Group marks are a number of identical marks in terms of their essential components which do not differ in a manner substantially affecting their essential nature such as the color of the trademarks, products or services associated with the trademarks provided that such products or services are listed under the same class.
The name that identifies and distinguishes the utilizing enterprise owned by natural or nominal people.
Official search only.
7-10 working days.
Single-Class Filing System.
Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, and pork meat in class 29 cannot be registered.
NO. The required documents must be filed along with the application.
NO. A separate application is required for each class.
24-27 months.
YES. The amendment is possible provided that change is slight and not changing the substantial form of original mark.
YES, within 4 months from the publication date.
10 years as from the filing date.
12 months before expiry.
6 months from the protection’s expiry date with penalty.
Yes, original owner can oppose the registration of the trademark which is lapsed due to non-renewal. However, his opposition cannot be on the basis of lapsed registration.
Yes. A registered trademark is vulnerable to cancellation by any interested party if there has been lack of use of the mark for a period of 5 consecutive years preceding the date of filing for cancellation.
NO. May be recorded for registrations only.
The assignment of a trademark has to be made in writing and signed by the contracted parties before the competent officer at the Office or otherwise their signatures be officially authenticated before the competent authentication authority. If the ownership is transferred as a result of exploitation enterprises mergers or inheritance, such transfer is evidenced by the relevant document.
YES, assignment or transfer of a trademark shall have no effect towards third parties for priority unless indicated on the register and published in the Journal.
The assignment is deemed to be invalid if it may result in misleading or confusing the public, especially for the nature of the products, services, their origin, their manufacturing process, their specifications or their adequacy for use in respect of the trademark or collective trademark intended to be used or actually used.
NO. Applications and registrations may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned.
A one (1) dollar amount is acceptable and there is no tax based on the value mentioned.