Madagascar

General Information

Capital: Antananarivo
Population: 20 000 000
Languages: Malagasy French English

International Arrangements

WIPO Convention
Paris Convention (Industrial Property)
Berne Convention (Literary and Artistic Works)
PCT (Patents)
PLT (Patent Law Treaty), Signatory since June 2000.
Madrid Protocol (International Registration of Marks)
WTO: Member and Signatory to TRIPS Agreement

Trademarks

Filing Requirements

Power of attorney notarized
Applicant data
Sample of the mark (not required for word marks)
A list of goods and/or services
A certified copy of the priority document (if applicable), with verified French translation

Duration

10 years from the date of filing

Renewal Requirements

Power of attorney notarized

Licensing/Registered Users Requirement:

Notarised license agreement in French or filed with verified translation;
Notarised power of attorney from the proprietor;
Notarised power of attorney from the licensee.

Granting:

10 years

Renewals:

Periods of ten years

Domain Names

Domain extension: .mg

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News & Event

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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 […]