MOZAMBIQUE

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Patent Information

International and Regional Arrangements:

Paris Convention: Yes
PCT: Yes (national phase deadline is 31 months from the priority date)
ARIPO: Yes (see ARIPO requirements for designating Mozambique in an ARIPO application)
OAPI: No

Filing Requirements:

Published PCT application or English or Portuguese specification, abstract and drawings (required on day of filing)
Portuguese translation of the title and abstract (required on day of filing)
Power of Attorney, notarised (required on day of filing)
Assignment of Invention or certified copy thereof (if not lodged in the international phase) (no set deadline)
Verified Portuguese translation of the specification (can be filed within 3 months)
International Search Report and International Preliminary Report on Patentability (no set deadline)
Certified priority document (if not lodged in the international phase), and verified Portuguese translation thereof for non-PCT applications (can be filed within 2 months)

Novelty: Absolute novelty is required

Patentability: Methods of medical treatment, surgery or diagnosis are not patentable

Excess Fees: None

Examination: As to form only

Term of Patent: 20 years from the effective filing date

Renewals: Payable annually in advance from the first anniversary of the effective filing date

Area: Approximately 800 000 km2
Population: 22 million
Capital: Maputo
Currency: Meticais
GDP: $ 22.19 billion (2010)
Domain name extension: .mz
Languages: Portuguese (official language)
Exports: Aluminium; prawns; cashew nuts; cotton; sugar; citrus; timber; bulk electricity
Imports: Machinery and equipment; vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metal products; foodstuffs; textiles

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