SOLEAU procedure

  • Procedure

How do I deposit a Soleau envelope?

  1. You can order a Soleau envelope online or request one from the Industrial Property Division (Direction du Développement Economique - 9, rue du Gabian - 98000 MONACO) ;

  2. Documents describing or representing your creation or know-how, etc. must be presented in two absolutely identical copies placed in each of the two compartments of the Soleau envelope (maximum 3 A4 sheets in each compartment, no hard bodies such as CDs or USB keys) ;

  3. After closing the two compartments, folding and sealing the envelope, it can be deposited in the Industrial Property Division's offices or sent by post to the said Division ;

  4. Upon receipt, the envelope is given a registration number and a date, perforated on both compartments ;

  5. One of the two compartments is returned to you by registered mail and should be kept unopened. The other is kept by the Industrial Property Division for 5 years (renewable once) and destroyed at the end of this period.