- Member of: ARIPO.
- Period of protection of a design: 25 years.
- Annuities: are to be paid every five years.
- 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.