Industrial Designs - General Information

  • You can claim priority according to Paris Convention within: 6 months from the first filing date.
  • Member of: Paris Convention.
  • Period of protection of a design: 15 years
  • Annuities: the protection period of an industrial design in Burundi is 5 years, and can be renewed for two consecutive periods of 5 years each. A grace period of 6 months is granted for the late renewal after the payment of penalty fees.
  • Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: no time restrictions.