In order to obtain trademark protection in Uganda you can register your trademark in two ways: First option is that you request registration for the ARIPO trademark; ARIPO treaty includes trademark protection in Botswana, Cape Verde, Gambia, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. To proceed with trademark application in ARIPO, click here. Second option is that you register directly your trademark in Uganda. If you want to proceed this way please follow the steps described below.
In Uganda, the Comprehensive Study is a mandatory requirement of the trademark office. Once obstacles to registration are ruled out, the Trademark Registration Application will be filed, according to the amount indicated in Prices & Timeframes.