The department responsible for trademark registration and management in Togo is the National Institute of Industrial Property and Technology (INPIT) of Togo, which is affiliated to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Private Sector Promotion and Tourism of Togo. The bureau is located opposite the former site of S.T KISITO Church in Lome, the capital of Togo. INPIT mainly conducts formal review and transfer of trademark application materials, and the specific review work is handled by the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI).
Application steps:
1. Submit an application letter and a copy of the trademark drawing to the Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property and Technology (INPIT); ??
2. Apply through the economic The bank (ECOBANK) pays the prior rights search fee (65,000 West African CFA francs) to the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon;
3. Pays the document processing fee of 20,000 West African CFA francs to INPIT;
4. Mail the trademark application form after INPIT review to OAPI via DHL, and the cost shall be borne by the applicant;
5. If the search result given by OAPI is no prior right If there is a conflict, you can start the registration process:
Pay the registration fee of 400,000 West African CFA francs to the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) through the Economic Bank (ECOBANK), the mailing fee of 20,000 West African CFA francs for the trademark acceptance notice, and the mailing of the trademark registration certificate The fee is 20,000 West African CFA francs. After obtaining the trademark registration certificate issued by the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the applicant will obtain the exclusive right to trademark in the 17 member countries of the organization.