Angola

Country quick select

General Information

  • Area: Approximately 1.25 million km²
  • Population: 13 million
  • Capital: Luanda
  • Currency: New Kwanza (NKz)
  • GDP: $ 114.1 billion (2010)
  • Domain name extension: .ao
  • Languages: Portuguese (official language), Kimbundu, Kikongo, Chokwe, Umbundu
  • Exports: Crude oil; diamonds; refined petroleum products; coffee; timber; cotton
  • Imports: Machinery and electrical equipment; vehicles and spare parts; medicines; food; textiles and clothing; military supplies

International / Regional conventions:

  • Paris Convention
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • WIPO Convention
  • WTO/TRIPS

Trade Mark Information

International and Regional Arrangements:

Madrid Agreement: No
Paris Union: Yes

Types of Trade Marks:

Goods and services
Collective marks
No provision for defensive marks

Classification:

The International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification) is applied.

Filing Requirements:

Particulars of Applicant (name, address and nationality)
Power of Attorney incorporating a Portuguese translation, notarised and legalized up to the Angolan Embassy
Certificate of Incorporation notarised and legalized up to the Angolan Embassy, with verified Portuguese translation
Representation of the mark
List of goods and / or services
Certified copy of the priority document

Duration:

The trade mark is registered 10 years from the filing date

Renewal:
Renewable every 10 years

Patent Information

International and Regional Arrangements:

Paris Convention: Yes
PCT: Yes (national phase deadline is 30 months from the priority date)
ARIPO: No
OAPI: No

The Angolan patent legislation currently does not make provision for the filing of PCT applications and therefore does not set out the filing requirements for such applications. Accordingly, at present, we propose lodging the same documents as for non-PCT applications and further lodge copies of the International publication, International Search Report and Written Opinion and/or the International Preliminary Report on Patentability.

Filing Requirements:

Title and abstract in Portuguese (required on day of filing)
English Specification, claims, abstract and drawings (required on day of filing)
Verified Portuguese translation of specification, claims and drawings (to be filed as soon as possible after filing date)
Power of Attorney with Portuguese translation, notarized & legalised up to Angolan Consulate (to be filed within 30 days of filing)
Assignment of Invention with Portuguese translation, notarized & legalised up to Angolan Consulate (to be filed within 60 days of publication)
Certified priority document with Portuguese translation, notarized & legalised up to Angolan Consulate (to be filed within 60 days of publication) (not required for PCT national phase applications)
Published PCT application (required on day of filing)
International Search Report and Written Opinion and/or International Preliminary Report on Patentability (no set deadline)

Novelty
Absolute novelty is required
Patentability
Food, pharmaceuticals and chemical products and medicines intended for human and animal use are not patentable (but processes or apparatus for their manufacture are patentable)
Excess Fees:
None
Examination:
As to form only
Term of Patent:
15 years from the effective filing date
Renewals:
Payable annually in advance from the first anniversary of the effective filing date

Select a country