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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

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