Libya (LY)

Libya, officially the State of Libya is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west and Tunisia to the northwest. The sovereign state is made of three historical regions: Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica. With an area of almost 700,000 square miles (1.8 million km2), Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa and is the 16th largest country in the world. Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world. The largest city and capital, Tripoli, is located in western Libya and contains over three million of Libya’s seven million people.

Intellectual property protection in Libya

Intellectual property office Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Website N/A
Contact details P.O. Box 80045
Tripoli
(218 91) 353 17 44

Patent

Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase 30 months from the priority date. However, the law in Libya has not been amended to recognise the PCT
Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application 12 months from the priority date
Language Arabic
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Libyan Patent Attorney
Power of Attorney Legalised Power of Attorney has to be submitted at the time of filing

Trademark

Filing requirements
  • Applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the mark
  • List of good(s) and/or service(s) as per International classification
  • Certificate of Incorporation /Extract from Commercial Register
Multiple-class applications Yes
Power of Attorney Legalized Power of Attorney must be submitted at the time of filing
Opposition period Within three months from the publication of the application
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Libyan Trademark Attorney

Industrial Design

Filing requirements
  • Applicant's name and address
  • Drawings or photographs of the design
  • Description of design
Multiple design applications Yes
Power of Attorney Legalised Power of Attorney must be submitted at the time
Examination Substantive examination
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Libyan Design Attorney

Source: WIPO and Wikipedia