2022 is a breakthrough year for Cape Verde's intellectual property system. After nearly 15 years of stagnation in the ratification of IP treaties and updates to IP law...

At a ceremony held in the Embassy of Cape Verde in Geneva, the Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry of Cape Verde, Alexandre Monteiro, deposited the instruments of Accession to the Lusaka Agreement, Banjul Protocol...

On 6 April 2022, Cape Verde acceded to the Paris Convention and Patent Corporation Treaty, which comes into force on 6 July 2022.

Cape Verde's new Intellectual Property Code introduces a significant change to trade mark registration validity periods, shifting the calculation from grant date to filing date. Trade mark owners must now adapt their renewal monitoring practices to align with this updated 10-year term framework.

Cape Verde makes progress in attracting IP investment as the ARIPO and PCT systems strengthen.

During its short existence, the Cape Verde Institute of Management and Quality of Intellectual Property (IGQPI) has mainly focused on protecting trademarks and patents.

The receipt of an official notification requesting the payment of registration and certificate fees is one of the most eagerly awaited moments in the trademark registration process ...

The majority of IP practitioners have had to adapt their routines to the current pandemic and create new working habits.

To provide you an overview on the DIU's matter, it is important to know that, in practical terms, the DIU is a simple declaration that shall be signed by the applicant or responsible agent...

Even though Cape Verde has only a slight presence in international and regional treaties and conventions – it only became a signatory to the World Trade Organisation's ...

Trademarks are the main form of IP right in Cape Verde. To date, 4,355 trademark applications have been advertised in the IP Bulletin.

Cape Verde has introduced a modernised Industrial Property Code that brings significant changes to the country's intellectual property framework.

Cape Verde, an island state formed by an archipelago of 10 islands, benefits from its geographic position and has an economy based on the services sector, including trade, transport, tourism, public services, and exports of fish and clothing.

From the Industrial Property Code of 2007 to the new comprehensive reforms of 2025, Cape Verde’s legal system has undergone a dramatic transformation that goes beyond incremental adjustments. Lawmakers pursued a broader reform that reflects the country’s changing economy and its deeper integration into the global IP landscape.

On 7 January 2022, the Parliament of Cape Verde approved accession to the Lusaka Agreement.

Trademarks have dominated Cape Verde's IP field at the expense of other rights such as patents and industrial designs for many years.

As per Article 139 of Cape Verde's Trademark Law, a trademark may consist of a "sign or an arrangement of signs capable of being represented graphically, particularly words, including personal names...

As the first national trademarks granted in Cape Verde celebrate 10 years of being in force, the country is in the early stages of strengthening its national system of IP protection.

Sharing its place with other phases which make up part of a trademark's life cycle, such as the early stages of branding and filing strategy until the phase of defence of the right...

Ever since Cape Verde has acceded to the WIPO's treaties, as well as to the ARIPO'S Harare and Banjul protocols, the National IP Office has been actively making efforts to foster the role of IP in boosting innovation and creativity…