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Botswana - Register Trademark (Trademark Registration Certificate)

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ProcedureEdit

Apply In-Person

  1. To register a Trademark in Botswana, you have to submit your complete application to the Company and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) office. View the CIPA contact details in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section below
  2. Obtain the registration form 11 from the CIPA’s office or you can download the form for their website:Link( Click on “Application for Registration of a Trademark” to download the form)
  3. Complete the application form 11 accordingly. Note that on Part V of the application form, please include the list of goods and or services on which you plan to use your trademark, according to the Nice Classification. You can download the nice classification via this link: Link(Click on “Nice Classification for Trademarks”)
  4. Then write a request letter addressed to the Registrar of Industrial Property requesting to register a Trademark and attach it to the application form
  5. Prepare four copies of your trademark printed in color on a size 5x5 cm paper and attach them to the application form
  6. Visit the CIPA office and pay the application fee for Trademark registration and obtain the payment receipt
  7. After payment, submit the complete application including the payment to the official at the service section
  8. The CIPA official will verify if your application is well completed and then submit the application to the relevant officials for assessment
  9. Your application will be assessed to determine if it meets the required standards of the Industrial Property Act
  10. After a successful assessment, you will be informed by CIPA through your contact details to proceed to the next stage of publication
  11. Then write an application letter addressed to CIPA requesting that your mark be published in the journal and pay the prescribed publication fee
  12. Your mark will be published for three months in the Journal, giving the public a chance to register any objections regarding the registration of your mark and if there are no objections received during the three months, you will be notified by CIPA to proceed to the Registration Stage
  13. Upon receiving the notification to register your Trademark, write an application letter addressed to CIPA requesting for your mark to be registered and pay the required registration fee
  14. Upon payment, CIPA will process the registration of the mark and issue you the certificate of your trademark registration within five working days of receiving your request and payment

Note:

  • If you are foreign applicants, whose main place of business is outside Botswana, you must appoint a local agent to complete the application on your behalf. In this case, you need to provide the agent with a power of attorney and complete part II of the application form 11


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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Complete application form
  • Application letter/s
  • Power of attorney for appointed agents
  • Four copies of your trademark printed in color on a size 5x5 cm paper
  • Payment receipt


Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Companies and Intellectual Property Authority
Address: Plot 54358, Prime Plaza, CBD, Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: +267 367 3700
Fax: +267 318 8130
Email: [email protected]
Contact numbers:

  • +267 3673797
  • +267 3673758
  • +267 3673783
  • +267 3673748
  • +267 3673700


CIPA website: Link

EligibilityEdit

  • Individual and Companies are eligible to register a Trademark


FeesEdit

Trademarks application for registration of a black and white mark in one class

  • fee for application by individuals or small entities: p150
  • fee for application by bodies other than small entities: p300


Application for registration of a colored mark in one class

  • fee for application by individuals or small entities: p180
  • fee for application by bodies other than small entities: p360


Application for registration of a mark in each additional class

  • fee for application by individuals or small entities: p30
  • fee for application by bodies other than small entities: p60


Publication fees

  • fee for application by individuals or small entities: p90
  • fee for application by bodies other than small entities: p180


Registration fees

  • fee for application by individuals or small entities: p180
  • fee for application by bodies other than small entities: p360


Renewal fees

  • fee for application by individuals or small entities: p120
  • fee for application by bodies other than small entities: p240



ValidityEdit

  • A Trademark is valid forever however you have to renew its registration every ten years


Documents to UseEdit

  • Trademark application form 11:Link


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Processing TimeEdit

  • The application is processed in approximately four months considering all the stages


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InstructionsEdit

  • A trademark is any word, phrase, symbol, design, shape, group of letters or numbers, or combination of these, used by a company as its brand or logo and it is used to give identity to the company or organization using it
  • A registered trademark is only protected in the country of registration. It is recommended that you also protect your trademark in all countries where your goods will be sold, as well as in any country that may produce counterfeits of your goods. Contact CIPA through the email [email protected] to enquire about registration in other countries.


Required InformationEdit

  • Applicant details
  • Agent Details
  • Mark information
  • Classes
  • Additional information
  • Signature and date


Need for the DocumentEdit

  • Registering a Trademark protects the mark from being used by other parties



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