1. Academy of Scientific Research &Technology Egyptian Patent Office

2. Intellectual Property Industrial Property Copyright & related Right Patent & Utility Model Trademark & Service Mark Industrial Drawing &Design Geographic Indication Topography& Integrated Circuit Copyright (e.g. Films, Books, Music,..etc) Related Right (e.g. Actor, TV, Telecommunication.etc) Intellectual Property

3. Patent, Utility Model, Integrated Circuit Patent, Utility Model, Integrated Circuit (Academy of Scientific Research & Technology) Trademark, service Mark, Industrial Design Trademark, service Mark, Industrial Design (Ministry of Trade) (Ministry of Trade) Copyright & related Right Copyright & related Right (Ministry of Culture) Software & Database Software & Database ( Ministry of Telecommunication) Plant Varieties Plant Varieties (Ministry of Agriculture) (Ministry of Agriculture)

4. Academy of Scientific Research & Technology Egyptian Patent Offic e (EGYPO) Doc., Reg., & Publication Dep. Administration Dep. Tech. Examination Dep. Legal Dep. Tech. Information Dep. Information Dep. Computer, library Monitoring Dep. PCT Receiving Dep. Ministry of Scientific Research & Technology

5. Legislations (Intellectual Property Law ) Legislations (Intellectual Property Law ) Administration System for Applying the Law Administration System for Applying the Law Availability of IP information Availability of IP information Encourage & Supporting Inventors Encourage & Supporting Inventors Modernization of Egyptian Patent Office

6.  The roots of the Intellectual Property in EGYPT go to 1949 by the law 132/1949  The New Law 82/2002 which protect areas, - Patent, Utility Models - Patent, Utility Models - Layout-Designs for Integrated Circuits - Layout-Designs for Integrated Circuits - Undisclosed Information - Undisclosed Information - Micro-Organism - Micro-Organism - Protection of Pharmaceutical Product - Protection of Pharmaceutical Product - Patent term of Protection 20 years - Patent term of Protection 20 years  Egypt is a member of WIPO since 1975  Egypt is a member of Paris convention, Strasbourg agreement, TRIPS agreement, …; and  PCT Treaty member since June 6, 2003 Legislations (Intellectual property law )

7. EGPO ISA and IPEA The International Patent cooperation union Assembly at it’s 17 session in October 2009 appointed the Egyptian patent Office as an International Searching and Preliminary Examination authority under the PCT The International Patent cooperation union Assembly at it’s 17 session in October 2009 appointed the Egyptian patent Office as an International Searching and Preliminary Examination authority under the PCT The Egyptian Patent Office set a plan to start by 2013 to work as ISA and IPEA The Egyptian Patent Office set a plan to start by 2013 to work as ISA and IPEA

8. Promoting innovation depends on Four factors: Legislations (Intellectual Property Law ) Legislations (Intellectual Property Law ) Administration System for Applying the Law Administration System for Applying the Law Availability of IP information Availability of IP information Encourage & Supporting Inventors Encourage & Supporting Inventors Modernization of Egyptian Patent Office

9. Administration System for Applying the Law Development of the Egyptian Patent Office

10.  The infrastructure;  The human resources;  The office procedure. Development of the Egyptian Patent Office

11. Egyptian Patent Office, GeneralView Receiving Office

12. Intranet Win Xp Main Server Data Base Server Archiving Server Backup Server

13. The database was designed with cooperation with WIPO Egyptian Database

14. Database

15. Logon EPOSCAN ARCHIVING SYSTEM

16. Home Page

17.  The infrastructure;  The human resources;  The office procedure. Development of the Egyptian Patent Office

18. The Human Resources Training Training Re-allocation of staff according Job Description Re-allocation of staff according Job Description Create a new Departments Create a new Departments Increase the No. of Technical Staff 120 examiner Increase the No. of Technical Staff 120 examiner

19.  The infrastructure;  The human resources;  The office procedure. Development of the Egyptian Patent Office

20. The office procedure. Develop Paper Work Flow Merge the electronic work flow with the paper work flow Automation the work flow

21. Disk Application Scan Transfer bibliographic data Egyptian DatabaseArchive system Examination Legal Fee Searching decision Granting OCR full text PDF Transfer Paper Doc Publishe d website Transfer Searching E_filing Legal Cases Dbase

22. Focal Points IP Attorneys Research center Universities Factories Kinds of Applicants Industrial new Cities Regional center Inventors

23. Promoting innovation depends on Four factors: Legislations (Intellectual Property Law ) Legislations (Intellectual Property Law ) Administration System for Applying the Law Administration System for Applying the Law Availability of IP information Availability of IP information Encourage & Supporting Inventors Encourage & Supporting Inventors Modernization of Egyptian Patent Office

24. Availability of IP Information Web Site (www.egypo.gov.eg) Web Site (www.egypo.gov.eg) Large Patent application collection on paper, Microform, CD, and DVD from EPO, USA, DE, AU, PCT, JP,…etc Large Patent application collection on paper, Microform, CD, and DVD from EPO, USA, DE, AU, PCT, JP,…etc Internet Connection (Online searching using many database) Internet Connection (Online searching using many database) Online access to EPOQUE Online access to EPOQUE

