（1） Required information and materials for application
1. Name and address of the applicant;
2. In the designated contracting state, the trademark applicant may designate one or more contracting states for registration in the trademark application;
3. The categories and specific items of goods/services that need to be protected, the trademark application of the African Industrial Property Organization implements a one table multi class system, and the same application can specify multiple categories of goods/services;
4. Trademark design;
5. Declare whether the trademark is actually used or intended for use;
6. Power of attorney.

（2） Application process
According to the Banjul Protocol, applicants can submit their applications to the intellectual property office of a contracting state to the Banjul Protocol, or directly to the African Regional Industrial Property Organization. After receiving a trademark application, the intellectual property office of a contracting state shall submit the application to the African Regional Industrial Property Organization within one month.

（3） Trademark application process
Submit an application for formal examination and acceptance of industrial property organizations in Africa, review by designated national authorities, announcement, approval and issuance of certificates. The entire registration process from submitting the application to obtaining the trademark registration certificate takes about 2-3 years.

（4） Validity period and renewal
The trademark registration of the Industrial Property Organization in Africa is valid for 10 years from the date of application.
Renewal can be applied for 1 year before the expiration of the validity period, with a grace period of 6 months. Each renewal can extend the validity period by 10 years.