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WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide RW - Rwanda
Office of the Registrar General (Rwanda)

    Useful information

    The PCT Applicant’s Guide is updated almost every week with information received by the International Bureau.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    List of abbreviations used in this document:
    Office: Office of the Registrar General (Rwanda)
    Countries and Offices information:
    The list of acronyms used for Offices is no longer shown as it has been integrated in the mouseover functionality for each ST.3 code shown in this document.
    Refer to List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines formerly Annex K, List of country names and two-letter codes. It includes a list of short names and two-letter codes accepted for use in indicating States, other entities and intergovernmental organizations and their Offices in documents relating to international applications under the PCT. The list is as set out in WIPO Standard ST.3.
    Also refer to PCT Contracting States formerly Annex A.
    Office profile
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    PCT Reservations, Declarations, Notifications and Incompatibilities
    The Office does not have any reservations, declarations, notifications or incompatibilities.
    Refer to the full list.
    Office Closed dates
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    International Phase

    Annex B - Information on Contracting States or Intergovernmental Organization

    Contracting State:
    Rwanda
    Two-letter code:
    RW
    Name of Office:
    Office of the Registrar General (Rwanda)
    Location:
    Corner Blvd de l’Umuganda (Airport Rd)
    Nyarutarama Road
    P.O. Box 6239
    Kigali
    Rwanda
    Mailing address:
    Same as above
    Telephone:
    (250) 252 58 03 38
    E-mail:
    blaise.ruhima@rdb.rw
    louise.kanyonga@rdb.rw
    Facsimile:
    None
    Does the Office accept the filing of documents by facsimile or the like means (PCT Rule 92.4)?
    No
    Does the Office send notifications via e-mail in respect of international applications?
    Yes
    Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)?
    No
    Is the Office prepared to allow applicants to make applications available to the WIPO Digital Access Service for Priority Documents (DAS) (PCT Rule 17.1(b-bis)?
    More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.
    No
    Competent receiving Office(s) for international applications filed by nationals or residents of this State:
    AP
    IB
    RW
    Does national legislation restrict the filing of international applications with foreign Offices?
    Refer to the Office
    Competent designated (or elected) Office(s) for this State:
    National protection: RW
    ARIPO protection: AP
    Types of protection available via the PCT:
    National: Patents, Utility models
    ARIPO: Patents, Utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to an ARIPO patent)
    For international applications filed on or after 24 September 2011.
    Payment methods accepted by the Office:
    Refer to the Office
    Availability under the national law for an international-type search (PCT Article 15):
    Article 33 (Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property)
    Provisional protection after international publication:
    None
    Information of interest if this Contracting State is designated (or elected)
    Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given:
    May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of the invitation.
    Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material?
    No

    Annex C - Receiving Office

    Information not yet available

    National Phase

    Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

    Information not yet available

    The procedure in the national Phase

    Information not yet available

    Annexes

    Annex RW.I - Fees
    Information not yet available
    Forms
    Please refer to the Office.
    Current version applicable from 20 Mar 2025 , printed on 22 May 2025