Intellectual Property Registration - Office of Administrator and Registrar General

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Intellectual Property Registration Process

Check the IP database to ensure the mark is not already registered.
Include trademark logo, word, or symbol.
Classify goods/services under the NICE Classification (45 classes).
Provide proprietor’s details.
Attach signed Power of Attorney if an agent is acting.
Prepare 3 stereotype blocks.
Pay required fees.
File application with the IP Division.
Formality & substantive examination to ensure legal requirements are met. Office communicates to applicant’s eligibility for registration.
Published in the IP office journal.
1st publication opens a 3-month opposition window.
If no opposition, 2nd publication is done.
Trademark certificate issued, valid for 10 years.

Make a request for grant of patent that include invention description, claims, abstract, and drawings.
Pay filing fees and submit all documents to IP Division.
Check completeness of application, inventor details, and technical description.
Request search within one month. Communicate search fees to applicants.
International searching authority evaluates prior art.
Receives type search report listing relevant prior art affecting novelty and inventive steps.
Publish approved application in IP office journal.
Patent certificate issued, valid for 20 years under the Patent & Industrial Design Act.

Include title, description, type of work (literary, artistic, musical, audio-visual, software, derivative).
Provide author’s and owner’s details, nationality, DOB, and date of creation/publication.
If applicable, include assignee, transferee, or licensee information.
Published works: 2 complete copies.
Unpublished works: 1 copy.
Affidavit confirming authorship/ownership.
Attach passport/ID and pay applicable fees.
IP Division reviews and records the work for legal recognition, ownership verification, licensing, and transfer purposes.

Intellectual Property Registration Fees	Charges
Registration of Trademarks	Nle600
Renewal of Trademaks	Nle600
Assignment of Trademarks	Nle300
Merge of Trademarks	Nle300
Change of Name	Nle200
Change of Address	Nle200
Search Fee	Nle50
Withdrawal of Trademarks	Nle200
Concellation of Trademarks	Nle200
Amendment of Trademarks	Nle200
Trademarks Certified True Copy	Nle100
Re-Classification	Nle400
Copyright	Nle1,600
Registration of Natural Patent	Nle5,000
Registration of Series of Trademarks	Nle600
Licenses of Trademarks	Nle30

Office of the Administrator and Registrar General, Government of Sierra Leone responsible for all forms of registrations and administrations

Roxy Building, 28 Walpole Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Opening Hours:

Mon–Thurs: 8:30 am – 4:45 pm

Fri: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm