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Trade Mark Information
International and Regional Arrangements:
- Madrid Agreement: Yes
- 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)
- 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 10 years from the filing date
Renewal: Renewable every 10 years
General Information
- Area: Approximately 30 500 km2
- Population: 2 million
- Capital: Maseru
- Currency: Maloti
- GDP: $ 3.31 billion (2010)
- Domain name extension: .ls
- Languages: English, Sesotho (official languages)
- Exports: Clothing; footwear; wool; mohair; livestock; food
- Imports: Food; building materials; vehicles; machinery; medicines; petroleum products
International / Regional Conventions:
- Banjul Protocol (of ARIPO)
- Berne Convention
- Madrid Agreement on Marks
- Madrid Protocol on Marks
- Paris Convention
- Patent Cooperation Treaty
- WIPO Convention
- WTO/TRIPS