| Trademark
Registration |
| This
is the most frequent form of IP registration and is essentially
the registration of a sign or text capable of being represented
graphically and which distinguishes the goods, identity
or services of one business/professional undertaking from
another. Prior to an application to register a trademark
it is prudent to conduct a search to ascertain whether there
is a mark on record which resembles the mark you desire
to register. Two samples of the mark are required for a
search which will be made with the Registrar of Trademark.
Statutory fees for a search are $65.00
and our charges are ¢250,000.00. We will credit this
amount against our fees in respect of your subsequent
instruction to register the trade mark.
The application for trademark registration
is made in writing on a prescribed form and will be submitted
with four (4) identical samples of the mark you wish to
register as well as particulars of the:
(i) full name of the proprietor of the
trademark
(ii) description of type of business (i.e. company limited
by shares)
(iii) business address (both residential and postal).
The Registrar is required to advertise
your application to register a trademark prior to entering
the trademark on the Register of Trademark. If no opposition
is filed your Trademark will be registered and a certificate
issued.
Our fees for registering your trademark
are ¢7,500,000.00.
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| Patent
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| A
patent is a grant to an inventor that allows the inventor
to control the manufacture, use, sale and distribution of
their invention. It also allows the patent owner to obtain
a return on their investment of time, labour and resources,
as well as, the right to recover damages in the case of
infringement.
In order to register your patent, you
need to have a complete record of every step of the invention
process, describe and diagram every aspect and every modification
of the invention, including how you came up with the idea.
Depending on the invention you may need to build and test
a prototype. Sign and date each entry and have two reliable
witnesses sign as well. For your invention to qualify
it must be new, it must work and should be different in
some significant way from previous inventions.
The application for patent is a long,
slow and tedious process. It costs up to ¢250,000
to file and obtain a patent. Our fees for registering
your patent are ¢2,000,000.00
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| Copyright |
| This
refers to the protection that covers published and unpublished,
literary, scientific and artistic works, whatever the form
of expression, provided such works are fixed in a tangible
or material form i.e. if you can see it, hear it or touch
it, you can protect it.
Copyright grants the creator the exclusive
right to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute,
perform and display the work.
The proper way to place a copyright is
Copyright © (first date of creation, name of owner)
e.g. Copyright © 2006 Akua Jones
Copyright is obtained by lodgment of
written application together with relevant material with
the Copyright Office. The Process takes approximately
three (3) months. Our fees for registering your copyright
are ¢1,000,000.00
The statutory costs are as follows:
1. Book ¢100,000.0
2. Games and TV programmes ¢300,000.00
3. Compact Disc ¢60,000.00
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