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Botswana

General Information

Capital: Gaborone
Population: 2.2 million
Languages: English, Tswana

International Arrangements

ARIPO
WIPO Convention
Paris Convention (Industrial Property)
Berne Convention (Literary and Artistic Works)
PCT (Patents)
WCT (WIPO Copyright Treaty)
WPPT (WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty)

Trademarks

Filing Requirements:

Power of Attorney simply signed
Applicant data
Sample of mark, (not required for word marks)
List of the goods and/or services
Certified copy of the priority document with its English translation

Duration

10 years from the filing date

Renewal Requirement

Power of attorney simply signed

Domain Names

Domain extension: .bw

Requirements:

The following are the requirements for registering .co.bw domains:

Individuals: company names should not be used;
Companies: the domain name must match the incorporation name;

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News & Event

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02
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Statistics concerning filing of international trademarks designating OAPI

Since its accession to the Madrid Protocol in 2015, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) is available in the list of targetable territories in the context of an international application. As a preliminary, it must be admitted logically, and without considering the figures, that the rallying of OAPI seems to be a boon for international […]

07
02
19

New Morrocan border control measures

The African continent remains one of the major markets where intangible assets remain the least protected in comparison with the strength of sales and service delivery in a continent undeniably emerging. The Continent is still a sanctuary where the wrong sometimes takes the place of the real in countries the purchasing power is not yet […]