Kenya
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
11th edition - multiclass application
Possible for word and device marks
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
60 days from publication date
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 5 consecutive years from filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, African Regional Intellectual Property Organization, Paris Union, Madrid Union (Agreement and Protocol), TRIPS, PCT
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, notarized
What you need to know
- All documents must be submitted at the time of filing
RENEWAL
Filing Requirements
- No additional documents are required
What you need to know
- Grace period of 6 months
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name, simply signed
- For a change of address, no additional documents are required other than the POA
What you need to know
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, simply signed
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, notarized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, simply signed
- Statutory declaration and statement of case, notarized
What you need to know
- License recordal is not compulsory but advisable in order to be effective against third parties
- May be recorded for registrations only
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
No provisions
As to novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability
Patent applications are published in the Official Gazette
6 months from publication date
Due annually on the anniversary of the filing date
20 years from the international filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of the specifications, claims, and abstracts
- 1 set of drawings and the abstract
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
- Copy of published international application
- Copy of international search report
- Copy of international preliminary report on patentability
What you need to know
- Priority document must be submitted within 3 months from filing date
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, notarized
What you need to know
- Documents must be accompanied with a sworn English translation if made in a foreign language
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, notarized
What you need to know
- Documents must be accompanied with a sworn English translation if made in a foreign language
- Separate POAs are required from the assignee and assignor
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, notarized
What you need to know
- Documents must be accompanied with a sworn English translation if made in a foreign language
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, notarized
What you need to know
- Documents must be accompanied with a sworn English translation if made in a foreign language
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
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