Algeria, officially the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is the largest country by total area in Africa, and by extension, the Arab world, and is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. The country has a semi-arid geography, with most of the population living in the fertile north and the Sahara dominating the geography of the south. Algeria covers an area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq. mi), with a population of 44 million, and is the ninth-most populous country in Africa. The capital and largest city is Algiers, located in the far north on the Mediterranean coast.
Algeria (DZ)
Intellectual property protection in Algeria
Intellectual property office | Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry (INAPI) |
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Website | http://www.inapi.org |
Contact details | 42 rue Larbi Ben M'hidi B.P. 403 Alger (213 21) 73 23 58 |
Patent
Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase | 31 months from the priority date |
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Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application | 12 months from the priority date |
Language | Arabic or French |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by an Algerian Patent Attorney |
Power of Attorney | Signed Power of Attorney can be submitted at the time of filing or within 2 months |
Trademark
Filing requirements |
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Multiple-class applications | Yes |
Power of Attorney | Signed Power of Attorney can be submitted at the time of filing or within 2 months |
Opposition period | Not specified |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Algerian Trademark Attorney |
Industrial Design
Filing requirements |
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Multiple design applications | Yes (up to 100) |
Power of Attorney | Signed Power of Attorney can be submitted at the time of filing or within 2 months |
Examination | Substantive examination |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by an Algerian Design Attorney |
Source: WIPO and Wikipedia