End-to-End Trademark Registration in Gabon

To obtain trademark protection in Gabon, your mark must be registered through OAPI – the African Intellectual Property Organization OAPI. A single OAPI trademark registration grants protection in all 17 member states, including Gabon, namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo.

OAPI operates on a registration-based (first-to-file) system, meaning that, in practice, rights are acquired through filing and registration rather than through mere use. If you file a combined trademark (word + logo) through OAPI for protection in Gabon, your exclusive rights are limited to that exact configuration as filed. If you want to protect the word element and the figurative element separately, you should file additional applications for each element.

OAPI is also a member state of the Madrid Protocol Madrid Member States, so you can extend an existing International Registration to OAPI (and thereby to Gabon) via the Madrid System. See our related services: /madrid-system-trademark-registration.

To register a trademark in Gabon, you will generally need:

• Original Power of Attorney, signed. No notarization or legalization required.
• The name or logo you want to register
• The applicant’s details

Your iGERENT consultant will confirm the exact requirements for your case and guide you through each step.

The average time to register a trademark covering Gabon through OAPI is about 9 months for straightforward cases. This is an estimate based on current processing times and may vary depending on:

• Objections raised by the office, or
• Oppositions or other actions filed by third parties after publication.

Once the application is accepted and registered through OAPI:

• The trademark is valid for 10 years from the application date.
• It can be renewed indefinitely for additional periods of 10 years.
• The renewal request can be filed during the 6-month grace period after expiration, subject to payment of late renewal fees.

Registration via OAPI gives you a single title that is effective in Gabon and all other OAPI member states, simplifying management of your rights across the region.

Yes. Any interested third party may file an opposition against an OAPI trademark application (including those covering Gabon):

• Oppositions can be filed within six (6) months following the publication of the application in the Official Gazette of OAPI.

The chances of success in opposition proceedings depend on various factors, including similarity of the marks, overlap of goods/services, and strength and prior use of the earlier rights.

Use of the trademark is not required in order to obtain registration covering Gabon through OAPI; however, if the mark is not used for an uninterrupted period of five (5) years after registration, it becomes vulnerable to cancellation for non-use, and in order to maintain the registration, the use that counts as genuine may take place in any of the OAPI member states, provided it is real commercial use.

No. We do not provide standalone address for service services in Gabon

When you instruct iGERENT to handle your trademark application in Gabon, the address for service requirement is automatically covered as part of our full service. We work with qualified local trademark attorneys who act as your official representative before the relevant Trademark Office, including compliance with all local representation and address for service requirements.

We do not offer address for service services separately for applicants who wish to file directly on their own in jurisdictions where self-filing may be technically permitted. Our services are designed to ensure that applications are properly filed, examined, and managed by experienced local professionals.

If you would like assistance with your trademark registration in Gabon or any other country, feel free to contact us here and we will be happy to guide you through the process. We offer services worldwide.

Choosing iGERENT for your trademark application in Gabon means working with a team that values transparency, reliability, and practical results.

Trusted by 12,000+ businesses and with over 25,000 trademarks handled since 2014, we simplify trademark registration in Gabon through one dedicated specialist coordinating local attorneys worldwide.

• We provide clear quotes that include both official fees and our professional fees, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
• We’ve managed trademark filings and portfolios for businesses of all sizes, from startups to established international brands.
• We keep you in the loop with regular status updates, not just at filing, but all the way to registration.

Don’t just take our word for it, see why businesses trust iGERENT as the best trademark registration service.