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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Afghanistan

AF

1st User

attributif de propriété après 3 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Albania

AL

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

Wednesday, 4 October 1995

Wednesday, 4 October 1995

Wednesday, 30 July 2003

No

M

10 years

Algeria

DZ

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

Wednesday, 5 July 1972

Wednesday, 5 July 1972

Saturday, 21 October 2015

Yes

M

10 years

Andorra

AD

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Angola

AO

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Anguilla

AI

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Antigua and Barbuda

AG

1st User

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

Friday, 17 March 2000

Yes

M

10 years

Argentina

AR

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

ARIPO

AP

See separate states

Yes

M

10 years

Armenia

AM

1st User

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Thursday, 19 October 2000

Yes

M

10 years

Aruba

AW

1st User

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

Monday, 28 April 2003

Yes

M

10 years

Australia

AU

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

Thursday, 1 January 1998

 

Wednesday, 11 July 2001

 

Wednesday, 11 July 2001

Yes

M

10 years

Austria

AT

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

Monday, 1 April 1996

Friday, 1 January 1909

Saturday, 18 August 1917

Tuesday, 13 April 1999

Yes

M

10 years

Azerbaijan

AZ

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété à l'enregistrement

 

 

Monday, 25 December 1995

Monday, 25 December 1995

Sunday, 15 April 2007

Yes

M

10 years

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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Bahamas

BS

1st Applicant

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

No

S

7 then 14 years

Bahrain

BH

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

Thursday, 15 December 2005

 

Thursday, 15 December 2005

Yes

S

10 years

Bangladesh

BD

1st User

unknown

 

 

 

 

 

No

M(9)

7 then 14 years

Barbados

BB

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Belarus

BY

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété à l'enregistrement

 

 

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Friday, 18 January 2002

Yes

M

10 years

Belgium

BE

See BX

 

See BX

Friday, 15 July 1892

Wednesday, 12 February 1975

Wednesday, 1 April 1998

See BX

See BX

10 years

Belize

BZ

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Benelux

BX

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

Monday, 1 April 1996

Monday, 1 April 1996

See separate countries

Yes

M

10 years

Benin

BJ

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

10 years

Bermuda

BM

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Unknown

S

7 then 14 years

Bhutan

BT

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

Friday, 4 August 2000

Friday, 4 August 2000

Friday, 4 August 2000

Yes

M

10 years

Bolivia

BO

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 1½ ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BA

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Sunday, 1 March 1992

Sunday, 1 March 1992

Tuesday, 27 January 2009

Yes

M

10 years

Botswana

BW

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Tuesday, 5 December 2006

 

Tuesday, 5 December 2006

Yes

M

10 years

British Virgin Islands

VG

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Brazil

BR

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Brunei

BN

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

No

S

10 years

Bulgaria

BG

1st User

attributif de propriété après 3 mois

 

Monday, 1 January 2007

Thursday, 1 August 1985

Thursday, 1 August 1985

Tuesday, 2 October 2001

Yes

M

10 years

Burkina Faso

BF

See OAPI

See OAPI

not yet in force

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

See OAPI

Burundi

BI

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

No

M

10 years

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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Cambodia

KH

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

Friday, 5 June 2015

Yes

S

10 years

Cameroon

CM

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

10 years

Canada

CA

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M(10)

15 years

Cape Verde

CV

See PT

See PT

 

 

 

 

 

See PT

N/A

10 years

Caribbean Netherlands

BQ

unknown

unknown

 

 

 

 

 

unknown

unknown

unknown

Cayman Islands

KY

Re-register GB, CT

Re-register GB, CT

 

 

 

 

 

Re-register GB, CT

M

See GB, CT

Central African Republic

CF

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

See OAPI

Central America

·

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Chad

TD

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

See OAPI

Chile

CL

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M(11)

