Ethiopia trademark search
How to search and register a trademark in Ethiopia, from official sources. Signa has no records covering Ethiopia yet.
Search the EIPA register
How EIPA records can be consulted, as the office states it.
EIPA has no public online trademark search. Before filing, any person may ask the Office to search its records for registered marks; the fee schedule lists "Search For Registered Trademarks" at ETB 450.
Office website: https://eipa.gov.et
Register a trademark in Ethiopia
What EIPA requires, as the official sources below state it.
- How to file
- National application at EIPA
- Filing languages
- Amharic, English
- Local representative required for applicants abroad
- Yes
- Several classes in one application
- Yes
- Classification
- Nice Classification
- Application fee
- ETB 1,750 for one class, plus 50% of ETB 1,750 for each additional class; registration (certificate) fee ETB 3,000
- Renewal fee
- ETB 1,300 application for renewal plus ETB 2,200 renewal of registration
- Fees as of
- 2026-11-12 (ETB)
- Opposition
- 60 days from publication of the notice for call of opposition, extendable by 60 days on request (pre-registration)
- Term
- 7 years from the filing date, renewable for 7 years at a time
- Non-use
- Open to cancellation after 3 years without use
Good to know
- Under Trademark Proclamation No. 501/2006, a foreign applicant must appoint an agent domiciled in Ethiopia, and an application filed through an agent needs a duly authenticated power of attorney.
- Registration lasts seven years from the date the application is submitted and is renewable for consecutive seven-year periods; no change to the mark or additions to the goods and services are allowed at renewal.
- Documents forming part of an application must be in Amharic or English; documents in other languages need a translation into Amharic or English.
Madrid Protocol and regional systems
Ethiopia is not a member of the Madrid Protocol, so an international registration through WIPO cannot designate it.
What Signa holds for Ethiopia
EIPA records are not covered by Signa yet. Signa has no records covering Ethiopia yet.
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Where these facts come from
Checked 2026-11-12.