U.A.E:Requirement & Charges

Requirements  .Charges (All Charges are subject to Change due to increase in official fees or fluctuation of currencies)

ASIAN COUNTRIES (Non-Arab)

AFGHANISTAN

Requirements

1. A notarized and legalized power of attorney; a suitable form is attached herewith.
2. Twenty prints of the mark.
3. The list of the goods and/or services and the classes pertaining thereto.
4. The particulars of the home registration, if any.
5. The name and full address of the applicant.

Charges for filing one trademark in one class

BANGLADESH

 Requirements

1. Applicant full name, address and nationality.
2. Trademarks: 15 prints of mark/label mark/word mark/letter mark/ 
    Logos/Monograms.
3. Goods/description of goods.
4. Whether proposed to be used; otherwise number of years (with date) 
    of users.
5. Power of Attorney on Form 48 to be signed by the authority of the 
    company or Managing Director (No legalization is required).
6. Priority documents when priority is claimed
 
Charges for filing one trademark in one class

CHINA

Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney; a suitable form is attached herewith.
2. Fifteen prints of the trademark (not required for word marks). A trademark print should not exceed 10x10 centimeters. Four black and white prints as well as fifteen color prints are required when a trademark is in color.
3. One copy of a certificate issued by competent authorities authorizing manufacture in the home country in the case of a trademark covering pharmaceutical products for human use. A certificate of the Chamber of Commerce of the home country is sufficient.
4. A priority document when priority is claimed. The document can be filed within 3 months after the filing date of the application.
5. Power of attorney; no notarization or legalization is required. If time is pressing, a copy of executed power of attorney can be faxed or emailed to us first, with the original to be mailed to us as soon as possible.

A Chinese translation of the applicant's name should be provided were available especially where the name of the applicant incorporates its trademark (e.g. "Kodak") for which a Chinese translation already exists.

 Filing one trademark in one class

INDONESIA

Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney.
2. Thirty prints of the trademark, if in color; 1 print, if black & white.
3. A simply signed statement of ownership.
4. A certified copy of the home application, if priority is claimed.
5. The list of the goods/services and the classes pertaining thereto.
6. The meaning and the transliteration of the mark.

Charges for filing one trademark in one class

 JAPAN

Requirements

1. A simply signed Power of Attorney.
2. Six prints of the trademark (not required for word mark).
3. A certified copy of the basic application if priority is to be claimed.
4. The list of goods and/or services to be covered by the application and classes pertaining thereto.

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MALAYSIA

Requirements

1. A notarized statutory declaration for each class.
2. Full name and address of the applicant.If the applicant is a 
   partnership, please provide the full names of all the 
   partners.
3. A clear print of the mark.  If the trademark is in color, 20 color prints are required.
4. Statement whether the trademark is used or proposed to be used in Malaysia. If used, state the date of first use.
5. List of goods and services and the classes pertaining thereto.
6. A certified translation of the trademark and/or words with the trademark, which are non-Roman characters, or in languages other than English.
7. A copy of the priority application stating the country, the date and the number of the application, if priority is claimed.

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SINGAPORE

Requirements

1.Six prints of the trademark mounted on white background, if the trademark is in
   color.  If black and white, one print is sufficient.
2.The list of the goods/services and the classes pertaining thereto.
3.A priority document, if priority is claimed.
4.If the mark has meaning in any language, a certified translation of the mark.

Charges for filing one trademark in one class

SOUTH KOREA

Requirements

1. Name, address and nationality of the applicant.
2. Black & white or color specimen of the mark.
3. A specification of goods or services to be designated in the application with  information regarding the appropriate international classification.
4. Power of attorney signed by the applicant.
5. A certified copy of the priority document, if applicable.
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SRI LANKA

Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney; suitable form is attached.
2. The list of the goods/services to be covered by the application.
3. Prints of the trademark (not required for word marks).
4. A certified copy of the home registration, if priority is to be claimed.

