IP Rights in Africa
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Algeria
Opposition Term
NA
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Algeria
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Angola
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Angola
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ARIPO
Opposition Term
90 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
ARIPO
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Botswana
Opposition Term
90 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Botswana
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Burundi
Opposition Term
30 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Burundi
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Cape Verde
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Cape Verde
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Dem. Rep. Congo
Opposition Term
30 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Dem. Rep. Congo
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Djibouti
Opposition Term
NA
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Djibouti
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Egypt
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Egypt
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Eritrea
Opposition Term
No Law
First Renewal Term
No Law
Subsequent Renewal Term
No Law
Registration Term
No Law
Types of IP Rights Protected
NA
Eritrea
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Ethiopia
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
07 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
07 Years
Registration Term
07 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Ethiopia
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Gambia
Opposition Term
90 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Gambia
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Ghana
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Ghana
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Kenya
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Kenya
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Lesotho
Opposition Term
90 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Lesotho
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Liberia
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent and Copyrights
Liberia
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Libya
Opposition Term
90 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Libya
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Madagascar
Opposition Term
NA
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Madagascar
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Malawi
Opposition Term
30 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Malawi
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Mauritius
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Mauritius
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Morocco
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Morocco
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Mozambique
Opposition Term
30 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Mozambique
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Namibia
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Namibia
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Nigeria
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
14 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
14 years
Registration Term
07 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Nigeria
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OAPI
Opposition Term
180 Days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
OAPI
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Rwanda
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Rwanda
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Sao Tome & Principe
Opposition Term
90 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent and Industrial Design
Sao Tome & Principe
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Seychelles
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
07 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
07 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent and Industrial Design
Seychelles
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Sierra Leone
Opposition Term
NA
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent and Copyrights
Sierra Leone
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Somaliland
Opposition Term
No Law
First Renewal Term
No Law
Subsequent Renewal Term
No Law
Registration Term
No Law
Types of IP Rights Protected
NA
Somaliland
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South Africa
Opposition Term
90 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent and Copyrights
South Africa
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Sudan
Opposition Term
180 days - residents 240 days - non residents
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Sudan
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Swaziland
Opposition Term
90 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent and Copyrights
Swaziland
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Tanzania-Mainland
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
07 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Tanzania-Mainland
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Tanzania-Zanzibar
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
07 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
07 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Tanzania-Zanzibar
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Tunisia
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Tunisia
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Uganda
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
07 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent and Copyrights
Uganda
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Zambia
Opposition Term
90 days
First Renewal Term
14 years
Subsequent Renewal Term
14 years
Registration Term
07 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Zambia
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Zimbabwe
Opposition Term
60 days
First Renewal Term
10 Years
Subsequent Renewal Term
10 Years
Registration Term
10 Years
Types of IP Rights Protected
Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design and Copyrights
Zimbabwe