1. The Gambia, located in West Africa, is a landlocked country and also a tourist destination. The current trademark regulations in The Gambia are mainly based on the Industrial Property Law, which came into effect on April 2, 2007.
2. The Trademark and Patent Registry is responsible for managing trademark affairs, and the official languages are English (before March 11, 2011) and Mandingo.
3. The trademark registration in The Gambia follows the principle of "application first".
4. The Gambia 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.

The Gambia is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention and the WIPO Convention, as well as a member of the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. Therefore, the registration channels are flexible and varied, allowing for the registration of Gambian trademarks through either the "single country" method or the "Madrid International Trademark Registration" method.

After the successful registration of a trademark in The Gambia, the validity period of the trademark is 10 years, and the validity period for successful renewal is also 10 years. You can apply for it one year before the expiration, and there will be a 6-month grace period.

1. Trademark samples (text, graphics, or combinations);

2. Required Nice classification and product/service items;

3. If the applicant is a company, provide the company's business license; The applicant is an individual and provides their personal ID card;

4. Translation of applicant information documents;

5. Apply for a power of attorney;

6. Embassy authentication, etc;