Ethiopia has been a member of the WIPO since 1998. Registration of trademark in Ethiopia is carried out according to the Madrid system, which gives additional advantages to the owners of international business, namely:
The application for trademark in Ethiopia is submitted to the national office of own country together with the necessary package of documents, namely:
Application to the International bureau of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), and the text is prepared in arbitrary form in one of the legitimate languages of the WIPO;
The WIPO form (that is freely available on the official websites of the WIPO and ROSPATENT), completed in French or English;
Check on payment of international fee for trademark in Ethiopia (paid in Swiss francs). it is provided with the application or within 3 months after its submission;
Check on payment of the fee for filing this application (it is not obligatory documents, and added to the package upon the applicant’s desire).
After submitting the application to the Office of own country, the documents are forwarded to the WIPO, where the verification of the trademark takes place, namely: comparing the image with existing trademarks, checking for compliance with international and national legislation, and a number of other formal examinations.
Upon completion of verification of the trademark in Ethiopia, the WIPO registers the trademark in the international bulletin and sends a certificate of successful registration to the applicant. After that, the geographical scope of the trademark protection will be calculated (approximate time ranges from 12 to 18 months).
The data is relevant for today 25.11.2024 - 11:56
Country | Comprehensive review | Registration service | Registration certificate | Total |
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Trademark registration in Ethiopia |
First class, Word mark OR Logo 141.00 USD Additional class, Word mark OR Logo 141.00 USD First class, Word mark AND Logo: No data Additional class, Word mark AND Logo No data |
First class, Word mark OR Logo 1825.00 USD Additional class, Word mark OR Logo 520.00 USD First class, Word mark AND Logo No data Additional class, Word mark AND Logo No data |
First class, Word mark OR Logo No data Additional class, Word mark OR Logo No data First class, Word mark AND Logo No data Additional class, Word mark AND Logo No data |
First class, Word mark OR Logo1966.00 USD Additional class, Word mark OR Logo661.00 USD First class, Word mark AND Logo0.00 USD Additional class, Word mark AND Logo0.00 USD |