Filing the Application – Requirements
Registration Procedure
Duration
Recording changes in the Register

Filing the Application – Requirements: top

Name and address of the Applicant
Representation of the Mark
List of goods and services according to Nice Classification 9th edition (Classes 1-45)
Priority date, country and number and the original Priority document which can be submitted subsequently within two months as from the receipt of the official invitation
Power of Attorney simply signed by the Applicant. PoA can be submitted subsequently within two months as from the receipt of the official invitation

Registration Procedure: top

The Application is filed and examined with the Directorate for Patents and Trademarks (Office)
The Office examines all grounds for refusal
The registration procedure takes approximately one year as from the application date. The Decisions on grant are published. The Decisions on refusal can be appealed within two months as from the receipt of the notification of refusal.

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Upon payment of ten years protection fees, the Trademark is valid for 10 years as from the application date
Upon payment of renewal fees, the Trademark will be extended for a further 10 years. The renewal fees can be paid during the last year of the previous ten years protection period or up to six months after the expiration date with a fine of 50% of the renewal fees.

Recording changes in the Register: top

Assignment of rights.
Requirements:
Power of Attorney simply signed by the Assignor
Power of Attorney simply signed by the Assignee
Assignment document signed by the Assignor and the Assignee and notarized by Notary Public or legalized by the Apostille.

Change of name
Requirements:
Power of Attorney indicating the new name, simply signed by a representative of the Company
a) Extract from the Company Registers showing the change of name or
b) Statement of the Secretary of State showing the change of name

Change of address
Requirements:
Power of Attorney indicating the new address, simply signed by a representative of the Company
a) Extract from the Company Registers showing the change of name or
b) Statement of the Secretary of State showing the change of name