Registration Of Trademarks In Ghana – The Basic

Introduction

A trademark, in general terms, is a word, phrase, design, symbol, or a combination of all these things used to identify and distinguish a particular company's product or service from those of others.

Trademark registration is the surest way to protect one's product, service or brand name. Thus, trademark registration is the legal process provided under the Trademark Act 2004 (Act 664) to enable one to protect their brand name or logo by limiting other people from using the same brand name or logo.

In Ghana, trademark registration is not exclusively for Ghanaians. Both Ghanaians and Foreigners are eligible to register trademarks. However, for non-resident foreigners, there is a need for a resident legal practitioner practising in Ghana to file the trademark application on your behalf.