- Filing System: Single-Class Filing System.
- Classification of goods/services: 9th 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: 7 years from the application date.
- Examination type: substantive examination.
- Examination time: 1 month.
- Opposition period: 2 months.
- 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: 3 months before expiry.
- Renewal duration: 14 years.
- Grace period to renew after expiration: 1 month with penalty.
- Method of conducting the search: official search and non-official search.
- 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.
