Ethiopia: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$1,185 for one class, plus US$252 for each further class. Ethiopia is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office. Ethiopia is a leading import market for electronics and software (class 9) and pharmaceuticals (class 5).
Figures by trademark class count branded goods only: raw commodities that are traded mostly without brands - such as gold bars, fuel, bulk chemicals, grain and fabric by the metre - are left out. Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are left out of the rankings, as much of their trade is re-exported.
Goods where Ethiopia is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.
Our estimate is about US$1,185 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$265 in official fees and about US$920 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$252. Responses to office actions and oppositions are not included. These are estimates only: the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.
Ethiopia is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office.
Ethiopia's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$1.5bn), machines (class 7, US$1.3bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$418m), vehicles (class 12, US$280m), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$128m), metal goods (class 6, US$109m), medical apparatus (class 10, US$99m), paper and printed matter (class 16, US$88m), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$86m) and chemicals (class 1, US$86m). Within its region, it stands out for electronics and software (#4 in Sub-Saharan Africa), pharmaceuticals (#6 in Sub-Saharan Africa), medical apparatus (#6 in Sub-Saharan Africa) and machines (#10 in Sub-Saharan Africa). Imports are growing fastest for electronics and software (5% a year). Foreign applicants filed 1,692 trademark classes in Ethiopia in 2024 - #10 in Sub-Saharan Africa - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Ethiopia's exports of goods came to US$3.2bn in 2024. Its 4 largest exports were coffee (US$1.5bn, 45% of its exports, #9 in the world), cut flowers (US$284m, 9% of its exports, #5 in the world), oil seeds (US$271m, 8% of its exports, #8 in the world) and dried pulses (US$183m, 6% of its exports, #18 in the world). By trademark class, its 3 largest exports were clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$334m, #74 in the world), agricultural products (class 31, US$334m, #36 in the world) and machines (class 7, US$66m, #97 in the world). Where goods are made and exported, copies are often made too: a registered trademark there lets you act against counterfeits at the source, including with the help of customs.
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