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2. The trademark registration authority in Rwanda is the General Office of the Rwanda Development Authority, and the official languages are Rwandan, French, and English.
3. The trademark registration in Rwanda fully adopts the principle of prior use: the right to apply for registration of the trademark belongs to the first public user. The first public user can apply for registration at any time, but can only claim exclusive use rights of the trademark after applying for registration;
4. The trademark registration in Rwanda adopts the International Classification of Goods, which divides goods into 34 major categories. There is no provision for service trademarks, but trademark registration applications containing both goods and services can be accepted;
Rwanda is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention and the WIPO Convention, and a member of the Madrid Protocol. Therefore, trademark registration in Rwanda can be obtained through "single country registration" or by designating Rwanda through the "Madrid International Registration".
The Rwanda trademark is valid for 10 years after registration, and can be renewed within 6 months before the expiration date. The renewal period is 10 years.
1. Applicant's name and address;;
2. The categories and names of goods/services that require protection;
3. Trademark design;;
4. Signing of power of attorney/certification of business license;
5. If you want to claim priority, you must do so when applying for registration.
Application acceptance review announcement approval issuance.
Submit application documents to the Rwanda Development Authority;
The examiner will conduct a formal and substantive examination of the application to confirm whether the application documents are complete and whether the applied trademark meets the basic registration requirements; If the review fails, a rejection notice will be issued and a response will be required within the specified time;
Once the review is approved, an announcement will be arranged, and the objection period will be 60 days from the announcement date;
If there are no objections or objections are not established during the announcement period, the trademark will be approved for registration and a trademark registration certificate will be issued to the applicant.; Those who meet the requirements will be granted the application date and application number.
