PACRA Portal

PACRA Portal provides business and intellectual property registration services for economic growth and National development. The Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry. PACRA (hereinafter also referred to as ‘the Agency’) was established under the Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act No. 15 of 2010, whose existence has continued under the new Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act No. 4 of 2020.

Patents and Companies Registration Agency, PACRA Portal

The principal mandate of PACRA is to provide Business Registration and Intellectual Property protection services. While only a few years old, the Agency confers Intellectual Property Rights and serves as a legal repository for Business Registration and Intellectual Property information.

Functions of the Agency

• Administer the Companies Act, the Corporate Insolvency Act, the Registration of Business Names Act, the Patents Act, the Trademarks Act, the Industrial Designs Act, the Companies (Certificates Validation) Act, The Movable Property (Security Interest) Act, The Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Expressions of Folklore Act, the Copyright and Performance Rights Act and the Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Act.
• Receive and investigate complaints of alleged or suspected breach of the Acts referred to in paragraph (a) and subject to the directives of the Director of Public Prosecutions, prosecute offenses under those Acts, as the case may be.
• Collect, collate, and disseminate information on the law relating to the Acts referred to in paragraph (a);
• Advise Government on all matters pertaining to the Acts referred to in paragraph (a); and
• Do all such other things as are necessary or incidental to the performance of its functions under the Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act, No. 4 of 2020.

How to Access Patents and Companies Registration Agency, PACRA Portal

1. Explore Patents and Companies Registration Agency, PACRA main website
2. Tap on “Online Services” on the top menu list for a drop-down menu list
3. Locate and click on the “Pacra Portal” to proceed

How to Sign Up Patents and Companies Registration Agency, PACRA Portal

1. Access the Patents and Companies Registration Agency, PACRA Portal
2. Locate and click on “Sign Up” to proceed
3. Type in your full name, Number, Email Address, Create a Password and Confirm the Password
4. Click on the “Sign Up” button to proceed

How to Login PACRA Portal

1. Access the Patents and Companies Registration Agency, PACRA Portal
2. Type in your Email Address and Password
3. Click on the “Sign in” button to proceed

How to Reset Patents and Companies Registration Agency, PACRA Portal Password

1. Access the Patents and Companies Registration Agency, PACRA Portal
2. Locate and click on the “Forgot Password?” to proceed
3. Type in the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password

Patents and Companies Registration Agency, PACRA Contact

[email protected]

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