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In 2011 Rwanda became a signatory of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT is an international treaty that makes it possible to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in a large number of countries by filing a single “international” patent application instead of filing several separate national or regional patent applications. The granting of patents remains under the control of the national or regional patent Offices in what is called the “national phase”.
The relevant authority for IP is the Rwanda Development Board (RDB).
The cost, procedure, and required documents vary depending on the type of IP being registered for
Register for copyright
See the detailed procedure, cost, and required documentation outlined here
Register a trademark
See the detailed procedure, cost, and required documentation outlined here
Register a patent
See the detailed procedure, cost, and required documentation outlined here
Register a utility model
See the detailed procedure, cost, and required documentation outlined here
Register an industrial design
See the detailed procedure, cost, and required documentation outlined here