• Member of: ARIPO.
• Period of protection of a patent: 15 years.
• Annuities: are to be paid annually commencing on the first anniversary of the filing date.
• Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: no time restrictions.

The 1955 Ordinance used to be applied in Somalia before 1991. Following the overthrow of the government in 1991, Somalia has been without a stable central government and it has become virtually impossible to file new trade mark or patent applications, or to maintain existing applications/ registrations in Somalia.

Even at the time of writing, it has been difficult to obtain reliable and up-to-date information.