LIBERIA

Design

Forms part of

Paris Convention
Convention establishing World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Lusaka Agreement
The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents

Industrial Designs (no utility models)

Classification is according to the Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs even though Liberia has not yet acceded to that treaty.

Absolute novelty

12-month grace period

Only formal examination

Five years from filing date, renewable for two additional five-year terms, for maximum duration of fifteen years.
Maintenance payment every 5 years.

No use requirement