Sri Lanka (LK)

Sri Lanka formerly known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and the Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre.

Intellectual property protection in Sri Lanka

Intellectual property office National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka
Website http://www.nipo.gov.lk
Contact details 3rd floor "Samagam Medura"
400, D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha
Colombo 10
(94 11) 268 9368

Patent

Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase 30 months from the priority date
Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application 12 months from the priority date
Language English
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Sri Lankan Patent Attorney
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney can be submitted along with the application or within three months from filing the application
Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase 30 months from the priority date
Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application 12 months from the priority date
Language English
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Sri Lankan Patent Attorney
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney can be submitted along with the application or within three months from filing the application

Trademark

Filing requirements
  • Applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the mark
  • List of good(s) and/or service(s)
Multiple-class applications No
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney can be submitted along with the application or within three months from filing the application
Opposition period Within three months from publication of the trademark application
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Sri Lankan Trademark Attorney

Industrial Design

Filing requirements
  • Applicant's name and address
  • Representation of the design
Multiple design applications No
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney can be submitted along with the application or within three months from filing the application
Examination Formal examination
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Sri Lankan Design Attorney

Source: WIPO and Wikipedia