5 years from the date of application and may be renewed for 2 successive 5 year periods after payment of the renewal fees. Renewal fees shall be paid within 12 months preceding the period of termination of registration; nevertheless a period of 6 months shall be allowed to pay any additional fees after the lapse of the legal period, provided that any additional fees determined by the rules shall be paid.
A Power of Attorney duly notarized by a Notary Public;
An Extract from the Commercial Register or from the Memorandum of Association, if the applicant is a company or body corporate, duly legalized up to the Sudanese Consulate;
Full description of the design with photographic pictures of the industrial design in color (if possible); and
A certified copy of the priority document, in case of claiming priority.
If two persons jointly create an industrial design, the right of legal protection shall vest in them or in their successors jointly. But if a person has merely assisted in the creation of an industrial design and has made no contribution of a creative nature he shall not be deemed to be a co-designer.
The application may contain from 1 to 50 industrial designs if the relevant products are of the same kind or kinds, or, if there are rules providing for classification, they are of the same class or classes.
