To obtain protection and recognition for your brand in Sao Tome and Principe, you should register your trademark either locally or regionally.
You can:
- Register locally with the Industrial Property National Service (SENAPI) of Sao Tome and Principe, or
- Register regionally through ARIPO, under the Banjul Protocol.
Filing through ARIPO has the advantage that a single trademark registration can grant protection not only in Sao Tome and Principe but also in several other African countries, including Botswana, Cape Verde, the Gambia, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Uganda, Tanzania (mainland) and Zimbabwe.
Sao Tome and Principe is also a member of the Madrid Protocol, so protection can be sought by extending an international trademark registration to this country via the Madrid System.