Kenya Information on the filing of Patents, Designs and trademarks in
Kenya
PATENT REGISTRATIONS
Kenya
is a member of the International Convention, ARIPO and of the
PCT.
The
requirements for filing a non-PCT application in Kenya are as
follows:
(a) A Power
of Attorney - no legalization or notarization necessary;
b) An Assignment
of Invention (not required if the inventor(s) and applicant(s)
are the same) - no legalization or notarization necessary;
(c) A copy
of the specification (including claims, drawings, and abstract)
in English; and
(d) A certified
copy of the priority application and, if necessary, a certified
translation into English thereof.
Please
note that the documents listed under item (c) are required on the
day of filing. Items (a), (b), and (d) can be late lodged subsequent
to the filing date.
The requirements
for filing a PCT application in Kenya are as follows:
(i) A Power
of Attorney - no legalization or notarization necessary;
(ii) A
copy of the specification (including claims, drawings, and abstract)
in English;
(iii)
A copy of the PCT International advertisement;
(iv) A
copy of International Search Report; and
(v) A copy
of International Preliminary Examination Report and, where appropriate,
an English translation thereof.
Please note
that the documents listed under items (ii) and (iii) are required
on the day of filing. Items (i), (iv), and (v) can be late lodged
subsequent to the filing date.
We estimate
that the cost of filing a patent application in Kenya will be
between about US$ 2000.00 and US$ 2200.00 (excluding translation
costs, if necessary).