Member States (Banjul Protocol): Botswana, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Sao Tome & Principe.
- Filing requirements
- Full name, street address and description of the applicant (including trading style, if any, and state/country of incorporation, if incorporated).
- List of goods and/or services.
- A simply signed power of attorney.
- Clear print of device mark.
- If Convention priority is claimed, a certified true copy of priority documents, together with a verified English translation if appropriate.
- Classification
- The 9th Edition of the International Classification (Nice Agreement) is followed.
- Multiclass - YES.
- General
- Duration: 10 years from date of application and renewable for further periods of 10 years.
- Duration if priority claimed: 10 years from priority date and renewable from further periods of 10 years.
- Use: Determined on a purely national basis. In most contracting countries, within five years of registration and thereafter, non-use for a continuous period of five years or longer may render a registration vulnerable to removal by an aggrieved party.
- Marking: Not compulsory but highly recommended.
- Licenses: Are permitted.
- Assignments: Assignment of applications permissible.