 Charges for filing one trademark in one class

GCC COUNTRIES
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES(U.A.E)

1. A power of attorney duly legalized up to the Consulate of the U.A.E.

         2.  Twenty prints of the trademark/service mark. (Size: 6 cm x 6 cm)
         3. A certified copy of the home / foreign application / registration, if
            priority is claimed.
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Bahrain
Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney, stamped with the company's seal.
   
   2. A certified copy of the home registration or any foreign registration of the trademark (except from boycotted countries). If the registration certificate is not available, one of the following documents can be used, provided that the specifications of goods or the line of activity of the applicant is stated thereon and that these are legalized up to the Consulate of Bahrain or any other Arab consulate in the country of the applicant:
   
   a. A certificate of incorporation of the applicant company.
   
   b. A certificate issued by the Registrar of Companies.
   
   c. An extract of the entry of the applicant company in the Commercial Register.
   
   d. A certificate issued by the Chamber of Commerce.
   
   3. The full name, address, nationality and profession of the applicant.
   
   4. The list of the goods to be covered by the application, in no more than 6 lines.
   
   5. Eight prints of the mark, if it is a device mark.

Saudi Arabia
Requirements
Trademark/Service Mark Applications
1. A Power of Attorney filled with the full name and address of the applicant, duly notarized and legalized up to the Saudi Consulate. One general Power of Attorney is sufficient for filing simultaneous and any future applications.
2. A list of goods/services to be covered by the application.
3. Fifteen prints of the trademark. A trademark print should not exceed (5x5) cm.
4. In case of claiming priority, a certified copy of the priority application is to be filed within six months from the filing date of the foreign application.

Oman
Requirements
Trademark / Service Mark Applications

1. A power of attorney duly legalized up to the Consulate of Oman.
2. A certified copy of the certificate of incorporation of the applicant company, an extract of its entry in the commercial register or a good standing certificate including all relevant information.
3. 15 Prints of the trademark.
4. A list of the goods and services to be covered by the application.
5. If priority is claimed, a certified copy of the priority document should be submitted to the trademark office in Oman within three months of filing the application.
   

Qatar
Requirements
Trademark / Service Mark Applications

1. A power of attorney legalized up to the Qatari Consulate or any other Arab consulate and stamped with the company’s seal.
2. A simple copy of the certificate of incorporation of the applicant company or an extract of the entry of the applicant in the commercial register.
3. Five prints of the trademark.
4. The list of the goods to be covered by the application. The protection of the class cannot include all goods and services; one item must always be excluded.
5. The name, address, nationality and legal status of the applicant and the nature of its business.
6. A copy of the priority document.

Kuwait

Requirements
Trademark / Service Mark Applications
1. A power of attorney legalized up to the Consulate of Kuwait.
2. A legalized copy of the home registration certificate of the trademark showing clearly the validity term of the registration and the goods and/or services desired to be registered. In the absence of a home registration, a legalized copy of any foreign registration of the trademark can be used along with a certificate proving that the trademark is not registered in the home country. The latter document, which should also be legalized up to the Kuwaiti Consulate, can be in any one of the following forms (Documents in other than English or Arabic should be accompanied with a sworn English translation.):
a. A certified copy of the trademark application in the home country.
b. An official search report showing that the trademark is not registered in the home country. A letter from the Registrar of Trademarks in the home country addressed to the Registrar of Trademarks in Kuwait to this effect will serve the purpose.
c. A declaration executed by an officer of the applicant company, sworn before a notary public, and stating that the applicant company has no registration of the trademark in the home country.
3. Twelve prints of the trademark for each class (preferably not exceeding 5x5 centimeters each). Additional publication charges are to be paid for a large size print. The prints can be prepared locally upon request. The prints should be in exact conformity with the form of the mark shown on the basic certificate of registration.
 

Requirements and Price for other Asian countries (Arab and Non Arab) can be provided on request:

CIS COUNTRIES
ARMENIA
Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney.
2. Thirty prints of the trademark (5 x 5 cm size) and in color when colors are to be claimed.
3. A list of goods and services and the classes pertaining thereto.
4. The explanation or meaning and origin of the trademark.
5. Priority document if priority is to be claimed.

