Intellectual Property

Sierra Leone

Independent State within the Commonwealth.

Own laws

No

Extension

Patents: If you apply for a patent based on an existing United Kingdom (UK) patent, within 3 years of UK date of issue, registration will normally be granted, the patent will expire with UK patent.

EP(UK): No information.

Trade marks: In addition to local registration, you may also apply for a registration based on a UK trade mark. Applications can be at any time during the life of the UK trade mark and will expire with UK trade mark.

Designs: UK designs registrations are automatically extended.

Conventions

Madrid Agreement (Marks)
Madrid Protocol
Paris Convention
PCT
WIPO Convention

Administration

Administrator & Registrar-General's Department
Roxy Building
Walpole Street
Freetown

Telephone:

(23222) 221871 (Registrar General's tel/fax)
(23222) 221875
(23222) 222294
(23222) 222854
(23222) 226815
(23276) 616988 (Mobile)

Fax:

(23222) 222642
(23222) 224439
(23222) 224940
(23222) 240594

E-mail:arg@sierratel.sl