10 years

China

CN

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Wednesday, 4 October 1989

Wednesday, 4 October 1989

Friday, 1 December 1995

Yes

S

10 years

Colombia

CO

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Yes

S

10 years

Comoros

KM

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

10 years

Congo

CG

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

10 years

Congo, Democratic Republic

CD

Registration Only

attributif de propriété à l'enregistrement

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Costa Rica

CR

See Cent. America

See Cent. America

 

 

 

 

 

See Central America

M

10 years

Côte d'Ivoire

CI

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

10 years

Croatia

HR

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

Tuesday, 8 October 1991

Tuesday, 8 October 1991

Friday, 23 January 2004

Yes

M

10 years

Cuba

CU

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Wednesday, 6 December 1989

Wednesday, 6 December 1989

Tuesday, 26 December 1995

Yes

M

10 years

Cyprus

CY

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

Thursday, 17 April 1997

Saturday, 1 May 2004

Tuesday, 4 November 2003

Tuesday, 4 November 2003

Tuesday, 4 November 2003

No

S

7 then 14 years

Czech Republic

CZ

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

Thursday, 1 August 1996

Saturday, 1 May 2004

Friday, 1 January 1993

Friday, 1 January 1993

Wednesday, 25 September 1996

Yes

M

10 years

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propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Denmark

DK

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

Wednesday, 28 January 1998

Monday, 1 April 1996

Tuesday, 13 February 1996

 

Tuesday, 13 February 1996

Yes

M

10 years

Djibouti

DJ

1st Applicant

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

10 years

Dominica

DM

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Dominican Republic

DO

1st Applicant

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Ecuador

EC

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Egypt

EG

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

Tuesday, 1 July 1952

Thursday, 6 March 1975

Thursday, 3 September 2009

Yes

S

10 years

El Salvador

SV

See Central America

 

 

 

 

 

See Central America

M

10 years

Equatorial Guinea

GQ

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

10 years

Eritrea

ER

No trade mark law: publication of “cautionary notice” (currently suspended)

Estonia

EE

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

Saturday, 1 May 2004

Wednesday, 18 November 1998

 

Wednesday, 18 November 1998

Yes

M

10 years

Ethiopia

ET

1st User, but law is unclear

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

7 years

European CTM

CT

various

See contracting states

 

 

Friday, 1 October 2004

 

Friday, 1 October 2004

Yes

M

10 years

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propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Falkland Islands

FK

GB trade mark registrations extend automatically to Falkland Islands.

See GB

Fiji

FJ

1st User

déclaratif de propriété; Re-register GB

 

 

 

 

 

No

S

7 then 14 years

Finland

FI

1st User

incontestible after 5 years

 

Monday, 1 April 1996

Monday, 1 April 1996

 

Monday, 1 April 1996

Yes

M

10 years

France

FR

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

Monday, 1 April 1996

Friday, 15 July 1892

Tuesday, 12 August 1975

Friday, 7 November 1997

Yes

M

10 years

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propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Gabon

GA

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

N/A

10 years

Gambia

GM

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

Friday, 18 December 2015

No

S

10 years

Gaza

WB

unknown

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

7 then 14 years

Georgia

GE

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Thursday, 20 August 1998

 

Thursday, 20 August 1998

Yes

M

10 years

Germany

DE

1st User

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

Friday, 1 December 1922

Saturday, 19 September or Tuesday, 22 December 1970

Wednesday, 20 March 1996

Yes

M

10 years

Ghana

GH

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

Tuesday, 16 September 2008

 

Tuesday, 16 September 2008

No

S

10 years

Gibraltar

GI

1st User; Re-register GB

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Greece

GR

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

Monday, 1 April 1996

Thursday, 10 August 2000

 

Thursday, 10 August 2000

Yes

S

10 years

Grenada

GD

Re-register GB

Re-register GB

 

 

 

 

 

Re-register GB

M

10 years

Guam

GM

See US

See US

Guatemala

GT

See Central America

 

