Unofficial search only.
5-10 working days.
Single-Class Filing System.
YES. Beer, ale and porter Class 32, alcoholic goods in class 33, and pork meat in class 29 cannot be registered.
YES. Trademark can be registered in the name of more than one applicant, but a certified and legalized copy of a basic registration in the name of joint names is required.
YES. The legalized POA could be filed belatedly within 30 days from the filing date at an extra cost.
One application cannot cover more than one class of goods/services. A separate application is required for each class.
12-18 months.
YES. A certified and legalized copy of the amended home or foreign registration is required.
If two or more persons concurrently apply to register the same or similar mark(s) for goods or services in the same class, the registration of all applications shall be suspended until one party submits an attested assignment signed by all adversaries and thus ratified by the competent authority, or until a final court decision is rendered in favor of any of them.
YES, within 30 days.
10 years as from the filing date.
12 months before expiry.
6 months with penalty.
A registered trademark is vulnerable to cancellation by any interested party if there has been no effective use of the mark for a period of 5 consecutive years preceding date of filing for cancellation.
NO. May be recorded for registrations only.
YES, assignment will only be effective against third parties after such actions are annotated in the Trademark Register and published.
NO. Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned.
One (1) dollar is the minimum amount to be mentioned in the assignment and there is no tax.