PATENT OF INVENTION

  • Application for a protection of a patent with a provisional specification(Formal examination:    10,000 RWF
  • Application for a protection of a patent with a final specification(formal examination:    30,000 RWF
  • Publication of a patent application:    20,000 RWF
  • Annual fees:    100,000 RWF
  • Surchage of a late payment of renewal:    30,000 RWF
  • Registration and publication of the agreement granting the licence:    20,000 RWF
  • Requesting for a unilateral licence:    100,000 RWF
  • Request to transfer ownership:    40.000 RWF
  • Withdrawal of a patent before the request of substantive examination:    10,000 RWF
  • Amendment or change of name , address or contact information:    10,000 RWF
  • Amendment or division of an application:    10,000 RWF
  • Restoration of a patent application:    30,000 RWF
  • Registration and publication of the invalidation of patent:    20,000 RWF
  • Radiation of the contractual license:    10,000 RWF
  • Modification or withdrawal of compulsory license:    10,000 RWF
  • Convert a patent application into application for utility model certificate:    5,000 RWF
  • Collection of international fees:    CHF 1,330
  • Transmittal fees:    150 USD
  • Request of a missing copy:    100 USD
  • Request to have an international application treated as an application in the national phase:    150 USD
  • Priority document:    50 USD
  • Restoration of right of priority:    50 USD
  • Restoration of right of priority by designated office:    50 USD
  • Compliance with the requirement in response to the invitation:    40 USD
  • Delay in meeting time limit:    50 USD
  • Duplicate of certificate:     10,000 RWF

UTILITY MODEL FEES

  • Application to register the utility model     10,000 RWF
  • Publication of utility model    20,000 RWF
  • Renewal of utility model after five years from the filing date     250.000 RWF
  • Surcharge for the late payment of renewal     50.000 RWF
  • Application of transfer of ownership     15.000 RWF
  • Registration of the contractual license     50.000 RWF
  • Application with a provisional specification     5.000 RWF
  • Application with a final specification     5.000 RWF
  • Amendment or division of an application     10.000 RWF
  • Registration and publication of the invalidation of utility model     20.000 RWF
  • Amendment or change of name , address or contact information     5.000 RWF
  • Withdrawal of the utility model before the request of substantive examination     10.000 RWF
  • Restoration of the utility model application     10.000 RWF
  • Publication of transfer of ownership     20.000 RWF
  • Radiation of the contractual license     10.000 RWF
  • Request for the grant of licenses as of right (license de plein droit)     10.000 RWF
  • Duplicate of certificate     10.000 rwf

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

  • Application to register an industrial design and publication 30.000 RWF
  • Application and publication of transfer of ownership 50.000 RWF
  • Application and publication of contractual License 20.000RWF
  • Application for a renewal of an industrial design (annuity after five years): 50.000 RWF
  • Surcharge for the late payment of renewal 20,000 RWF
  • Transmittal fees for international application (Hague Protocol) 150 USD
  • Request for amendment of name, address; 20.000 RWF
  • Duplicate of certificate 10.000 RWF

Trade Mark, Trade Name, Collective Mark & Certification Mark

  • Application for the certification trademark, Collective mark, trade name 30.000
  • Transfer of rights over the mark 50.000
  • Registration and publication of the agreement granting License 50.000
  • Transfer of rights over a collective mark 50.000
  • Filing a notice of opposition to an application to register a trademark 20.000
  • Amendment or change of name, address, merger… 20.000
  • Application for the renewal of mark and classes 80,000
  • Surcharge for the late application for Renewal of registration of the trademark, collective mark and trade name 20.000
  • Request of international classes First class 5000
  • Each additional class 3000
  • Transmittal fees for international application (Madrid Protocol) 150 USD
  • Duplicate of certificate 10.000

Geographical Indication

  • Application to register a geographical indication 10.000 Rwf
  • Filing a notice of opposition to an application to register a geographical indication 10.000 Rwf
  • Filing a counter statement 5.000 Rwf
  • Removal from register 10.000 Rwf
  • Restoration fee, restoration of registration after removal from register 10.000 Rwf

Layout Design & Integrated Circuit

  • Application to register a geographical indication 10.000 Rwf
  • Filing a notice of opposition to an application to register a geographical indication 10.000 Rwf
  • Filing a counter statement 5.000 Rwf
  • Removal from register 10.000 Rwf
  • Restoration fee, restoration of registration after removal from register 10.000 Rwf

Search

  • IPR Search fees (for each mark, patent, industrial design etc.) 5,000 Rwf
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