ESWATINI – ARIPO
COUTRY : KINGDOM OF ESWATINI
CAPITAL : MBABANE
LANGUAGE : SWAZI / ENGLISH
Trademark is managed and granted by Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade Intellectual Property Office in Eswatini.
International Treaties to which Eswatini is signatory:
- Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property
- Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –TRIPS.
- Madrid Protocol for International filing of trademark.
- Trademark Law Treaty TLT – Eswatini is signatory but not in force.
- NICE Classification of Goods & Services
- Banjul Protocol for the Trademarks – ARIPO
- Berne Convention
PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS IN ESWATINI:
- National Registration – Direct Filing with National Trademark Office.
- International Registration – Through Madrid System.
- Banjul Protocol on Trademarks – ARIPO Countries.
Therefore, to obtain protection in Eswatini, there are Three options from which the applicant can choose.
Please refer our Treaties section on ARIPO protection .
MEMBER STATES: ARIPO is a community of 18 Former English Colonies which are English speaking Countries.
Member Countries are: Member Countries are: Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation known more commonly by its acronym (ARIPO) was established at Lusaka through Banjul Protocol on Marks and is now headquartered along with its administrative offices at Harare, Zimbabwe.
It is to be noted that most of the ARIPO member countries have not amended their national laws to incorporate ARIPO’s guidelines on trademark law.
Therefore, all prospective applicants are requested to file applications for registration of trademarks through national registration system through the national IP offices.
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Kinds of Trademarks registrable in ESWATINI – ARIPO
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Requisites for a Trademark to be registrable in ESWATINI – ARIPO
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Kinds of Trademarks not registrable in ESWATINI – ARIPO
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Trademark Search in ESWATINI – ARIPO
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Trademark Filing in ESWATINI – ARIPO
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Trademark Examination in ESWATINI – ARIPO
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Trademark Publication & Opposition in ESWATINI – ARIPO
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Trademark Registration in ESWATINI – ARIPO
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Trademark Usage in ESWATINI – ARIPO
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Trademark Cost of Registration in ESWATINI – ARIPO