Uganda

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General Information

  • Area: Approximately 241 000 km2
  • Population: 33.4 million
  • Capital: Kampala
  • Currency: Ugandan Shilling
  • GDP:  $ 41.7 billion (2010)
  • Domain name extension: .ug
  • Languages: 11 official languages: English (official language), Swahili, Luganda
  • Exports: Coffee; cotton; tea; gold; fish products; horticultural products
  • Imports:  Petroleum; cereals; medical supplies; capital equipment; vehicles

International / Regional conventions:

  • Banjul Protocol (of ARIPO)
  • 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

Certification marks

Defensive marks

Series marks

Classification:

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

Filing Requirements:

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

Duration:

The trade mark is registered 7 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 21 months for Chapter 1 applications and 31 months for Chapter 2 applications)

ARIPO:  Yes (see ARIPO requirements for designating Uganda in an ARIPO application)

OAPI:  No

Filing Requirements:

Published PCT application or English specification, abstract and drawings if non PCT (required on the day of filing)

Power of Attorney, simply signed (no set deadline)

Assignment of Invention (no set deadline)

International Search Report and International Preliminary Examination Report (no set deadline)

Priority document and verified English translation (no set deadline)

Novelty
Absolute novelty is required
Patentability
Methods of medical treatment, surgery or diagnosis are not patentable
Excess Fees:
None
Examination:
As to form only, although the Registrar may request particulars of corresponding applications in other jurisdictions and may also direct that substantive examination be conducted through the ARIPO office for inventions in certain technical fields
Term of Patent:
20 years from the effective filing date
Renewals:
Due annually from the first anniversary of the effective filing date

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