Industrial designs registrations are administered under the Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs.
To be considered complete and in order, an ARIPO design application must contain the following;
SET OF DOCUMENTATIONS.
- Fully completed request for registration of the design form,
- A reproduction of the industrial designs to be registered. Six sets of formal drawings - required on the day of filing,
- A designation of the contracting states in respect of which protection of the industrial design is sought,
- Power of Attorney (simply signed) - can be late filed within 2 months,
- Fees payment or an undertaking to pay fees within 21 days,
- Assignment of Design - can be late filed, no set deadline, and
- Priority document with verified English translation - can be late filed within 3 months and 6 months, respectively.
Cost Of The Service
*** Please note that the application and registration fee covers the filing costs, normal prosecution, advertisement and registration costs of the application only. Additional costs could well arise upon examination of the application which are difficult to estimate as it would depend on the various requirements raised by the Registrar i.e. disclaimers, admissions etc. ***
*** Please note that publication and registration fees are dependable on the year in which the mark reaches registration ***
