INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT, 2003 (ACT 660)
Section 7 Opposition to Registration (1) Any interested person may within the prescribed period and in the prescribed manner give notice to the Registrar of any opposition to the registration of an industrial design on the ground that one or more requirements of sections 1 and 2 have not been fulfilled or that the applicant does not have a right to the registration of the industrial design. (2) The Registrar shall send a copy of the notice to the applicant within the prescribed period. (3) The applicant shall within the prescribed period and in the prescribed manner, send to the Registrar a counter-statement of the grounds on which the applicant relies for the application. (5) If the applicant sends a counter-statement, the Registrar shall on receipt of the counter-statement send a copy of the counter-statement to the person giving the notice of opposition. (6) The Registrar shall hear the parties if either or both wish to be heard and after considering the merits of the case, decide whether the industrial design is registrable.
Subject : Application (Industrial design)Procedure to Follow
- PRELIMINAR SEARCH (OPTIONAL) A trade mark search may be conducted prior to application for registration of the trade mark. The search is important to ensure that no identical trademark has been registered or is pending registration.
- APPLICATION FOR TRADE MARK REGISTRARTION Trade Mark Form No. 2 is used for the application of Trade Mark. An Applicant is required to attached four (4) representations of the trade mark with a prescribed fee of $ 200.00 or its Cedi equivalent. Applicants whose principal place of business is located outside Ghana are required to apply through legal entity.
- REVIEW/EXAMINATION OF TM. No 2 BY THE TRADE MARKS OFFICE. The Registrar examines whether the Trade Mark application is in conformity with the requirements of Section 1, Section 3, Subsection (1) and (2) of Section 4, and Section 5 of the Trade Marks Act, 2004, Act 664
- PUBLICATION AND OPPOSITION OF TRADEMARK All Trade Mark application accepted by the Registrar are published in the Industrial Trade Marks Bulletin (Journal) for a period of two (2) months. Within this period any interested party/person may file for a notice of opposition to the registration in a prescribed manner.
- CERTIFICATION OF TRADEMARK In the event where there are no Opposition to the approved Trademarks, the proprietor of a Trademark requests for the issuance of his trade mark certificate. A certificate of Registration of Trade Mark is then issued to the applicant and the registered trademark is valid for a period of 10 years from the filing date of the application.
- RENEWAL OF TRADE MARKS Renewal of trademarks are made every ten (10) years. NB: Non-use for 5 years following registration makes the registration vulnerable to cancellation.
Responsible Institution
- Email: info@rgd.gov.gh
- Website: https://www.rgd.gov.gh
- GPS: GA-143-4647
- Telephone: +233 302 664 691-93
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Fees/ charges
GHC 1,627
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