1.- Paraguay Patent Requirements

1. Name and address of the applicant. If it is a Company, place of incorporation.
2. Name, address and citizenship of the Inventor(s).
3. Invention Title, Summary of the Invention, Utility Model or Design.
4. Invention, Utility Model or Design specifications / description.
5. Claims.
6. Formal Drawings.
7. A Spanish Translation of the specifications is required.
8. Assignment agreement if applicant is different than the inventor.
9. Certified priority document, including priority number and country of origin, accompanied by a Spanish translation (The priority could be claimed if the foreign patent application was filed within 12 months). The priority document should be presented within 90 days from the filing date, it does not need to be notarized or legalized.

The patent filing could be presented with the information from 1, 2, 3 and with copy of the original foreign patent information, priority information including date and number.

2.- Power of Attorney

The presentation requires a notarized Power of Attorney (no legalization required).

The power of attorney should be presented within 2 months from the patent filing date.

Patents in Paraguay

Concession of the Patent Grant: 15 years (from the filing date)

Concession of the Design or Industrial Model: 5 years renewable for 2 more periods.

Approximate Patent Application processing time: 3 years minimum .

Member of the Paris Convention: Yes

Member of the PCT: No

Patent Office: Dirección General de Propiedad Intelectual

1. Patent Filing
2. Preliminary Exam and Formal Examination Report: 30 days from the filing date
3. Opposition Period: 60 days after the publication.
4. Acceptance or rejection
5. Payment of the Final Taxes.