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Ethiopia

General Information

Capital: Addis Ababa
Population: 85 Million
Languages: English Oromifa Tigrinya

International Arrangements

WIPO Convention,
Nairobi Treaty (Olympic Symbol)
WTO: Observer

Trademarks

Filing Requirements

Power of attorney legalized up to an Ethiopian Consulate
Applicant data
Sample of the mark (not required for word marks)
Certified copy of certificate of corporation or notarized copy of business license with verified English translation
A list of goods and/or services
Priority document (certified copy if priority is claimed), with verified English translation

Duration

7 years from the date of filing date

Renewal Requirement

Power of attorney legalized up to an Ethiopian consulate

Domain Names

Domain extension: .et

Requirements:

The owner must be a company

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News & Event

07
02
19

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 […]