Madrid Agreement: No
Paris Union: Yes
Goods marks
Certification marks
Defensive marks
No provision for Service marks
The International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification) is applied
Particulars of Applicant (name, address and nationality)
Simply signed Power of Attorney
Representation of the mark
List of goods and / or services
Certified copy of the priority document with verified English translation
The trade mark is registered 7 years from the filing date
Paris Convention: Yes
PCT: Yes (national phase deadline is 30 months from the priority date)
ARIPO: Yes (see ARIPO requirements for designating Malawi in an ARIPO application)
OAPI: No
Published PCT application or English specification, claims, abstract and drawings (required on the day of filing)
Power of Attorney (required on the day of filing)
Assignment of Invention (no set deadline)
International Search Report and International Preliminary Report on Patentability (no set deadline)
Certified priority document with verified English translation (can be filed within 6 months)