Trademark registration in Cabo Verde

The trademark office and official links

Trademarks in Cabo Verde are registered by the Instituto de Gestão da Qualidade e da Propriedade Intelectual (IGQPI).

• Trademark office: Instituto de Gestão da Qualidade e da Propriedade Intelectual (IGQPI)
• Law: Industrial Property Code, approved by Legislative Decree No. 2/2025 of 2 December 2025 (Boletim Oficial I Série No. 118, supplement; in force six months after publication)
• Law: Industrial Property Code, Legislative Decree No. 4/2007 of 20 August 2007 (repealed from 2 June 2026)
• Law: Ordinance No. 22/2007 of 27 August 2007 on Trademarks

Official fees in Cabo Verde

The office does not publish an up-to-date fee schedule we could verify. Ask firms that cover Cabo Verde for a quote that shows official and professional fees separately — post a request or compare packages.

How to register a trademark in Cabo Verde

1. Applicants not resident in Cabo Verde appoint a local representative (within one month of notification at the latest).
2. File the application with IGQPI, preferably through its online services, listing goods and services under the Nice classes (an additional fee applies for each class beyond the first).
3. IGQPI examines the application and publishes it in the Industrial Property Bulletin.
4. Third parties may oppose within two months of publication (extendable once by one month); the applicant may reply within two months of notification.
5. If there is no opposition or it is rejected, IGQPI grants the registration and publishes the decision in the Bulletin.

Examination, publication and opposition

• Publication: Industrial Property Bulletin (Boletim da Propriedade Industrial), published by IGQPI
• Opposition period: 2 months from publication in the Industrial Property Bulletin, extendable once by 1 month (Industrial Property Code 2025, art. 19, general procedural rule)
• Typical timeline: About 12 months from filing to registration if there are no oppositions or unusual delays (reported before the 2025 Code)

Protection, renewal and use

• Term: 10 years from the filing date, renewable.
• Rights system: first to file.

Filing from abroad

• Local agent: Under the 2025 Code (art. 11), non-residents may file but must appoint a representative (mandatário) in Cabo Verde within one month of being notified, or the application is archived; local applicants may file directly.
• Power of attorney: Notarised power of attorney; the original must be filed, with a Portuguese translation where needed.
• Language: Portuguese; documents in other languages need a Portuguese translation

Firms on TrademarksHub that cover Cabo Verde can act as your local agent — see firms.

Madrid Protocol

Cabo Verde is a member of the Madrid System (in force since 2022). You can designate it in an international application filed through your home office, or file a national application directly. A local firm can advise which route is cheaper for your classes and timeline.

Trademark classes

Nice Classification (45 classes). One application can cover several classes. Not sure which classes you need? See all 45 classes or classes by business type.

How Cabo Verde compares

• Opposition: 2 months from publication in the Industrial Property Bulletin, extendable once by 1 month (Industrial Property Code 2025, art. 19, general procedural rule) — compare all countries
• Renewal: every 10 years — compare all countries
• Foreign owners: required — rules in every country

Guides: registering in any country · costs by country · Madrid

Good to know in Cabo Verde

• A new Industrial Property Code (Legislative Decree No. 2/2025, published 2 December 2025) came into force six months after publication, replacing the 2007 Code; it applies to pending applications and existing registrations and makes online filing the preferred route.
• Under the new Code the 10-year term runs from the filing date (previously from grant), and Declarations of Intention to Use, formerly due with the application and every five years, are abolished.
• The new Code drops the graphic-representation requirement, so sound, colour, shape and multimedia marks can be registered if they can be represented clearly and precisely; it also expressly allows division of applications.
• Cabo Verde can be covered by a national filing, a Madrid designation (in force since 6 July 2022), or an ARIPO application under the Banjul Protocol (in force for Cabo Verde since 14 October 2022).

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