Trademark Types
Trademark
General trademark.
Certification mark
A sign serves to certify specific quality, precision, material, manufacture method, place of origin, or other characteristics of goods/services of others.
Collective mark
A sign registered in the name of union, association, or other group with legal personality indicates the goods/services provided by their members.
Basic Information
Protection term
10 years from registration date (Trademarks should be renewed every 10 years thereafter by the official deadline).
Multiple-class application
Yes.
Publication before examination
Yes.
Examination period
Formal examination: About 8~12 months from filing date.
Substantive examincation: By regulation of each designated nation. At least within 12~18 months from entering of national phase.
Substantive examincation: By regulation of each designated nation. At least within 12~18 months from entering of national phase.
Payment of registration fee
By regulation of each designated nation.
Issuance of registration certificate
Formal examination: When formal examination is accepted, international registration certificate will be issued.
Substantive examincation: By regulation of each designated nation when substantive examination is accepted.
Substantive examincation: By regulation of each designated nation when substantive examination is accepted.
Non-use cancellation
By regulation of each designated nation.
Statement of use
By regulation of each designated nation.
Stage Procedure
1. Filing
(1) Documents (information) for filing new trademark application
Trademark
Certification mark
Collective mark
Official receipt notice or registration certificate of basic application/registration.
2. Examination
(1) Documents (information) for response
Trademark
Certification mark
Collective mark
N/A
3. Grant
(1) Documents (information) for resgistration
Trademark
Certification mark
Collective mark
By regulation of each designated nation.
4. Maintenance
Earliest date on which renewals can be filed
There is no special regulation for this matter. It is recommended to file an application 6 months before the expiration of the trademark right.
Official deadline for renewals
Every 10 years from application date.
Grace period for renewals
Yes.
(1) Documents (information) for renewals
Trademark
Certification mark
Collective mark
N/A
Member States
| Country (Code) | |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan (AF) | African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (OA) |
| Albania (AL) | Algeria (DZ) |
| Antigua and Barbuda (AG) | Armenia (AM) |
| Australia (AU) | Austria (AT) |
| Azerbaijan (AZ) | Bahrain (BH) |
| Belarus (BY) | Belgium (BE) |
| Bhutan (BT) | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) |
| Botswana (BW) | Brazil (BR) |
| Brunei Darussalam (BN) | Bulgaria (BG) |
| Cambodia (KH) | Canada (CA) |
| China (CN) | Colombia (CO) |
| Croatia (HR) | Cuba (CU) |
| Cyprus (CY) | Czech Republic (CZ) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea (KP) | Denmark (DK) |
| Egypt (EG) | Estonia (EE) |
| Eswatini (SZ) | European Union (QZ) |
| Finland (FI) | France (FR) |
| Gambia (GM) | Georgia (GE) |
| Germany (DE) | Ghana (GH) |
| Greece (GR) | Hungary (HU) |
| Iceland (IS) | India (IN) |
| Indonesia (ID) | Iran (Islamic Republic of) (IR) |
| Ireland (IE) | Israel (IL) |
| Italy (IT) | Japan (JP) |
| Kazakhstan (KZ) | Kenya (KE) |
| Kyrgyzstan (KG) | Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LA) |
| Latvia (LV) | Lesotho (LS) |
| Liberia (LR) | Liechtenstein (LI) |
| Lithuania (LT) | Luxembourg (LU) |
| Madagascar (MG) | Malawi (MW) |
| Malaysia (MY) | Mexico (MX) |
| Monaco (MC) | Mongolia (MN) |
| Montenegro (ME) | Morocco (MA) |
| Mozambique (MZ) | Namibia (NA) |
| Netherlands (NL) | New Zealand (NZ) |
| North Macedonia (MK) | Norway (NO) |
| Oman (OM) | Philippines (PH) |
| Poland (PL) | Portugal (PT) |
| Republic of Korea (KR) | Republic of Moldova (MD) |
| Romania (RO) | Russian Federation (RU) |
| Rwanda (RW) | Samoa (WS) |
| San Marino (SM) | Sao Tome and Principe (ST) |
| Serbia (RS) | Sierra Leone (SL) |
| Singapore (SG) | Slovakia (SK) |
| Slovenia (SI) | Spain (ES) |
| Sudan (SD) | Sweden (SE) |
| Switzerland (CH) | Syrian Arab Republic (SY) |
| Tajikistan (TJ) | Thailand (TH) |
| Tunisia (TN) | Turkey (TR) |
| Turkmenistan (TM) | Ukraine (UA) |
| United Kingdom (GB) | United States of America (US) |
| Uzbekistan (UZ) | Viet Nam (VN) |
| Zambia (ZM) | Zimbabwe (ZW) |
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