INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY - JANUARY 1990
LAWS AND TREATIES
MALI
Law on the Protection of Industrial Property
(No. 87-18/AN-RM of March 9, 1987)*
1. The protection of industrial property shall be
subject to the Agreement Relating to the Creation of an
African Intellectual Property Organization, known as
the Bangui Agreement, Constituting a Revision of the
Agreement Relating to the Creation of an African and
Malagasy Office of Industrial Property. I
2. However, applications filed between November
. 24, 1958, and September 30, 1984, for patents, certificates ofaddition, registration of trademarks or ofindustrial designs shall be subject to this Law.
3. Titles of protection in respect of applications for
patents or certificates of addition shall be issued on
condition that the request is formulated by the
owners.
• Official French title: Loi relative a la protection de la propriete
industrielle (No 87-18/AN-RM du 9 mars 1987).
Entry into force: As regards applications made in Mali before
September 30. 1984: July 28, 1988: as from that date, the OAPI Bangui
Agreement is applicable.
Source: Communication from the authorities of Mali.
Note: Forthe Decree Implementing the Law on the Protection of
Industrial Property No. 87-18/AN-RM of March 9, 1987(No. [30/PGRM of May 18, 1987). see Industrial Properly Laws and Treaties.
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4. Applications filed for registration of trademarks
shall be registered on condition that the request is
formulated by the owners.
5. The following fees shall be levied:
(1) for applications for patents and certificates of
addition:
- a filing fee covering the first annual payment;
- a filing fee for certificates of addition;
- fees for maintenance in force or annual fees;
- fees for acts concerning patents;
- a fee for obtaining information;
- a publication fee for a patent or certificate of
addition;
(2) for applications for registration of a
trademark:
- a filing fee for an application for registration;
- a renewal fee;
- a fee for each class of goods;
- a fee for acts concerning trademarks.
6. The amount of the fees referred to in the above
Section shall be laid down by regulation.
7. The fees referred to in Section 5, above, may be
validly paid by representatives domiciled on the
national territory within a period of six months the
beginning of which shall be laid down by regulation.
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