Trademarks - General Information

  • Filing System: Multi-Class Filing System.
  • Classification of goods/services: 12th Edition of Nice Classification.
  • Registrables: trademarks, service marks, collective marks, quality marks (certification marks), 3D marks, smell marks, sound marks, colour marks, holograms marks, movement marks.
  • Member of Paris Convention: yes.
  • Claiming priority under Paris Convention: yes.
  • Filing international registration under Madrid Agreement: yes.
  • Filing international registration under Protocol to Madrid Agreement: yes.
  • Time from filing to registration: 8 months.
  • Protection (registration) duration: 10 years from the application date.
  • Examination type: formal and substantive examination.
  • Examination time: 5 months.
  • Publications: in the Official Gazette after registration.
  • 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: 2 months without penalty, and then for additional 4 months with penalty.
  • Method of conducting the search: computerized.
  • Search for a device: possible.
  • Time required to complete the search: 2 days.
  • Publication after recordal of the assignment: in the Official Gazette.
  • Publication after recordal of the change: in the Official Gazette.
  • Publication after recordal of the merger: in the Official Gazette.
  • Publication after recordal of the license: in the Official Gazette.
  • Time period of the license: can be decided by parties.

Term of payment for the registration: the application fee and any further class fees must be paid within 3 months from the date of filing the application.