| SERVICE |
DETAILS |
|
COSTS (Ugx & Us$) |
| Time Frame |
UGX (Shs) |
Dollars ($) |
Trademarks
|
Receiving an application |
50,000/= |
$150 |
| Request to the Registrar for preliminary advice on distinctiveness |
25,000/= |
$40 |
| Search |
25,000/= |
$65 |
| Certification |
25,000/= |
$40 |
| Application is advertised in the gazette. |
Fess paid directly to UPPC |
| If there is no opposition after the 60 days from the date of advertisement, a certificate of registration is issued for the trademark after registration |
100,000/= |
$250 |
| If there is an opposition to the registration, a notice of opposition is filed by the party so doing |
100,000/= |
$250 |
| The party registering the trademark then files a counter statement |
50,000/= |
$150 |
| Registration of an assignment after expiration of 6 months from date of acquisition of proprietorship. |
100,000/= |
$250 |
| Registration of an assignment after expiration of 12 months from the date of acquisition of proprietorship |
120,000/= |
$300 |
| Registration of an assignment within 6 months of the assignment. |
35,000/= |
$75 |
| Change of names |
25,000/= |
$40 |
| Renewal of trademark registration |
100,000/= |
$250 |
| Click here to download full TM fees list |
| Patents |
Filing patent application form and issuance of Application number and filing date |
100,000/= |
$100 |
| Substantive examination |
150,000/= |
$150 |
| Grant of patent |
90,000/= |
$100 |
| After the grant, the applicant advertises the grant in the Uganda Gazette. |
Fees payable to the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation |
| Maintenance fees (paid after grant), annual for application or patent under regulation 35 (1) of S.I No.12 of 2017 |
2nd year |
50,000/= |
$50 |
| 3rd year |
70,000/= |
$70 |
| 4th year |
90,000/= |
$90 |
| 5th year |
110,000/= |
$110 |
| 6th year |
130,000/= |
$130 |
| 7th year |
150,000/= |
$150 |
| 9th year |
190,000/= |
$190 |
| 10th year |
210,000/= |
$210 |
| 11th year |
230,000/= |
$230 |
| 12th year |
250,000/= |
$250 |
| 13th year |
270,000/= |
$270 |
| 14th year |
290,000/= |
$290 |
| 15th year |
310,000/= |
$310 |
| 16th year |
330,000/= |
$330 |
| 17th year |
350,000/= |
$350 |
| 18th year |
370,000/= |
$370 |
| 19th year |
390,000/= |
$390 |
| 20th year |
410,000/= |
$410 |
| Request for extension of time: |
|
|
|
| a) In respect of a patent |
50,000/= |
$50 |
| b) In respect of a utility model |
15,000/= |
$50 |
| Surcharge under regulation 35 (3) of S.I No.12 of 2017 |
20,000/= |
$20 |
| Industrial Designs |
Filing industrial design application Formality examination of industrial design |
50,000/= |
|
| Substantive examination of industrial design |
|
|
| Certificate of grant of industrial design |
20,000/= |
$20 |
| Application for renewal of registration of an industrial design |
100,000/= |
$250 |
| Application for restoration of protection granted to an industrial design |
100,000/= |
$150 |
| Surcharge under section 76 (1) of the Act |
50,000/= |
$100 |
| Utility Model |
File utility model application and carry out formality examination of application |
30,000/= |
$50 |
| Substantive examination |
|
|
| Certificate of grant of utility mode. |
50,000/= |
$50 |
| Annual fee for utility model certificate: |
Fee due in 1st year after grant |
30,000/= |
$50 |
| Fee due in 2nd year after grant |
30,000/= |
$50 |
| Fee due in 3rd year after grant |
60,000/= |
$100 |
| Fee due in 4th year after grant |
60,000/= |
$100 |
| Fee due in 5th year after grant |
60,000/= |
$100 |
| Fee due in 5th year after grant |
60,000/= |
$100 |
| Fee due in 6th year after grant |
60,000/= |
$150 |
| Fee due in 7th year after grant |
100,000/= |
$150 |
| Fee due in 8th year after grant |
100,000/= |
$150 |
| Fee due in 9th year after grant |
100,000/= |
$150 |
| Fee due in 10th year after grant |
100,000/= |
$150 |
| Copyright |
Application for Registration |
50,000/= |
|
| Advertisement in the Uganda Gazette |
Advertisement in the Uganda Gazette |
| After 60 days from the date of advertisement, a certificate of registration is Issued. |
No fees charged |
| Application for registration of assignment or transfer |
50,000/= |
|
