1. EGYPO Organisational structure

2. First Phase The Work flow of the Patent Application at EGPO Reception
-Local Applications
-Request within the framework of the Treaty of Paris -Request within the framework of the Treaty of PCT
Submission of a patent application Or Utility Model
Reception
Checking the fulfillment of the request:
-The Precedence document if present
-Power of Attorney
-Assignment
-Certificate of Incorporation
Checking the fulfilling of the request:
-Full description of the request
-Claims
-Matching Precedence of Documents if Present
-Drawings if present
-Abstract
Technical Examiner in the Reception
Legal Examiner in the Reception
- 3 months time limit for Priority Document
-Obligation to complete the following papers within 4 Months :
Power of attorney, assignment, certificate of incorporation -etc.
-6 Months for Translation
Failure to Fulfill the Requirements
Meet the Requirements
Formal Checking
Decline the Application
Is a decision (updated on the database by the Legal Examiner & enter the Classification in the Database by Technical Examiner )
Is a decision (not updated on the database by the examiner legal)
Reception
First Phase
Collecting the Fees & give the applicant Record of the deposit contains Request number, Date & Hour of Submitting
Papers Completed within the period: Power of attorney, assignment, certificate of incorporation & any Paper Then Change the Request Case on the Database by the Legal Examiner Then Scan all the papers & Attached it with the request

3. Second Phase The Work flow of the Patent Application at EGPO
Published in EGPO Gazette
Second Phase
Reception
Make a special File for the request and update the information and make a special card for the fees and File movement Register in the Requests Records & entered drawing – Entered the Bibliographic Data – Scan the request and join it with the Database
Ending of the Application
Refuse the Complained
Documentation Department
Appeal Examination
Accept the Appeal
Legal Examination
Committee of Appeals
Legal examination for Filled applications after 6 months to examine Fulfilling requests after mad a search for: -Power of Attorney -Assignment- Extractor Record – Priority Document
Entering the Decision on the Database (Refused)
Legal Examination
Submit the
Appeal
Didn’t
Appeal
Doesn't
Fulfill the Criteria
Fulfill the Criteria
Document Department
Initial Legal Examination
Precedence
Appeal from the Decision
Notify the Applicant to pay the search & examination fees
Review the process of paying the annual fees and sending the annual fees Notification to the person concerned (Fulfill the Criteria)
Paying the Examination Fees
If it was not
Not Paid
Application Failed
Paid

4. Third Phase The Work flow of the Patent Application at EGPO Paid
Committee of Appeals
Substantive examination of the request from novelty – inventive step – industrial applicability innovative and the International Classification of demand and the introduction of decisions
Legal Examination
Appeal
In the case of containment the request more than one application, Applications will be separated and treated the new requests as a new application but with the same old request date
Complain from the Decision
Substantive Examination Decision
Amendment the
Request
Refuse the Application
Acceptance
the Application
Did not
Appeal
Check the Appeal
Legal Examination
Ending the Request
Refuse the Appeal
Ending the Application
Committee of Appeals
Publish the Acceptance in the Official Newspaper & 60 Days limit to Objection & 90 Days according to article 17
Published in EGPO Gazette
Appeal from the Decision
Legal & Technical Examination
Refuse the Application
Time Limit
Objection
Objection to accept the Application
Objection
Technical Examination
Legal Examination
No Objection

5. Forth Phase The Work flow of the Patent Application at EGPO
Submitting the Publications
Receiving the publications in its final status
Technical Examination
Review the publications in its final status
-Granting of a patent and giving Patent No.
-Give a certificate to the owner of the patent
-Publish in the EGPO Official Gazette
-Register in the Patent Record
-Entering the Data on the Databases
-Scan the Patent and Join it to the Database
-Make WIPO ST.36