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Trade Mark Information

International and Regional Arrangements:

• Madrid Agreement:      Yes
• Paris Union:                Yes

Types of Trade Marks:

• Goods marks
• Certification marks
• Series marks
• Defensive marks
• No provision for service 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 14 years

General Information

• Area: Approximately 752 600 km2
• Population: 13.5 million
• Capital: Lusaka
• Currency:  Zambian Kwacha
• GDP:  $ 20 billion (2010)
• Domain name extension: .zm
• Languages: English (official language), Bemba, Lozi, Tonga, Nyanja
• Exports: Copper; cobalt; tobacco; flowers; cotton
• Imports:  Machinery; transportation equipment; foodstuffs; fuel; petroleum products; electricity; fertilizer; clothing

International / Regional Conventions:

• Berne Convention
• Madrid Protocol on Marks
• Paris Convention
• Patent Cooperation Treaty
• WIPO Convention
• WTO/TRIPS