Ethiopia - Inventa

Paths to protection

Ways to protect your product

Industrial Design Registrations are a way of protecting the aesthetical characteristics of your products. By filing a successful industrial you will be awarded a monopoly to exploit the aesthetical characteristics of your product for a period of time.

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Ethiopia

Design Details and Timeframes

Priority claim

Available

Novelty

Absolute Novelty

Individual character

Yes

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Requirements

Application Requirements

Applicant data.
Graphical representation.
Power of Attorney, notarized and legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate.
Deed of assignment of the design (if the applicant is not the creator), notarized and legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate.
Certified copy of the priority document, with verified English translation, notarized and legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate.

Renewal Requirements

Duration: 5 years from the date of the application and renewable once for a total of 10 years.

Assignment Requirements

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Change of Name Requirements

Power of Attorney, notarized and legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate.
Certificate of change of name, notarized and legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate, with verified English translation.

Change of Address Requirements

Power of Attorney, notarized and legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate.
Certificate of change of address, notarized and legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate, with verified English translation.

License Requirements