KENYA INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY INSTITUTE
The Kenya Industrial Property Institute is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Industrialization established under
the Industrial Property Act 2001 to administer and promote industrial property rights (IPRs) in Kenya. Its main
functions include registration of patents, trademarks, industrial designs, utility models and technovations; promotion of
innovation and inventive activities; disseminating of IP information to the public, screening of technology transfer
agreements and licenses and offering of training in IPR.
The Institute wishes to recruit staff to fill the following posts:
TRADEMARK EXAMINER
GRADE KP 5
2 POSITIONS
(REF: KP5 TME/09/2011)
Requirements
An upper second-class Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Law, Economics, Arts, Commerce or its equivalent
from a recognized Institution
Duties and Responsibilities include:
• Receiving, examining and processing applications for trademarks, servicemarks and geographical
indications.
• Assisting in the preparation of applications for publication in the Industrial Property Journal.
• Classifying applications according to the Nice and Vienna International Classifications.
• Assisting in the preparation of certificates for registration of trademarks and service marks.
• Receiving and examining applications for renewal, assignments, licences, change of name and addresses
and preparation of the requisite certificates.
Interested applicants should send their applications with a detailed Curriculum Vitae highlighting academic
qualifications and relevant experience, together with copies of certificates.
Applications should be marked REF/NO---------------- /2011 and submitted to the address below by 22nd
September 2011
The Managing Director
Kenya Industrial Property Institute
P. O. Box 51648 – 00200
NAIROBI.
NOTE: KIPI is an equal opportunity employer
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