 

 

 

 

See Central America

S

10 years

Guernsey

GG

Re-register GB

See GB

Guinea

GN

See OAPI

See OAPI

not yet in force

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

10 years

Guinea-Bissau

GW

See OAPI

See OAPI

not yet in force

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

10 years

Gulf Cooperation Council

GC

1st User

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Guyana

GY

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

 

No

S

 

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propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Haiti

HT

1st User

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Honduras

HN

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Hong Kong

HK

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Hungary

HU

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

Saturday, 1 May 2004

Friday, 1 January 1909

Saturday, 19 September or Tuesday, 22 December 1970

Friday, 3 October 1997

Yes

M

10 years

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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Iceland

IS

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

Tuesday, 15 April 1997

 

Tuesday, 15 April 1997

Yes

M

10 years

India

IN

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

Monday, 8 July 2013

No

M

10 years

Indonesia

ID

1st User

attributif de propriété

Friday, 5 September 1997

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Iran

IR

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 3 ans

 

 

Thursday, 25 December 2003

 

Thursday, 25 December 2003

Yes

M

10 years

Iraq

IQ

1st User

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

Thursday, 25 December 2003

 

Thursday, 25 December 2003

No

M

10 years

Ireland

IE

1st User

attributif de propriété

 

Monday, 1 April 1996

Friday, 19 October 2001

 

Friday, 19 October 2001

Yes

M

10 years

Isle of Man

IM

GB trade mark registrations extend automatically to Isle of Man.

See GB

Israel

IL

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Yes

S

10 years

Italy

IT

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

Monday, 1 April 1996

Monday, 15 October 1894

Sunday, 24 April 1977

Monday, 17 April 2000

Yes

M

10 years

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Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Jamaica

JM

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

No

M

10 years

Japan

JP

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

Tuesday, 1 April 1997

 

Tuesday, 14 March 2000

 

Tuesday, 14 March 2000

Yes

M

10 years

Jersey

JE

Re-register GB

See GB

Jordan

JO

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

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Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Kazakhstan

KZ

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Yes

M

10 years

Kenya

KE

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

Friday, 26 June 1998

Friday, 26 June 1998

Friday, 26 June 1998

No

M

7 then 14 years

Kiribati

KI

Re-register GB

See GB

Korea (north)

KP

1st Applicant

compulsory registration

 

 

Tuesday, 10 June 1980

Tuesday, 10 June 1980

Thursday, 3 October 1996

Yes

S

10 years

Korea (south)

KR

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Thursday, 10 April 2003

 

Thursday, 10 April 2003

Yes

M

10 years

Kosovo

KS

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Kuwait

KW

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

 

No

S

10 years

Kyrgyzstan

KG

unknown

unknown

 

 

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Thursday, 17 June 2004

Yes

M

10 years

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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Laos

LA

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

Monday, 7 March 2016

Yes

M

10 years

Latvia

LV

unknown

unknown

 

Saturday, 1 May 2004

Sunday, 1 January 1995

Sunday, 1 January 1995

Wednesday, 5 January 2000

Yes

M

10 years

Lebanon

LB

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

 

No

M

15 years

Lesotho

LS

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Friday, 12 February 1999

Friday, 12 February 1999

Friday, 12 February 1999

Yes

M

10 years

Liberia

LR

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Monday, 25 December 1995

Monday, 25 December 1995

Friday, 11 December 2009

Yes

M

15 years

Libya

LY

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Liechtenstein

LI

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

Tuesday, 17 March 1998

 

Friday, 14 July 1933

Thursday, 25 May 1972

Tuesday, 17 March 1998

Yes

M

10 years

Lithuania

LT

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

Monday, 27 April 1998

Saturday, 1 May 2004

Saturday, 15 November 1997

 

Saturday, 15 November 1997

Yes

M

10 years

Luxembourg

LU

See BX

 

