PATENT REGISTRATIONS
Ghana
is a member of the International Convention, ARIPO, and the PCT.
The
requirements for filing a non-PCT application in Ghana are as follows:
(a)
Power of Attorney (simply signed) - can be late filed, no set deadline;
(b) Specification, claims, drawings, and abstract in English - required
on the day of filing;
(c) Assignment of Invention - can be late filed, no set deadline;
and
(d) Priority document with verified English translation - can be
late filed, within 3 months.
The
requirements for filing a PCT application in Ghana are as follows:
(i)
Power of Attorney (simply signed) - can be late filed, no set deadline;
(ii) Specification, claims, drawings, and abstract in English -
required on the day of filing;
(iii) Assignment of Invention - can be late filed, no set deadline;
(iv) Copy of front page of PCT International advertisement - required
on day of filing;
(v) Copy of International Search Report - can be late filed, no
set deadline; and
(vi) Copy of International Preliminary Examination Report including
any annexes - can be late filed, no set deadline.
We
estimate that the cost of filing a patent application in Ghana will
be between about US$ 2000.00 and US$ 2200.00 (excluding translation
fees, if necessary). To this must be added the fees for claiming
each priority date at about US$ 70.00 per priority claim, and the
first renewal fee (due retrospectively on the 1st anniversary of
the international filing date, where applicable) at about US$ 750.00.
