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MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE AND MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Ministerial Order No. 188/2006
of December 13, 2006
Decree No. 04/2006 of April 12, 2006 approved the Industrial Property Code which establishes the legal regime applicable to the system for protecting industrial property in Mozambique.
In view of the need to approve and update the amounts of the fees to be paid for the services provided by the Industrial Property Institute, pursuant to Article 204 of the Industrial Property Code, the Minister for Industry and Commerce and the Minister for Finance hereby order as follows:
Article 1. The amounts of the fees set out in the table appended to this Ministerial Order are hereby approved.
Article 2. This Ministerial Order shall enter into force sixty days after its publication.
Maputo, September 27, 2006. – The Minister for Industry and Commerce, António Fernando. – The Minister for Finance, Manuel Chang
ANNEX
TABLE OF FEES | ||
I. Invention patent | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) 1 |
Fee (MTN) 2 |
Registration |
4,300,000.00MT |
4,300.00 |
Limiting the scope of protection |
5,400,000.00MT |
5,400.00 |
Annuities: | ||
1st |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
2nd |
1,050,000.00MT |
1,050.00 |
3rd |
1,300,000.00MT |
1,300.00 |
4th |
1,400,000.00MT |
1,400.00 |
5th |
1,800,000.00MT |
1,800.00 |
6th |
1,900,000.00MT |
1,900.00 |
7th |
2,200,000.00MT |
2,200.00 |
8th |
2,400,000.00MT |
2,400.00 |
9th |
2,800,000.00MT |
2,800.00 |
10th |
3,100,000.00MT |
3,100.00 |
11th |
3,500,000.00MT |
3,500.00 |
12th |
3,850,000.00MT |
3,850.00 |
13th |
4,150,000.00MT |
4,150.00 |
14th |
5,450,000.00MT |
5,450.00 |
15th |
4,750,000.00MT |
4,750.00 |
16th |
5,100,000.00MT |
5,100.00 |
17th |
5,600,000.00MT |
5,600.00 |
18th |
5,800,000.00MT |
5,800.00 |
19th |
6,000,000.00MT |
6,000.00 |
20 |
6,650,000.00MT |
6,650.00 |
II. Utility model | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) |
Fee (MTN) |
Registration |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
Annuities: | ||
From 1st to 5th |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
From 6th to 10th |
1,450,000.00MT |
1,450.00 |
From 11th to 15th |
2,650,000.00MT |
2,650.00 |
III. Industrial design | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) |
Fee (MTN) |
Registration |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
For each additional design included in the same application |
140,000.00MT |
140.00 |
Annuities: |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
From 1st to 5th |
900,000.00MT |
900.00 |
From 6th to 10th |
950,000.00MT |
950.00 |
From 11th to 15th | ||
IV. Mark | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) |
Fee (MTN) |
1. Product or service mark | ||
Registration (for each class applied for) |
950,000.00MT |
950.00 |
Renewal (for each class applied for) |
950,000.00MT |
950.00 |
Recording of alteration to a sign |
950,000.00MT |
950.00 |
Addition or substitution of products or services |
950,000.00MT |
950.00 |
2. Collective mark | ||
Registration |
850,000.00MT |
850.00 |
Renewal (for each class applied for) |
850,000.00MT |
850.00 |
Recording of alteration to a sign |
850,000.00MT |
850.00 |
Addition or substitution of products or services |
850,000.00MT |
850.00 |
3. Certification mark | ||
Registration |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
Renewal |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
Recording of alteration to a sign |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
Addition or substitution of products or services |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
4. International registration | ||
Initial registration |
8,650,000.00MT |
8,650.00 |
Later extensions |
4,300,000.00MT |
4,300.00 |
Transfer of international application |
3,600,000.00MT |
3,600.00 |
V. Trade name, emblem and logotype | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) |
Fee (MTN) |
Registration |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
Recording of alteration to a sign |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
VI. Appellations of origin and geographical indications | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) |
Fee (MTN) |
Registration |
450,000.00MT |
450.00 |
Recording of alteration to a sign |
450,000.00MT |
450.00 |
Addition or substitution of products or services |
450,000.00MT |
450.00 |
VII. Awards | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) |
Fee (MTN) |
Registration |
600,000.00MT |
600.00 |
1 Translator’s Note: meticals.
2 Translator’s Note: new meticals.
3 Translator’s Note: Boletim da Propriedade Industrial.
VIII. Recording | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) |
Fee (MTN) |
Of a change of: | ||
Name, business name or other element identifying the applicant |
60,000.00MT |
60.00 |
Residence or headquarters |
60,000.00MT |
60.00 |
Recording of the transfer of a registered industrial property right |
150,000.00MT |
150.00 |
IX. Other fees | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) |
Fee (MTN) |
Certificate |
300,000.00MT |
300.00 |
Statement of recording |
300,000.00MT |
300.00 |
Title or certificate |
750,000.00MT |
750.00 |
Fee for filing an application for a compulsory license |
5.000.000’00MT |
5,000.00 |
Fee for registration of the order granting a compulsory license |
8.500,000.00MT |
8,500.00 |
Fee for filing an application for an exploitation license |
5.000,000.00MT |
5,000.00 |
Fee for registering an order granting an exploitation license |
8.500,000.00MT |
8,500.00 |
Fee for mediation re exploitation licenses |
3.600.000.00MT |
3,600.00 |
Fee for registering contracts for the transfer of technology and franchising |
8.500,000.00MT |
8,500.00 |
Industrial Property Gazette 3 |
300,000.00MT |
300.00 |
Publication |
375.000,00MT |
375.00 |
X. Provision of services | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) |
Fee (MTN) |
Services fee |
100,000.00MT |
100.00 |
Fee for the submission of an opposition |
850,000.00MT |
850.00 |
Fee for a request for an extension of periods in the opposition procedure |
500,000.00MT |
500.00 |
Fee for the submission of Declaration of Intent to Use |
500,000.00MT |
500.00 |
Examination fee |
600,000.00MT |
600.00 |
XI. Searches | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) |
Fee (MTN) |
In the database |
600,000.00MT |
600.00 |
XII. Official Industrial Property Agents | ||
Fee for preparing file for qualifying examination |
1,500,000.00 |
1,500.00 |
Annual registration fee |
1,000,000.00 |
1,000.00 |
XIII. Copy of documents | ||
Deed |
Fee (MT) |
Fee (MTN) |
Per A4 page |
15,000.00MT |
15.00 |