Trademark Attorney in Malawi and Africa

We provide for the following Trademark services;

Trademark search & registration

• Our Trademark Attorney in Malawi will conduct Trademark searches with Malawi Intellectual Property Office. The Preliminary trademark search shall be conducted to avoid legal complications in the future. The point of a trademark search is to ensure that the trademark is not already under application or registered by another entity in order to reduce the possibilities of the rejection or opposition raised, in the Trademark registration process.
• Our Trademark Attorney in Malawi will Filing and prosecuting Trademark applications at the  Malawi Intellectual Property Office.
• Infringement and validity opinion.

Post-registration services on:

• Recordal of Renewals
• Recordal of Assignment, change of name and/or Merger
• Recordal of Licensing and Franchising

Trademark Application Filing Requirements in Malawi:

• Name, address and nationality of the Applicant;
• One copy of the mark
• List of goods and services;
• List of Classes;
• Priority application number, country and date, if any;
• Certified copy of priority documents (with English translation),
• Power of Attorney Simply signed by the authorized Person.

Further information;

• Trademarks in Malawi are categorized in accordance with the International Classification of Goods and Services under the Nice Classification;
• Multi-class applications are allowed, separate classification of goods for which the trademark is to be registered, may be filed by one application;

• The total time from filing to registration is approximately 18 months. Trademark applications are examined for compliance with formal and substantive requirements and are published in the official gazette after registration.
• Trademarks may be opposed after acceptance; within the period of 60 days from the date of publication

• The Trademark registration and protection lasts for 7 years from the filing date.
• The Trademark registration is renewable indefinitely for periods of 14 years. The trademark renewal can be requested during the grace period of six (6) months after expiration, upon payment of a late renewal fee.
• The Trademark will become vulnerable to cancellation actions based on lack of use, if it goes unused for more than five years (5) after registration of the trademark.

Please contact us for more information regarding Trademark Services in Malawi.