KHARTOUM – The General Registrar of Intellectual Property (IPO) in Sudan has announced the relocation of its physical operations back to Khartoum, following a period of temporary displacement to Port Sudan due to the country’s recent instability.
The Port of Sudan office, while active, operated with limited capacity. For example, while new intellectual property applications were accepted in chronological order to preserve applicants’ priority rights, subsequent procedures—such as examination and publication—were postponed until full operations could be resumed.
With conditions in Khartoum now showing signs of improvement, the IPO has confirmed that it will fully resume its functions at its original headquarters by the beginning of November 2025.
Due to the turbulent situation, and to ensure consistency of its data, the IPO now requests that all renewal and recordal applications be accompanied by a photocopy of the trademark registration certificate, the last renewal certificate, or the last recordal certificate.
For further information, please contact sudan@qumsieh.com.