Trademarks - General Information

  • Filing System: Multi-Class Filing System.
  • Classification of goods/services: 11th Edition of Nice Classification.
  • Registrables: trademarks, service marks, collective marks, quality marks (certification marks), smell marks, sound marks, 3D marks, holograms marks, colour marks.
  • Member of Paris Convention: yes.
  • Claiming priority under Paris Convention: yes.
  • Filing international registration under Madrid Agreement: no.
  • Filing international registration under Protocol to Madrid Agreement: yes.
  • Time from filing to registration: 3 years.
  • Protection (registration) duration: 10 years from the registration date.
  • Examination type: formal and substantive examination.
  • Examination time: from 2 to 3 years.
  • Opposition period: 2 months.
  • Time limit to pay publication fees after acceptance: no time restriction.
  • Time limit to pay registration fees after the end of the opposition period: no time restriction.
  • Use: a registered mark may be subject for a cancellation action by any interested party if it has not been used for 3 consecutive years.
  • Renewal application can be made within: 6 months before expiry.
  • Renewal duration: 10 years.
  • Grace period to renew after expiration: 6 months without penalty.
  • Method of conducting the search: computerized.
  • Search for a device: possible.
  • Time required to complete the search: 2 days.
  • Time period of the license: can be decided by parties.