News: Trademark registration in Mozambique

Registering a brand name in Mozambique

In recent decades, many companies of the post-Soviet space are quite actively moving outside the boundaries of their countries and successfully tapping into foreign markets. They take particular interest in the countries of the African continent, where wide scope for a variety of commercial activities is opened.

Therefore, now the question of trademarks in African countries is increasingly being raised, in particular, regarding registration of trademarks in Mozambique. If you also care about the foregoing issue, Law&Trust International will provide any assistance at any time.

Mozambique is a member country of the Madrid Agreement and is a party to the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), therefore trademarks in Mozambique can be registered in accordance with three procedures:

• National registration procedure;
• Regional registration procedure through the ARIPO;
• International procedure for registration of trademark.

Trademark in Mozambique may include a variety of designations that can be represented in graphic form, namely: words (including personal names), letters, holograms, pictures, colors, figures, image of the product or its packaging.

Procedure of trademark registration in Mozambique

Submission of an application for trademark registration in Mozambique is possible not only through the national office, but also through the regional system. The application is subject only to formal examination, and verification for identifying similar trademarks in African countries is not carried out.

If the application meets the necessary requirements, it is sent to the national offices of all countries indicated in the application, where it is examined for compliance with national trademark legislation. The reply shall be provided within the set time limit. The term from the moment of filing the application up to registration is one year.

The following documents should be attached to the application with request to register trademark in Mozambique:

• Designation, which is subject to registration;
• List of classes of goods and services to which the products correspond;
• Verbal description of the trademark.

If you intend to register trademark in Mozambique, qualified specialists of Law&Trust International will answer all your questions. They will register your trademark in this country, undergoing all the way from submitting the application to issuing the Certificate. You will save your time and your money using our help.