Amending an industrial design patent is a legal procedure to update information that has changed compared to the details recorded in the protection title, without altering the nature of the industrial design.
· Change of the name or address of the patent holder; change of the name or nationality of the industrial design author.
· Change of patent holder (transfer of ownership rights by inheritance, succession, merger, division, separation, consolidation, joint venture, association, establishment of a new legal entity by the same owner, conversion of business form, or under a court decision or other competent authority’s decision).
· Correction of typographical, technical, or formatting errors in the protection title.
· Original Industrial Design Patent.
· Documents evidencing the change of name or address (original or certified copy of the decision on name/address change; business registration certificate showing the change; or other legal documents proving the change).
· Power of Attorney: as per the attached form. here
1. Submit the application to the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP).
2. Formality Examination: NOIP checks the validity of the application.
3. Amendment Decision:
o If valid: NOIP records the amendment in the protection title, updates the Register, and publishes it in the Industrial Property Official Gazette.
o If invalid: NOIP issues a notice of intended refusal, giving the applicant 1 month to make corrections or raise objections.
· It is advisable to carry out the amendment procedure immediately after any change occurs to ensure the legal validity of the protection title.
· The amendment procedure can be combined with the renewal procedure in the same application if the patent is due for renewal.
· When changing the name or address for multiple patents at the same time, a single application can be filed for all such patents to save time and costs.
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