• 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: yes.
• Time from filing to registration: 16 months.
• Protection (registration) duration: 10 years from filing date.
• Examination type: formal and substantive examination.
• Examination time: 8 months.
• Opposition period: A trademark will be published on the Trademark Office website as soon as it is filed. Any third party can file an opposition during the examination stage.
• 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 5 consecutive years.
• Renewal application can be made within: 1 year before expiry.
• Renewal duration: 10 years.
• Grace period to renew after expiration: 6 months with penalty.
• Method of conducting the search: official search only.
• Search for a device: possible.
• Time required to complete the search: 5 days.
• Claiming goodwill upon assignment: optional.
• Time period of the license: can be decided by parties.

A trademark will be published on the Trademark Office website as soon as it is filed. Any third party can file an opposition during the examination stage.