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In a decision by the Angolan Trade Marks Office, the South African electricity parastatal, Eskom was successful in its oppositions against the registration of trademark applications 12.419 and 12.420 ESCOM in Classes 35 and 36.

In January 2018, we reported that a substantial backlog of trade marks to be processed had accumulated at the Angolan Registry since the implementation of the current law in 1992.

n October 2019, Adams & Adams partners, Nicky Garnett, Stephen Hollis and Elio Teixeira travelled to Luanda for a meeting with Anna Paula Bolivar, the Director General of the ...

Angola's economy is overwhelmingly driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute to approximately 50% of the GDP.

In March, the Angolan government declared a state of emergency due to the outbreak of covid-19, enforcing mandatory lockdowns and the closure of all establishments ...

After some uncertainty due to the covid-19 pandemic, the first Angolan Intellectual Property Congress is now confirmed to take place both physically and online on 23 and 24 April 2021.

In order to curb misuse of pharmaceutical trade mark registrations, the Angolan trade marks office (IAPI) has issued notice 9/2022 which states that, going forward, all registration certificates...

In Angola, all trademark applications are subject to examination by the Angolan Institute of Industrial Property (IAPI).

We have come a long way since the first draft on the new Angolan Industrial Property Act was presented.

There have been many changes in 2020 to procedures for registering industrial property rights in Angola, particularly with regard to trademark registration.

Pursuant to Executive Decree No. 21/97, read together with Executive Decree 30/11, the Ministry of Finance recently announced a change in the payment procedure for all Public Departments including the Industrial Property Office.

The protection of well-known Trademarks in Angola is no longer questionable and the absence of specific provision in the current national legislation, the Industrial Property Act, 3/92 of 1992, cannot be a serious argument ...

Angola is one of many countries that recognises IP rights as an important contribution to a country's social and economic development.

Angola is a lusophone country on the west coast of Africa.

For trademark owners, the registration certificate is often perceived as the ultimate proof of ownership. In most jurisdictions, once a trademark is granted, the corresponding certificate is issued shortly thereafter, allowing the owner to rely on a single official document for enforcement, licensing and commercial transactions. In Angola, however, the situation is often more complex.

It is important to state what a "pharmaceutical trademark" is. When I use the term, I do not intend to mean or create a new legal type of trademark.

One of the requirements in Angola for the registration of any IP right through a legal representative is a power of attorney on behalf of the applicant.