Kenya trademark search
How to search and register a trademark in Kenya, from official sources. Signa does not sync the KIPI register yet. It holds WIPO Madrid designations that cover Kenya.
Search the KIPI register
How KIPI records can be consulted, as the office states it.
KIPI's trade marks page links a "Search Trade Marks" tool at ipsearch.kipi.go.ke, but that address did not resolve on 2026-11-12. The Registrar carries out official searches on Form TM27 for a fee of KSh 2,000 (local) or US$100 (foreign) for the first class and KSh 1,000 or US$50 for each further class.
Office website: https://www.kipi.go.ke
Register a trademark in Kenya
What KIPI requires, as the official sources below state it.
- How to file
- National application at KIPI (Form TM 2); Madrid designation
- Local representative required for applicants abroad
- Yes
- Several classes in one application
- Yes
- Classification
- Nice Classification
- Application fee
- Application (TM 2): KSh 4,000 local or US$200 foreign for the first class, KSh 3,000 or US$150 for each subsequent class; advertisement and registration fees are charged separately
- Renewal fee
- KSh 4,000 local or US$200 foreign for the first class, KSh 3,000 or US$150 for each subsequent class (TM 10)
- Fees as of
- 2026-11-12 (KES)
- Opposition
- 60 days from the date of advertisement of the application in the Journal or Kenya Gazette (pre-registration)
- Term
- 10 years from the filing date, renewable for 10 years at a time
- Non-use
- Open to cancellation after 5 years without use
Good to know
- KIPI states that an application by a foreign applicant must be processed by a local agent.
- Fees are charged at a foreign rate in US dollars when the payer neither resides nor has a principal place of business in Kenya.
- Kenya is an ARIPO member state, but ARIPO lists it as party only to the Harare Protocol (patents and industrial designs), not the Banjul Protocol on marks.
Madrid Protocol and regional systems
Kenya is a member of the Madrid Protocol since 1998-06-26, so an international registration filed through WIPO can designate it.
What Signa holds for Kenya
KIPI records are not covered by Signa yet. International registrations designating Kenya are searchable through WIPO Madrid data.
Get this data via the API
Query the WIPO records that cover Kenya in the same format as every other office.
GET/v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=KESearch the trademarks Signa holds that cover Kenya
curl "https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=KE" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"Hear when Signa adds the KIPI register
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Where these facts come from
Checked 2026-11-12.