1. A legalized power of attorney.
2. Three copies of the specification and claims in the English and Amharic languages.
3. A legalized letters patent issued in the country of origin.

Note: A single notice may cover only one patent or one trademark so that a separate certificate may be issued in respect of the patent or the trademark as the case may be. Even if more than one trademark are included in a single notice with a view to reducing the advertising charges to the minimum, a separate registration fee is to be paid in respect of each trademark with the result that a separate registration certificate will be issued for each trademark.

As per a new regulation issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the dates of signatures in the Ethiopian Embassy legalization must be within one year.