3-4 working days.
Single-Class Filing System.
YES. Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, and pork meat in class 29 cannot be registered.
YES. The requirements are the same as filing the application with a single applicant.
YES. However, the original legalized documents must be submitted within 30 days after filing the application since it is not possible to extend the deadline for filing the same, and otherwise the application will be abandoned.
NO. A separate application is required for each class.
8-12 months.
YES. Subject to Registrar’s discretion.
YES, within 90 days from the publication date.
10 years as from the filing date.
12 months before the expiry.
12 months from the protection’s expiry date.
YES. Any mark identical or similar to, or otherwise be a translation for, a famous trademark in the Republic may not be registered for similar goods or services even if such famous trade mark is unregistered in the Republic.
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 the date of filing for cancellation.
NO. May be recorded for registrations only.
NO. Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned.
YES. The assignment or mortgage of a trademark shall not be effective against third parties unless upon recording the same in the Registry and publishing the same for the public via the manner specified in the Regulations.
Any monetary value is acceptable and there is no tax.
YES. The license will have be effective toward third parties unless upon the recordal of the same in the Registry and publishing the same via the manner to be specified in the Regulations.