Filing Requirements:

1. Power of attorney, legalized.

2. Certificate of incorporation, legalized.

3. Deed of assignment from designer(s), legalized.

4. 2 sets of the representations or drawings from different views which clarify the main features of the design.

5. Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified.

* Item 4 must be submitted at the time of filing.

* Documents 1, 2, 3, and 5 may be filed within 90 days from filing date.

Renewal:

Not possible.

Duration:

10 years from filing date.

Examination:

As to form, novelty, and industrial applicability.

Applications With Multiple Figures:

Inadmissible.

Annuities:

A maintenance fee is due annually on the anniversary of the filing date. There is a 6-month grace period for late payment, the last 3 of which are subject to a surcharge.