Trademark Registration Process

The Trademark Application Process

After Trademarken files your trademark application, your application will be examined by a trademarks examiner before it can be registered.

Trademark Examination

During examination your trademark application will be examined to determine whether your trademark is registrable. The trademark examiner will check various things, such as whether your trademark application is capable of distinguishing and whether your trademark is the same or similar to any existing trademarks or trademark applications in the same or similar goods and services.

If your trademark application is deemed suitable for registration by the trademarks examiner, your trade mark will be accepted for registration.

Trademark Oppositions

Once your trademark application has been accepted for registration it will be published for opposition for a period of three months. During this time any person may oppose the registration of your trademark. Such a person may be a competitor or some who believes that your application is confusingly similar to their trademark, for example.

Trademark Registration

If no opposition is filed against your trademark application your trade mark will be registered.

Trademark Renewals

Your trademark offers protection for ten years. However, this ten year period may be reviewed indefinitely by paying a renewal fee.

Last modified:03/10/2013