Classification

The International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification) is followed. Provision is made for multiple class filings.

Convention priority

Kenya is a member of the Paris Convention. An applicant for a trade mark who has applied for the same mark in another Paris Convention member country, is entitled to a priority right. This accords them the same effective date as the first filed application, provided the Kenya application is filed within six months of such earlier filing date.

Examination/procedure

Applications are examined as to formal requirements as well as on relative and substantive grounds. If accepted, the mark must be published.

Opposition

Any interested person may oppose the application within 60 days from date of publication. An extension of the opposition period is possible in the discretion of the Registrar for a maximum period of 90 days.

Duration and renewal

A trade mark registration is valid for an initial period of 10 years from the date of filing and is renewable for like periods of 10 years, upon payment of the applicable renewal fees.

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