| Legal basis |
Trade Mark Law and Regulations thereof |
| Major international treaties signed |
- Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
- Paris Convention
- Madrid Agreement
- Madrid Protocol
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| Cost of obtaining a straightforward registration |
Please contact us |
| Average time to register a trademark |
About 30-36 months |
| Filing and prosecution procedures |
Stage 1: Filing
Stage 2: Pre- Examination
Stage 3: publication
Stage 4: Opposition (if any)
Stage 5: Registration |
| Registrable marks |
Any visual sign capable of distinguishing the goods or service, including any word, design, letters of an alphabet, numerals, three-dimensional symbol, combinations of colours, and their combination, and being distinctive |
| Number of classes |
45 in line with the updated Nice Classification |
| Multiple class filing |
Available |
| Filing of series marks |
Not available |
| Necessary documents |
Singed Power of Attorney; Priority document if priority is claimed |
| Electronic filing |
Not available yet |
| Common objections |
Prior conflicting rights with another proprietor
Conflict with a well-known trademark
Distinctiveness
Falls in the general prohibition
Generic; customary or usual signs or indications
Shapes that may be necessary by technical factors |
| Opposition term |
3 months from publication |
| Duration of protection |
10 years from the date of registration |
| Restoration of lapsed trade mark |
Within 6 months from the expiry of the last registration |
| Compulsory period of use to avoid cancellation action |
3 consecutive years anytime from the date of registration |
| Parallel Imports |
No explicit provisions |
| Use |
Not necessary for filing purposes |
| Useful links |
www.mirandah.com
www.shdpa.com |