• Filing System: Multi-Class Filing System.
• Classification of goods/services: 11th Edition of Nice Classification.
• Registrables: trademarks, service marks, collective 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: no.
• Time from filing to registration: 14 months.
• Protection (registration) duration: 10 years from the application date.
• Examination type: formal and substantive examination.
• Examination time: 12 months.
• Publications: in the Official Gazette after registration, in the Official Gazette after acceptance.
• Opposition period: 60 days.
• Use: a registered mark may be subject for a cancellation action by any interested party if it has not been used for 5 consecutive years.
• Renewal application can be made within: 6 months before expiry.
• Renewal duration: 10 years.
• Grace period to renew after expiration: no grace period.
• Method of conducting the search: official search and non-official search.
• Search for a device: possible.
• Time required to complete the search: 10 days.
• Claiming goodwill upon assignment: optional.
• Time period of the license: can be decided by parties.

All trademark applications filed on or after 25 May 2018 shall be valid for a period of 10 years starting from the filing date.