北马其顿外观设计专利由北马其顿国家工业产权局（SOIP）负责审查、授予与保护。
北马其顿是外观设计海牙协定缔约国，故北马其顿外观设计申请可以通过直接在SOIP提交申请或海牙途径指定北马其顿的方式进行。
北马其顿外观设计申请时需要提交以下材料：
请求书（官方表格）;
外观设计的图片或照片;
对外观设计的简要描述；
每项外观设计，应单独提交申报表。
如外观设计涉及多个不同产品，则所有设计必须属于洛迦诺分类分类下的同一类别。
每个申请至多包含100个设计
北马其顿外观设计专利请求可以分案，即一件申请分为两件或多件申请，分案申请在满足规定的条件下，保留原始申请的申请日。
SOIP在收到申请材料后30日内对材料是否符合相关形式规定进行审查，如申请材料符合要求并缴纳申请费，收到申请之日为申请日。
如材料不符合要求或申请人未对缺陷进行补正，则申请视为撤回。
SOIP审查认为外观设计申请不符合相关规定的，会通知申请人，申请人在收到通知之日起60内需要进行答复。答复期可以延长60天。如申请人的答复不能克服问题，申请会被驳回。
北马其顿外观设计申请通过审查的，SOIP会通知申请人缴纳授权费，申请人需要在收到通知之日起30日内完成缴费。SOIP确认缴费完成后，会在90天内对专利授权情况进行公布。
对已公布的外观设计，自公布之日起90日内为异议期，符合规定的异议人均可提出异议请求。
异议期无异议或异议未成功，则外观设计专利正式授权，SOIP会要求申请人缴纳专利前五年的年费。
The North Macedonian State Office of Industrial Property (SOIP) is responsible for reviewing, granting, and protecting design patents in North Macedonia.
North Macedonia is a contracting party to the Hague Agreement on Designs, so North Macedonia design applications can be submitted directly through SOIP or designated as North Macedonia through the Hague pathway.
Apply for a Patent
When applying for a design in North Macedonia, the following materials need to be submitted:
Request letter (official form);
Pictures or photos of the exterior design;
A brief description of the exterior design;
Each appearance design should be submitted with a separate application form.
If the exterior design involves multiple different products, all designs must belong to the same category under the Locarno classification.
Each application can contain up to 100 designs
North Macedonia design patent requests can be divided into two or more applications, and the divisional application retains the filing date of the original application, provided that the prescribed conditions are met.
Within 30 days after receiving the application materials, SOIP shall review whether the materials comply with relevant formal regulations. If the application materials meet the requirements and the application fee is paid, the date of receipt of the application shall be deemed as the application date. If the materials do not meet the requirements or the applicant fails to rectify the defects, the application shall be deemed withdrawn.
If the SOIP review finds that the design application does not comply with relevant regulations, the applicant will be notified and must respond within 60 days from the date of receipt of the notification. The response period can be extended by 60 days. If the applicant's response cannot overcome the problem, the application will be rejected.
If the North Macedonian design application passes the examination, SOIP will notify the applicant to pay the authorization fee, and the applicant needs to complete the payment within 30 days from the date of receiving the notification. After confirming the payment of SOIP, the patent authorization status will be announced within 90 days.
For the published design, the objection period is 90 days from the date of publication, and those who meet the requirements can file an objection request.
If there is no objection or the objection is unsuccessful during the objection period, the design patent will be officially authorized, and SOIP will require the applicant to pay the annual fee for the first five years of the patent.
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