Charges for filing one trademark in one class

KAZAKHSTAN
Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney.
2. The name and address of the applicant.
3. Fifteen prints (5 x 5 or 5 x 10 cm).
4. The list of the goods and/or services in accordance with the international classification.
5. Explanation or the meaning and the origin of the trademark.
6. A priority document, if priority is to be claimed.

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RUSSIA

Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney.
2. Thirty prints of the trademark with a maximum size of 5x5 cm.
3. The list of the goods to be covered by the application.
4. A description of the device mark or meaning, if any, of the word mark.

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UKRAINE

 Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney.
2. The name and address of the applicant.
3. Thirty prints of the trademark (8 x 8 cm)
4. A list of goods and services according to the international classification.
5. The explanation or the meaning and the origin of the trademark.
6. A priority document, if priority is to be claimed.

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EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
BULGARIA
Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney.
2. A certified and legalized copy of an extract of the entry in the commercial register or a document showing legal existence and object of activity of the applicant.
3. Twenty prints of the trademark (not required for word marks).
4. The list of the goods to be covered by the application.
5. A priority document, if priority is claimed.

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ROMANIA

Requirements

1. Name and address of the applicant.
2. A simply signed power of attorney for each application.
3. A list of specific goods or services and the classes pertaining thereto.
4. Fifteen prints of the trademark in black and white; for color: fifteen prints in color and six black and white.
5. A statement of the line of business of the applicant.
6. Priority document, if priority is to be claimed.

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South Eastern Europe and Balkan Peninsula

ALBANIA

Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney with the company’s stamp.
2. The list of the goods and/or services to be covered by the mark.
3. Fifteen prints of the trademark.
4. The full particulars of the applicant.
5. Priority document, if priority is to be claimed.

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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Requirements

1. The name and the address of the applicant.
2. The name and the position of the signatory.
3. A simply signed Power of Attorney document.
4. Ten prints of the trademark.
5. A list of goods and services according to Nice Classification.
6. Priority document if priority is to be claimed.

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Other Countries
AUSTRALIA
Requirements

1. Name and address of the applicant: state of incorporation (where applicable).
2. Six prints of the trademark (not required for word marks).
3. List of goods/services and the class pertaining thereto.
4. Details of the basic application(s), if priority is claimed.
5. An English translation of any words included in the trademark of a language other than English.
6. A transliteration in Roman letters of any characters included in the trademark constituting of words being characters that are not Roman letters together with a translation into English.

7.   A copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed.

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NEW ZEALAND

Requirements

The following documents and information are required for filing a trademark application in the New Zealand:

1. Prints of the trademark (not required for word mark).
2. Statement whether or not the trademark has been used in New Zealand. If the     user is not the applicant, statement about the particulars of the proposed user.
3. Priority document with its certified English translation, if priority is to be claimed.
4. List of goods and the classes pertaining thereto.

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CANADA

A trademark application in Canada can be filed on the basis of any one of the following five options:

1. Use in Canada.
2. Intent to use in Canada.
3. Making known in Canada.
4. Use and registration abroad.

The requirements for filing a trademark application in Canada are the following:

1. A drawing of the trademark in black and white (size 7 x 7 cm), in case of a design mark. (This can be prepared locally)
2. The list of specific wares and /or services in ordinary commercial terms.
3. Use in Canada: Date of the first use of the trademark in Canada.

a)      Intent to use: No further documents are required. (Eventually, in order to obtain registration, a declaration stating that the applicant or its licensees has started using the trademark in Canada must be filed with the Registrar.
b)      Making known in Canada: Particulars of the distribution or advertising of the trademark will be necessary.
c)      Foreign use and registration abroad: The date and number of the application /registration and eventually a certified copy of the registration must be filed with the registration.

Note: For convention priority application, information such as the country, the filing date and the number of the application on which priority will be based is required. A certified copy of the basic application is no longer required.

