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Design

Forms part of

  • ARIPO
  • OAPI
  • PARIS CONVENTION

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Currently industrial design applications cannot be filed in Ghana.

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  • LESOTHO
  • ARIPO
  • OAPI

Paris Convention
Convention establishing World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Lusaka Agreement
Agreement concerning the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS)
The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents

Utility Models
Industrial Designs
Classification
No classification

Only formal examination

Relative novelty applies. Not disclosed to the public anywhere in the world, by publication in tangible form, or in Lesotho, by description or by use or in any other way, before the priority date.

6-month grace period

The duration of a utility model certificate is seven years from the date of filing the application, subject to payment of annual renewal fees.

The duration of an industrial design is 5 years from the date of filing the application, twice renewable for additional 5-year periods, for a total duration of 15 years.

No use requirement.