, scientific and artistic works, such as books, brochures and other written works, conferences and musical compositions. Computer programs can also be copyrighted.
Holders of copyrights or neighboring rights can prohibit unauthorized copying, alteration, adaptation or translation of their work as well as its distribution or communication to the public (including publication on the Internet) without their authorization.
We can register copyright in applicable countries, where desired.
Ensuring that your copyright portfolio is well managed is an important part of your IP protection strategy
Copyright strategy
We can:
advise on ownership, infringement and fair use
secure the maximum return on copyright for as long as possible
help leverage copyright with third parties
We can advise on and draft documentation for copyright transactions, including:
Registration &Prosecution .
Litigation & enforcement.
Software development.
Film, TV and music production agreements
Acquisition and assignment.
Licensing.
Requirements
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- A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
- A copy from the passport/ID of the applicant and the agent.
- Filing the respective form for registration purposes.
- A certificate indicating the registration of the work of art in any other country and the registration data, if any.
- An original and two copies of the work of art.
Legal and Technical Translation
BEDAYA provides translation services, and ensures precise translation of examination reports, office actions, supporting documents, court decisions, franchise, license and distribution agreements, as well as other legal contracts.
Our expert patent translators are selected for their technical precision and in-depth knowledge of the industries in the Middle East and North Africa. We understand the dangers that a poor translation poses to patent holders and we make every effort to ensure the accurate translation of abstracts, specifications, figures, prior art, and other related documents.