Filing one trademark in one class

LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

ARGENTINA

Requirements

The following documents and information are required for filing a trademark application in Argentina:

1. Full name and address of the applicant.
2. A few specimens of prints of the trademark unless it is a plain word.
3. A list of goods or services to be covered and if possible an indication of the International Class concerned. The full class can be covered if desired. A separate application is required for each class.
4. A power of attorney bearing Notarial attestation and Consular legalization or Apostille, unless a general power for trademark has already been provided.
5. If priority is to be claimed under the Paris Convention, we require the late and number (if any) of the basic foreign application, followed by a certified (not legalized) copy thereof, within no more than three months.

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BRAZIL

Requirements

The following documents and information are required for filing a trademark application in Brazil:

1. The power of attorney must be written in Portuguese (or a bilingual copy written in both Portuguese and the foreign language), signed by the applicant and not legalized.
2. A full name and address of the applicant.
3. An indication of the kind of mark concerned as well as the nature of the mark (product mark, service mark, collective mark or certification mark)
4. Clear and brief description of the goods and services, and an indication of the class and the items of that class to be covered.
5. Ten representations of the mark in black and white on labels with the external size of 6 cm x 6 cm. Three indications of colors claimed, if to be filed in colors.

Charges for filing one trademark in one class

ECUADOR

Requirements

The following documents and information are required for filing a trademark application in Ecuador:

1. A power of attorney duly notarized and legalized up to the Ecuadorian Consulate.
2. Prints of the trademark.(not required for word mark).
3. The list of the goods/services and the classes pertaining thereto.
4. A legalized priority document, if priority is claimed.

Charges for filing one trademark in one class

HONDURAS
Requirements

The following documents and information are required for filing a trademark application in the Honduras:

1.   A power of attorney legalized up to the Honduran consulate and clearly indicating the country/state of incorporation of the applicant.
2.   Thirty prints of the trademark (if colors are to be claimed).
3.   The list of the goods/services and the classes pertaining thereto.

1. Priority document, if priority is claimed.

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JAMAICA
Requirements

The following documents and information are required for filing a trademark application in the Jamaica:

1. A simply signed power of attorney.
2. Prints of the trademark (not required for word marks).
3. The list of the goods/services and the classes pertaining thereto.

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MEXICO

Requirements

The following documents and information are required for filing a trademark application in the Mexico:

1. A power of attorney signed by the applicant in the presence of two witnesses with a mention of their names and addresses. If the applicant is a corporation, the power of attorney should indicate the date of incorporation. No attestation or legalization is required.
2. Statement of the date of first use, if any, of the trademark in Mexico or that the application is to be filed on the basis of intent to use.
3. Fifteen prints of the trademark, if it is a design.
4. The list of the goods/services and the classes pertaining thereto.

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NICARAGUA
Requirements

The following documents and information are required for filing a trademark application in Nicaragua:

1. A power of attorney notarized and legalized up to the Nicaraguan consulate.
2. Twenty prints of the trademark (not needed for word marks).
3. A notarized declaration of adoption of the trademark or a notarized and certified copy of the certificate of origin.

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PANAMA

Requirements

The following documents and information are required for filing a trademark application in Panama:

1. Applicant’s name, nationality, and full address.
2. Labels (preferably) in an electronic format or 25 labels with a size of 8 x 8 cms.
3. Specific list of goods or services sought to be protected by the application per class.
4. Power of Attorney document signed for an authorized officer of the company, before Notary Public, which must certify the legal existence of the company, as well as the ability of the person who signs this document. This document must be legalized by the Panamanian Consulate, or through the Apostille, according to the Hague Convention. This document may be filed along with the application or during the following 30 days after filing.
5. Priority document: A certified copy of the application from which the priority rights are claimed. This document may be filed along with the application or during the following 3 months after filing.

 Charges for filing one trademark in one class

PERU

Requirements

The following documents and information are required for filing a trademark application in Peru:

1. A power of attorney duly notarized (the Notary Public must certify not only knowledge of the signer but also his capacity and ability to execute the document and duly legalized up to the Peruvian Consulate.
2. Fifteen prints of the trademark (not needed for word marks).
3. The list of the goods/services and the classes pertaining thereto.
4. Priority document, if priority right is claimed.

