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["Report Generated: 5/1/2025"]
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["Question","Barbados"]
["General"]
["Which patent-related international treaty is your country is a member of?"," Barbados belongs to the following patent-related international treaties: \n\n \n\t Paris Convention \n\t Patent Cooperation Treaty (\" PCT \") \n\t TRIPS \n\t Other: Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization \n \n"]
["Registration System"]
["What kinds of protection is available for inventions?"," Inventions protections available in Barbados include: \n\n \n\t Inventions \n \n"]
["What kinds of subject matter (as such) are excluded from patent protection?"," The following subject matter is excluded from patent protection in Barbados: \n\n \n\t Methods of medical treatment or diagnosis \n\t Computer programs \n\t Business methods \n\t Other: Discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods; schemes, rules or methods for performing acts of a mental nature only, or the playing of games; surgical or therapeutic treatments; plant and animal varieties, biological processes (other than plant microbiological processes and their products); immoral or environmentally prejudicial inventions. \n \n"]
["National Patent Filings"]
["What are the documents and information required for filing a national patent application?"," Required documents and information required for filing a national patent application in Barbados include: \n\n \n\t Name and address of the applicant(s) \n\t Name and address of the inventor(s) \n\t Specification (description, claims and drawings) \n\t Abstract \n\t Power of Attorney \n\t Deed of Assignment \n\t Other: Assignment must be legalized. All documents to be in English or accompanied by an English translation. \n \n"]
["Publication, Amendment and Divisional Application"]
["Is it possible to request early publication or a deferment of publication?","No, it is not possible to request early publication or deferment of publication in Barbados.\n"]
["Does the applicant have a provisional right upon the publication of an application?","Yes, the applicant has a provisional right upon the publication of an application in Barbados.\n"]
["When is it possible to file a voluntary amendment to specification?"," It is possible to file voluntary amendments in Barbados at the following times: \n\n \n\t At the time of entry into the national phase (for PCT application) \n\t At any time during prosecution \n\t Other: Amendment is only permitted if it does not alter the disclosure contained in the application. \n \n"]
["Examination"]
["Is it required to file a request for substantive examination?","No, it is not required to file a request for substantive examination in Barbados. \n"]
["Opposition"]
["Is there a third-party opposition procedure upon publication or after grant?","No, there is no third-party opposition procedure upon publication or after grant in Barbados.\n"]
["Timeline"]
["What is the time period from application to grant for a straightforward application (no office actions or oppositions)?","The time period from application to grant in Barbados is typically, more than four years, although, there are no fixed deadlines.\n"]
["Is there any process for accelerated examination of application?","No, there is no process for accelerated examination of an application in Barbados. \n"]
["Annuity (Maintenance of a national patent)"]
["To maintain the validity of patent, is it required to pay an annuity in your country?","Yes, it is required to pay an annuity to maintain the validity of a patent in Barbados. \n"]
["Is late payment of annuity permissible?","Yes, late payment of an annuity is permissible in Barbados. Annuities are due beginning from the second year after the first filing date. There is a grace period of six months after the due date, to which a penalty is applied.\n"]
["Enforcement"]
["What are the available enforcement methods in your country?"," Available enforcement methods in Barbados include: \n\n \n\t Civil enforcement \n\t Criminal enforcement \n \n"]
["Peculiarities"]
["Are there any peculiarities in the system of protection for a patent in your country, of which it is important for clients to be aware?","The period for entry into the national phase for a \nPCT application is 30 months.\n"]