Sierra Leone

Important Topics Sierra Leone has introduced modernised trade mark procedures, effective immediately, bringing greater clarity for brand owners. New Trade Mark Regulations Now in Effect Sierra Leone’s Trade Marks Regulations, 2024 officially took effect following their publication as Statutory Instrument No. 19 of 2024, marking a major upgrade to the country’s trade mark system. The new […]

The Trade Marks Regulations, 2024 have officially come into force in Sierra Leone following its publication as Statutory Instrument No. 19 of 2024. The new regulations are intended to establish a comprehensive procedural framework governing trade mark practice in Sierra Leone, ensuring clarity and certainty in relation to national and international filings, enforcement mechanisms, and […]

A compulsory availability search is now conducted by the Sierra Leone Registry upon filing an application for a trade mark. Compulsory availability search There have been changes in the administrative processes at the Sierra Leone Registry, one of which is that, upon submission of an application for a trade mark, a compulsory availability search is […]

Trade Mark Prosecution: Update The Registry is applying the provisions of the 2014 Act, although the date of the Act has not yet been made available. As per our previous update, it is now possible to file for trade mark applications covering both goods and services. Under the previous Act, it was not possible to […]