• Trademark Search in Aripo
  
  Trademark search conducted by our patent attorneys will secure a successful trademark registration and a better trademark protection.
• Trademark Registration & Trademark Certificate in Aripo
  
  Trademark registration done by our trade mark attorneys will help you obtain the best trademark protection. Our trade mark attorneys will register your national trademarks, WIPO - international trademarks and CTM - european trademarks.
• Trademark Renewal in Aripo
  
  Trademark renewal in due time is essential for preservation of the trademark protection.
• Trademark Certificate (when requested separately) in Aripo
  
  Trademark certificate proofs trademark ownership.
• Appeal Against a Final Refusal in Aripo
  
  Appeal against a final refusal

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

- simply signed power of attorney; 
- the detailed goods and/or services for which the trademark will be registered or the classes in case they are known. The 42 classes of the International classification of goods and services are followed for Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The 34 classes of the International classification of goods are followed for Malawi and Uganda;
- design of the trademark in JPEG format in case of a graphical trademark (not required for word mark);
- full name, street address and description of the applicant (including trading style, if any, and state/country of incorporation, if incorporated); 
- invoicing details (name, address, fiscal number, registration number).

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Duration: 10 years from date of application and renewable for 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 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.