ARIPO

Supported patent filings

PCT National Phase Entry

Deadline: 31 months
Power of Attorney: Yes
Assignments: No
Language: English
Translation Extension: No
Excess Claims Fee: No
Examination Request: Optional at filing or deferred
Country Notes: ARIPO member states: Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia*, Sudan, Eswatini (Swaziland), Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 

* Is also a member of ARIPO but cannot be designated at this time.

Applicant must designate member states where protection is required. The total of the official fees paid is directly linked to the number of member states designated.

Direct Filing

Deadline: 12 months
Power of Attorney: Yes
Assignments: Yes
Language: English
Translation Extension: No
Excess Claims Fee: No
Examination Request: Optional at filing or deferred
Country Notes: A certified copy of the Priority Document along with a certified English translation of the Priority Document (in case of non-English language) must be submitted within three months of the filing date.

Assignments are required for Paris Convention filings in ARIPO even though they are not required for PCT cases.

Recommended Agents

Spoor & Fisher

PCT National Phase Entry
Direct Filing
Spoor & Fisher has been a specialist IP firm since its formation in 1920. The firm provides legal services throughout Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean, and has a proud tradition of having been involved in many of the leading patent, trademark and copyright cases in South Africa. Spoor & Fisher has offices in Jersey (Channel Islands), Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pretoria, in South Africa. The firm also has an extensive network of local associates across the African continent.. . Spoor & Fisher specializes in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyright and designs, related litigation, commercial transactions, due diligence and portfolio management..