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AFRICAN COUNTRIES

ARIPO (African Regional Industrial Property Organization)

he member countries in ARIPO are :Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe have ratified the Banjul Protocol as of January 2006.

Requirements

1.   A simply signed power of attorney
2.   Particulars of the applicant.
3.   The list of goods and classes pertaining thereto.
4.   Prints of the trademark (not required for word mark).

Charges US$

Charges for filing one trademark in one class

Corrected up to here May8th

OAPI

(African Union Territories) comprises the following member countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, The Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory-Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo.

Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney in French.
2. The name, address, nationality and occupation of the owner.
3. A list of the goods covered by the mark and the classes pertaining thereto.
4. Twenty prints of the mark.

Charges US$

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ANGOLA

Requirements

1. A power of attorney duly legalized up to the Angolan Consulate or apostil led according to the Hague Convention.
2. Prints of the mark.
3. The full particulars of the applicant.
4. The list of the goods and/or services to be covered by the mark.
5. A certificate of incorporation or an extract from the Commercial Register with a verified Portuguese translation duly legalized or apostil led.

Charges US$

All charges are subject to change due to increase in official fees or fluctuation of currencies.       

ETHIOPIA
Kindly be advised that there are no statutory industrial property laws in Ethiopia; however, the rights of owners are protected under Article 674 of the Ethiopian Penal Code of 1957. The said Article stipulates that importers and traders selling products bearing counterfeit trademarks can only be found guilty if proven that they have acted with full knowledge that the trademark applied to the goods sold by them was indeed counterfeit.
In order to establish such knowledge, it is imperative to publish cautionary notices regarding trademarks and patents and to have cuttings thereof deposited with the Ministry of Domestic Trade, who issues the relevant registration certificate.
Thus trademarks and patents can be protected by publishing cautionary notices in both English and Amharic newspapers in Addis Ababa and, thereafter, depositing cuttings of the notices with the Ministry of Domestic Trade along with the following documents:

Requirements

1. A power of attorney duly legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate.
2. A legalized copy of the home registration or any foreign registration of the trademark, together with its English translation.

3.   Prints of the mark.

 Charges US$

 GAMBIA

Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney.
2. Prints of the trademark. (not required for word marks).
3. A list of the goods and the classes pertaining thereto.

Charges US$

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 GHANA

Requirements

1. A simply signed power of attorney for each application.
2. 10  prints of the trademark  (not needed for word marks).
3. A statement as to whether the mark is in actual use or is intended to be used in Ghana.
4. The list of the goods/services and the classes pertaining thereto.
5. A priority document if priority is claimed.

Charges US$

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 KENYA

Requirements

1.   A simply signed power of attorney.
2.   Ten prints of the mark (not needed for word marks).
3.   A list of the goods and/or services to be covered by the application.
4.   The full particulars of the applicant.
5.   Statement of whether the mark is used or intended to be used in Kenya.

Charges US$

Charges for filing one trademark in one class

Our approximate charges, excluding other disbursements, are as follows:

                                                         LIBERIA

Requirements

1.   A power of attorney notarized and legalized up to the Liberian consulate.  In the absence of a Liberian Consulate, the documents may be apostil led according to the Hague Convention.
2.   A declaration including the list of the goods or services covered by the mark, a detailed description of the mark, and occupation of the applicant notarized and legalized up to the Liberian consulate.
3.   Prints of the trademark.
4.   An oath duly legalized.
5.   A description of the trademark (need not be legalized).

Charges US$

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MALAWI

Requirements

1.   A simply signed power of attorney.
2.   A printing block and twelve prints (not required for word marks).
3.   A list of the goods and the classes pertaining thereto.
4.   Statement of whether the trademark is used or proposed to be used in Malawi.

Charges US$

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MAURITIUS
Requirements

1.   A power of attorney notarized, if executed in the British Commonwealth
2.   Five prints of the trademark (not required for word marks).
3.   List of the goods to be covered by the application and the classes.

Charges US$

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MOZAMBIQUE

Requirements

1.   A notarized power of attorney.
2.   Prints of the trademark (not required for word mark)

Charges US$