ARTICLE · 08 JANUARY 2026

ARIPO – Amendments To The Banjul Protocol Effective 01 March 2026

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The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has recently announced amendments to the Banjul Protocol on Trademarks that will come into force on 01 March 2026.

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The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has recently announced amendments to the Banjul Protocol on Trademarks that will come into force on 01 March 2026. The last amendments that had been made to the Banjul Protocol were in 2023, as ARIPO had undertaken to carry out a comprehensive review of the protocol. The amendments to the Banjul Protocol follow a similar pattern to the changes made to the Harare Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs in March of this year. The most significant of these recent amendments concerning trademark applications are increases in official fees.

To highlight, fees have increased for the following activities:

New application: $160.

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