See BX

Monday, 1 September 1924

Tuesday, 24 March 1975

Wednesday, 1 April 1998

See BX

See BX

See BX

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propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Macau

MO

1st Applicant

See CN

 

 

 

 

 

Unknown

S

7 years

Macedonia

MK

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Sunday, 8 September 1991

Sunday, 8 September 1991

Friday, 30 August 2002

Yes

M

10 years

Madagascar

MG

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Monday, 28 April 2008

 

Monday, 28 April 2008

Yes

M

10 years

Madrid Union

WO

See contracting states

Malawi

MW

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

 

No

S

7 years

Malaysia

MY

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

 

No

S

10 years

Maldives

MV

No trade mark law: publication of “cautionary notice”

Mali

ML

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

See OAPI

Malta

MT

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

Saturday, 1 May 2004

 

 

 

No

S

10 years

Marshall Islands

MH

Marshall Islands does not have any trade mark legislation.

Mauritania

MR

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

See OAPI

Mauritius

MU

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Mexico

MX

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Yes

S

10 years

Micronesia

FM

Micronesia does not have any trade mark legislation.

Moldova

MD

1st User

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

Thursday, 1 August 1996

 

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Monday, 1 December 1997

Yes

M

10 years

Monaco

MC

1st User

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

Friday, 27 September 1996

 

Sunday, 29 April 1956

Saturday, 4 October 1975

Friday, 27 September 1996

Yes

M

10 years

Mongolia

MN

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Sunday, 21 April 1985

Sunday, 21 April 1985

Saturday, 16 June 2001

Yes

M

10 years

Montenegro

ME

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

Saturday, 3 June 2006

Saturday, 3 June 2006

Saturday, 3 June 2006

Yes

M

10 years

Montserrat

MS

1st User;
Re-register GB

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Morocco

MA

See separate zones

See separate zones

 

 

Monday, 30 July 1917

Saturday, 24 January 1976

Friday, 8 October 1999

See zones

S

10 years

Mozambique

MZ

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

Wednesday, 7 October 1998

Wednesday, 7 October 1998

Wednesday, 7 October 1998

 

M

10 years

Myanmar

MM

unknown

unknown

 

 

 

 

 

unknown

M

unknown

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Code Table

Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Namibia

NA

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

Wednesday, 30 June 2004

Wednesday, 30 June 2004

Wednesday, 30 June 2004

Yes

S

10 years

Nauru

NR

See AU

 

 

 

 

 

See AU

See AU

See AU

Nepal

NP

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

7 years

Netherlands

NL

See BX

not yet in force

See BX

Wednesday, 1 March 1893

Thursday, 6 March 1975

Wednesday, 1 April 1998

See BX

See BX

10 years

New Zealand

NZ

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

Monday, 10 December 2012

Yes

M

10 years

Nicaragua

NI

See Cent. America

See Cent. America

 

 

 

 

 

See Central America

M

10 years

Niger

NE

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

See OAPI

Nigeria

NG

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

No

S

10 years

Norfolk Island

NF

See AU

 

 

 

 

 

See AU

See AU

See AU

Norway

NO

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

Friday, 29 March 1996

 

Friday, 29 March 1996

Yes

M

10 years

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Geonym

Code Table

Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

OAPI

OA

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 6 mois

 

 

 

 

Thursday, 5 March 2015

Yes

M(11)

10 years

OHIM

EM

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 6 mois

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Oman

OM

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 90 jours

 

 

Tuesday, 16 October 2007

 

Tuesday, 16 October 2007

Yes

S

10 years

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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Pakistan

PK

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

 

No

M

10 years

Palau

PW

unknown

unknown

 

 

 

 

 

Unknown

S

Unknown

Panama

PA

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Papua New Guinea

PG

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Paraguay

PY

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 90 jours

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Peru

PE

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété upon registration

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Philippines

PH

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

No

M

10 years

Poland

PL

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 yrs

 

