Tunisia

National Phase PCT Application:
1. Power of Attorney simply signed and stamped.
2. Specification, claims and abstract in English, Arabic or French
3. Formal drawings, if applicable
4. International Patent Classification
5. Copy of Published International Application
6. Copy of International Search Report
7. Copy of International Preliminary Report on Patentability

Patents of Invention (non-PCT):
1. Power of Attorney simply signed and stamped.
2. Specification, claims and abstract in English, Arabic or French
3. Formal drawings, if applicable
4. Assignment of Priority Rights
5. Priority document (with verified translation into language in which the application was filed) (can be lately filed within three months)

Validation of European patents:
1. The text of the European patent or the required translation must be filed before the Tunisian Patent Office within a period of three months from the date of publication of the mention of grant of the European patent
2. An official fee for registering the European patent must be paid within a period of three months from the date of publication of the mention of grant of the European patent in order for the European patent to be fully effective in Tunisia, with the same effect as for a National Tunisian patent

1. A Power of Attorney from the assignee, simply signed and stamped.
2. A Deed of Assignment executed by the assignor and assignee together with its French or Arabic translation.

1. A signed and stamped Power of Attorney.
2. A certificate proving the change of name or an extract from the Commercial Register translated into French or Arabic.

A Power of Attorney showing the new address, simply signed and stamped.

1. A Power of Attorney, simply signed and stamped.
2. A certificate of merger with its French or Arabic translation.

1. A Power of Attorney from the licensee, simply signed and stamped.
2. A license agreement executed and sealed by both parties together with its French or Arabic translation.