Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for an Intellectual Property or Patent Application, the applicant has to visit the Business Registration and Licensing Agency (BRELA) contact link
2. Applicant should obtain the application form from the office and fill it up with all the necessary information in it.
3. Applicant should make sure to carry both photocopies and originals of all the documents that are needed for completing this procedure.
4. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure have been mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant must attach photocopies of all the documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form before submitting it at the office.
6. The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request along with the submission of the application form.
7. Once the fee is successfully paid, the applicant will be provided with a receipt of payment from the officer.
8. The applicant has to keep the receipt safely for future use and then, the processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.
9. An SMS or E-mail will be sent by the office to the applicant mentioning the availability of the document.
10. After receiving the notification from the office, the applicant can visit the office to get the document.
11. If there is no information regarding the document is provided, the applicant has to visit the office to know the status of their application.

• Completed Application Form
• ID Proof – National ID/Driving License
• Power of Attorney
• Description, Claims, Drawings and Abstract in English

Business Registration and Licensing Agency (BRELA),
Address: BRELA House, House No. 11, Plot No. 20, Block No. 23,
Shaban Robert Street/Sokoine Drive Junction, P.O. Box 9393,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Phone: +255 (0) 222 212 800/+255 (0) 222 180 113
Email: maoni@brela.go.tz / malalamiko@brela.go.tz
Contact link
Location link

• Any individuals in Tanzania who are willing to register a patent or intellectual property are eligible for this procedure.

• Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request

• Intellectual property or patent application is valid forever.

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• Processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicant should make sure to follow all the instructions provided by the concerned authorities.
• If any other documents are requested by the concerned authorities during the time of application, it must be provided by the applicant.

• Name of the Applicant
• Age
• Date of Birth
• Mobile Number
• Email Address
• Physical Address
• Contact Person
• Signature
• Declaration

• This intellectual property or patent application is necessary for gaining copyright ownership on a particular property or product in Tanzania.

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Business Registration and Licensing Agency (BRELA) link

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