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(last modified: 23/09/2020)

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Timeframe ( ver detalles )

Espera hasta paso siguiente

Free of charge
0 mn  -  15 mn
270 days  -  3600 days

Contact details

Entity in charge

Bank of Kigali

Plot 6112, Avenue de la Paix, Kigali
Tel: + 250 252 593 100
Tel. 1: + 250 252 573 461 + 250 252 575 504
Email: bk@bk.rw
Website: http://www.bk.rw
Directions: Google maps

Unit in charge

Bank of Kigali (RDB branch)

Mon: 07:00 - 18:00
Tue: 07:00 - 18:00
Wed: 07:00 - 18:00
Thu: 07:00 - 18:00
Fri: 07:00 - 18:00

Person in charge

Cashier

Expected results

Payment receipt

Cost

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  • RWF Add Name Here
Payment methods: Cash deposit
The fee for substantive examination is determined by the local (NIRDA) or international (ARIPO or WIPO) institution. The applicant is notified of the required amount by letter.

Time frame

Waiting time in queue: Max.  10mn
Attention at counter: Max.   5mn
Waiting time until next step: Min.   270 days - Max.   3600 days

Legal justification

1. Ministerial order n°24 of 17/03/2016 determining fees payable for registration services of intellectual property
Ministerial order n°24 of 17/03/2016 determining fees payable for registration services of intellectual property
Article annex(page74)

Additional information

The prescribed fee can also be paid to RDB account 00040-00281460-96 (RWF) held at Bank of Kigali.
Applicants outside Rwanda, must go through a local law firm to process payment on their behalf.

After payment, the receipt should be submitted to the IP unit to be transferred to the institution in charge of the substantive examination.

The substantive examination by ARIPO takes at minimum 2 weeks. There is no exact maximum duration as it depends on the complexity of the invention.

Who certified this information ?

Balise RUHIMA, Division Manager, Intellectual Property, 08/07/2016

Recourse: Bank of Kigali

Entity in charge

Bank of Kigali

Plot 6112, Avenue de la Paix, Kigali
Tel: + 250 252 593 100
Tel. 1: + 250 252 573 461 + 250 252 575 504
Email: bk@bk.rw
Website: http://www.bk.rw
Directions: Google maps

Unit in charge

Bank of Kigali (RDB branch)

Mon: 07:00 - 18:00
Tue: 07:00 - 18:00
Wed: 07:00 - 18:00
Thu: 07:00 - 18:00
Fri: 07:00 - 18:00

Person in charge

Supervisor

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