Trademark Registration In Ghana

Trademark is a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.

Trademark Registration In Ghana

REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MARK UNDER TRADE MARKS REGULATIONS, 1970

An application by the registered proprietor or any registered user of a trademark for the cancellation of the registration of a registered user of that trademark under Page 20 20 TRADEMARKS REGULATIONS, 1970 (L.I. 667) paragraph (b) of section 28 (10) of the Act shall be made on the prescribed form, and shall be.

The registration process includes the following steps:

PRELIMINARY SEARCH (OPTIONAL)A trademark search may be conducted prior to application for registration of the trademark. The search is important to ensure that no identical trademark has been registered or is pending registration.

APPLICATION FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRARTIONTrade Mark Form No. 2 is used for the application of Trade Mark. An Applicant is required to attach four (4) representations of the trademark with a prescribed fee of $ 200.00 or its Cedi equivalent. Applicants whose principal place of business is located outside Ghana are required to apply through a legal entity.

REVIEW/EXAMINATION OF TM. No 2 BY THE TRADE MARKS OFFICE. The Registrar examines whether the Trade Mark application is in conformity with the requirements.• Section 1, Section 3, Subsection (1) and (2) of Section 4, and Section 5 of the Trade Marks Act, 2004, Act 664

PUBLICATION AND OPPOSITION OF TRADEMARKAll Trade Mark application accepted by the Registrar are published in the Industrial Trade Marks Bulletin (Journal) for a period of two (2) months. Within this period any interested party/person may file for a notice of opposition to the registration in a prescribed manner.

CERTIFICATION OF TRADEMARKIn the event where there is no Opposition to the approved Trademarks, the proprietor of the Trademark requests for the issuance of his trademark certificate.

A certificate of Registration of Trade Mark is then issued to the applicant and the registered trademark is valid for a period of 10 years from the filing date of the application.

RENEWAL OF TRADE MARKS Renewal of trademarks are made every ten (10) years.

How much does trademark registration cost?

The government fee for trademark registration is 710.94 Ghana Cedi per application per class for the company.

The government fees for trademark registration is Rs. 355.50 Ghana Cedi per application per class for individual