25. Promoting innovation depends on Four factors: Legislations (Intellectual Property Law ) Legislations (Intellectual Property Law ) Administration System for Applying the Law Administration System for Applying the Law Availability of IP information Availability of IP information Encourage & Supporting Inventors Encourage & Supporting Inventors Modernization of Egyptian Patent Office

26. Encourage & Supporting Inventors Invention and Innovation Development Agency Invention and Innovation Development Agency Prizes Department (ASRT) Prizes Department (ASRT) Invention And Innovation Prize Invention And Innovation Prize Technology & Innovation Support Center (TISC) Technology & Innovation Support Center (TISC) IP Academy IP Academy

27. Encourage & Supporting Inventors Technology & Innovation Support Center (TISC) Technology & Innovation Support Center (TISC) A TISC will be established according to agreement between ASRT & WIPO to support innovation at the national IP and provide services as follows: A TISC will be established according to agreement between ASRT & WIPO to support innovation at the national IP and provide services as follows: - Access to technical information (Database). - Assistance in searching for technical information. - Advice on IPRs. - Training (e.g. for local SMEs).

28. Vision & Mission E Education & Training for IP professionals, business organizations, research institutions, and other IP creators & users. Bring Awareness of IP and overview of IP law & its application in specific sectors, Maximizing of the IP Assets value and encourage innovation & Invention Maximizing of the IP Assets value and encourage innovation & Invention Establishing EGYPO IP Academy

29. (a) Intellectual Property offices (a) Intellectual Property offices (b) Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (b) Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (c) Professional Associations and other Private (c) Professional Associations and other Private Companies Companies (d) Science and Technology Policymakers (d) Science and Technology Policymakers (e) Law enforcement agencies (e) Law enforcement agencies (f) Journalists and Media staff (f) Journalists and Media staff (g) Universities, Research and Development (g) Universities, Research and Development institutions and Technical Colleges institutions and Technical Colleges (h) Judiciary (h) Judiciary (i) Innovators and Inventors (i) Innovators and Inventors (j) Industry (j) Industry The Target Group

30. IP Degrees ( Diploma, Master) The Regional Institute for Intellectual Property,Helwan University Established in cooperation with WIPO. The Regional Institute for Intellectual Property,Helwan University Established in cooperation with WIPO.  The Institute offer Higher Diploma in IP law will be targeted at the following categories of students: - Students from Law School graduates - Students graduated of other disciplines  The Institute offer Master in IP law will be targeted at the following categories of students: - only permissible for Law School graduates to continue after the Diploma

31. International Cooperation 1- Cooperation with WIPO 2- Cooperation with EPO 3- Cooperation with SIPO 4- Cooperation with JPO, in the following area: Exchange of data Exchange of data IP personal Training IP personal Training Promote public awareness of IP Promote public awareness of IP

32. EGPO Important Statistic

33. السنة Year مقيم Residents غير مقيم Non Residents الاجمالى Total 20054281,0081,436 20064811,4811,962 20075151,6572,172 20084731,6572,130 20094901,4521,942 201060416262230 Patent applications in Egyptian patent office From 2005 to 2010

34. Patent application in Egyptian patent office by country From 2007 to 2009 مصر Egypt دول عربية Arab countries افريقيا Africa الاقيانوسية Oceania امريكا America اسيا Asia اوروبا Europe السنة Year 515189346461418092007 473215295421319272008 4902319124281857852009

35. PCT Patent filing السنة Year PCT National phase طلبات المرحلة الوطنية فى أطارمعاهدة الـPCT PCT International phase (non-Resident) طلبات المرحلة الدولية فى أطارمعاهدة الـPCT(غيرمصريين) Total PCT Patent application اجمالى طلبات فى أطارمعاهدةالـPCT مصريين Residents غيرالمصريين Non Residents 200721,496421,540 200821,550451,597 200931,372331,408 201021542471591

36. Granted patents from Egyptian patent office السنة Year مقيم Residents غير مقيم Non Residents الاجمالى Total 200781218299 200881280361 200955266321 201038283321

37. Egyptian patents grants according to IPC Main Class Specialization 200720082009 2010 التخصص Human Necessities 414020 79 الاحتياجات الانسانية Performing Operations; Transporting 14128 78 عمليات التشكيل والنقل Chemistry; Metallurgy 71417 70 الكيمياء والفلزات Textiles; Paper 013 2 النسيج والورق Fixed Constructions 621 19 المبانى الثابتة Mechanical Engineering; 351 32 الهندسة الميكانيكية Physics 554 23 الطبيعة والنوويات Electricity 511 18 الكهرباء والاتصالات Total 81 55 321 الاجمالى

38. Patents granted from Egyptian patent office classified according by types of applicants السنة Year جامعات universities مراكز بحثية Research centers أفراد individual شركات companies الإجمالى Total 200821376270361 200901757247321 201001440267321

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