Doing Business in Kenya - RSM International

• one or more drawings (where necessary) which should not be in colour and thelines should be uniformly thick and well-defined; and• an abstract which serves the purpose of technical information.The application fee of Shs 3,000 is to be submitted together with the application.The application is vetted for conformance to legal requirements and if found to bein order, is accorded a filing date. The application is then published within 18 monthsfrom the filing date in the Kenya Gazette or in the Industrial Property Journal andupon payment of the publication fee of Shs 3,000.If the application is successful, a patent is granted in the prescribed form uponpayment of the fee of Shs 3,000. A patent expires at the end of 20 years from the filingdate of the application. In order to maintain the application or the patent, an annualfee is paid in advance to KIPI which shall fall due on the eve of each anniversary ofthe date of filing of the application or the patent. The annual fee payable is as follows:Years 2 to 7 Shs 2,000Year 8 Shs 6,000Year 9 Shs 7,000Year 10 Shs 8,000Year 11 Shs 10,000Year 12 Shs 12,000Year 13 Shs 14,000Year 14 Shs 16,000Year 15 Shs 18,000Year 16 Shs 20,000Year 17 Shs 30,000Year 18 Shs 35,000Year 19 Shs 45,000Year 20 Shs 50,000Utility ModelA utility model is an invention that can be utilised in industry, agriculture, educationservices or environmental conservation and which relates to shape, structure orassemblages of articles. It must be new and industrially applicable. The procedurefor registration is the same as for patents. However, a utility model certificate expiresat the end of the 10th year after the date of the grant of the utility model, and is notrenewable. The application fee for registration of a utility model is Shs 1,000, whilethe annual fees are as hereunder:DOING BUSINESS IN KENYA73