MINIMAL FILING REQUIREMENTS

Patent Applications

• Applicant data
• Name, address and occupation of the inventor (voluntarily)
• Priority application data
• Patent specification (description, drawings etc.) and claims
• PoA

Trade/Service Mark Applications

• Applicant data
• Priority application data
• List of goods/services
• At least one representation of the mark (in color if claimed)
• PoA

Industrial Design Applications

• Applicant data
• Priority application data
• Description
• At least one drawing or photograph of the claimed model or design
• PoA

All other documents may be filed subsequently. Powers of attorney and declarations need not be legalized or notarized unless requested by the Patent and Trademark Office.

Some documents may require translation into Turkmenian.