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2. The current trademark regulations in the Republic of Angola are mainly based on the Industrial Property Law enacted on February 28, 1992.
3. The Angola Trademark Office is responsible for managing trademark affairs, and the official language is Portuguese.
4. Angola adopts the principle of "prior registration" for trademark registration.
5. Angola adopts the 11th edition of the Nice Classification for the description of goods and services, which can be applied for in one category or multiple categories. The elements that can be registered as trademarks include: textual trademarks, graphic trademarks, three-dimensional logos, color combinations, etc.
Angola is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention and the WIPO Convention; Has not yet joined the Madrid Agreement or Madrid Protocol organization. Therefore, currently Angola trademarks can only be registered through a "single country registration" method.
The validity period is 10 years from the date of application; Renewal can be processed within 6 months before the expiration date, with a grace period of 4 months (with additional fees) and a validity period of 10 years.
1. The applicant's name and address (the company's business license must be translated into Portuguese and notarized)
2. Goods or services
3. Trademark design
4. Power of attorney, requiring signature and seal
5. To submit priority, proof of priority must be provided
Application acceptance formal examination announcement substantive examination approval issuance
Submit application documents to the Angola Trademark Office;
Review whether the application requirements and classification information comply with regulations;
After the review is completed, an announcement will be arranged, and the objection period will be 2 months from the announcement date;
If there are no objections or objections are not established during the announcement period, the Trademark Office will conduct substantive examination of the trademark. After passing the examination, the trademark will be approved for registration and a registration certificate will be issued. If the examination fails, a rejection notice will be issued and a response will be required within the prescribed time;
Unlike most countries, Angola adopts a pre announcement procedure, which involves first announcing for third-party objections and then conducting substantive examination.
If everything goes smoothly, the entire process will take about 22-24 months.
