Algeria

General Information

  • Area: Approximately 2.4 million km²
  • Population: 35.6 million
  • Capital: Algiers
  • Currency: Algerian Dollar 9DA)
  • GDP: $254.7 billion (2010)
  • Domain name extension: .dz
  • Languages: Arabic (official language), French, Berber
  • Exports: Petroleum and natural gas; petroleum products
  • Imports: Machinery and transport equipment; basic manufactured goods; food

International / Regional conventions:

  • Berne Convention
  • Madrid Agreement on Marks
  • Madrid Protocol on Marks
  • Nice Agreement on Classification on Marks
  • Paris Convention
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • Patent Law Treaty

Trade Mark Information

International and Regional Arrangements:

Madrid Agreement:Yes
Paris Union: Yes

Types of Trade Marks:

Goods and services
Collective marks
No provision for defensive marks

Classification:

The International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification) is applied.

Filing Requirements:

Particulars of Applicant (name, address and nationality)
Simply signed Power of Attorney
Representation of the mark
List of goods and / or services
Certified copy of the priority document

Duration:

The trade mark is registered 10 years from the filing date

Renewal:
Renewable every 10 years

Patent Information

International and Regional Arrangements:

Paris Convention: Yes
PCT: Yes (national phase deadline is 31 months from the priority date)
ARIPO: No
OAPI: No

Filing Requirements:

Convention application:

English Specification, claims, abstract and drawings (required on day of filing)
Arabic translation of specification, claims and drawings (can be filed within 2 months of filing date)
French translation of specification, claims and drawings (required on day of filing)
Power of Attorney, simply signed (can be filed within 2 months of filing date)
Assignment, notarised or certified copy thereof (can be filed within 3 months of filing date)
Certified priority document with verified French translation thereof (can be filed within 3 months of filing date)

PCT National phase:

Title in French (required on day of filing)
Published PCT Application, or specification, abstract and drawings if non-PCT (required on day of filing)
French or Arabic translation of specification, claims, abstract and drawings (can be filed within 2 months of filing date)
Power of Attorney, simply signed (can be filed within 2 months of filing date)
Copy of International Search Report with French or Arabic translation thereof (can be late filed)
Copy of International Preliminary Report on Patentability (can be late filed)

Novelty
Absolute novelty is required
Patentability
Methods of medical treatment, surgery or diagnosis are not patentable
Excess Fees:
Excess fees are incurred for specifications in excess of 10 pages and for drawings in excess of 3, payable at time of filing
Examination:
Applications automatically proceed to substantive examination and no additional fees are payable. The Patent office may reject the application if it is based on a PCT application and has not been amended in light of novelty and inventiveness objections raised by the PCT examiner, or if unpatentable subject matter is claimed. We therefore suggest that the claims be amended at the time of filing or within one month thereof Voluntary amendments must be filed within 1 month of the filing date
Term of Patent:
20 years from the effective filing date
Renewals:
Payable annually from the first anniversary of the effective filing date