SENAPI – Sao Tome and Principe Intellectual Property Office has announced an update of the official fees for the Intellectual Property (IP) procedures in the country.

The new fees came in to force on 1, July 2019, and reflect a slight increment of the values charged on all procedures concerning Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs and other generic fees applied by the services.

São Tomé e Príncipe has been increasing its attention and investment concerning all IP matters, an effort that is bringing this African jurisdiction IP practices closer to the international standards.

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