Saturday, 1 May 2004

Monday, 18 March 1991

Monday, 18 March 1991

Tuesday, 4 March 1997

Yes

M

10 years

Portugal

PT

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 yrs

 

Monday, 1 April 1996

Tuesday, 31 October 1893

Tuesday, 22 November 1988

Thursday, 20 March 1997

Yes

M (up to 3)

10 years

Puerto Rico

PR

unknown

unknown

 

 

 

 

 

unknown

S

unknown

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Code Table

Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Qatar

QA

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 yrs

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Reunion

RE

See FR

See FR

Romania

RO

1st Applicant

compulsory registration

Tuesday, 28 July 1998

Monday, 1 January 2007

Wednesday, 6 October 1920

Saturday, 19 September or Tuesday, 22 December 1970

Tuesday, 28 July 1998

Yes

M

10 years

Russia

RU

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

Monday, 11 May 1998

 

Thursday, 1 July 1976

Thursday, 1 July 1976

Tuesday, 10 June 1997

Yes

M

10 years

Rwanda

RW

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

No

N/A

10 years

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Geonym

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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

KN

1st Applicant

unknown

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Saint Helena

SH

Re-register GB

See GB

Saint Lucia

LC

Re-register GB

 

 

 

 

 

No

M

See GB

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VC

Re-register GB

 

 

 

 

 

Re-register GB

M

See GB

Samoa

WS

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

San Marino

SM

covered by IT

 

 

Sunday, 25 September 1960

Sunday, 25 September 1960

Wednesday, 12 September 2007

See IT

M

10 years

São Tomé et Príncipe

ST

See PT

 

 

Monday, 8 December 2008

 

Monday, 8 December 2008

See PT

M

see PT

Saudi Arabia

SA

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Senegal

SN

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

See OAPI

Serbia

RS

1st User

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

Tuesday, 15 September 1998

 

Saturday, 26 February 1949

Tuesday, 16 October 1973

Tuesday, 17 February 1998

Yes

M

10 years

Seychelles

SC

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

7 then 14 years

Sierra Leone

SL

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

Tuesday, 17 June 1997

Tuesday, 17 June 1997

Tuesday, 28 December 1999

No

S

14 years

Singapore

SG

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

Tuesday, 31 October 2000

 

Tuesday, 31 October 2000

Yes

M

10 years

Slovakia

SK

1st Applicant

unknown

Wednesday, 9 July 1997

Saturday, 1 May 2004

Friday, 1 January 1993

Friday, 1 January 1993

Saturday, 13 September 1997

Yes

M

10 years

Slovenia

SI

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

Saturday, 1 May 2004

Tuesday, 25 June 1991

Tuesday, 25 June 1991

Thursday, 12 March 1998

Yes

M

10 years

Solomon Islands

SB

Re-register GB

 

 

 

 

 

Re-register GB

N/A

see GB

Somalia

SO

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

South Africa

ZA

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

South Sudan

SS

No TM Law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain

ES

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

Monday, 1 April 1996

Friday, 15 July 1892

Friday, 8 June 1979

Friday, 1 December 1995

Yes

M

10 years

Sri Lanka

LK

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

Thursday, 1 August 1996

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Sudan

SD

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Wednesday, 16 May 1984

Wednesday, 16 May 1984

Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Yes

S

10 years

Suriname

SR

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

No

M

10 years

Swaziland

SZ

Re-register GB; ZA

 

 

Monday, 14 December 1998

Monday, 14 December 1998

Monday, 14 December 1998

Re-register GB; ZA

M

See AP, GB, ZA

Sweden

SE

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

Monday, 1 April 1996

Friday, 1 December 1995

 

Friday, 1 December 1995

Yes

M

10 years

Switzerland

CH

1st Applicant

unknown

Thursday, 1 May 1997

 

Friday, 15 July 1892

Saturday, 19 September or Tuesday, 22 December 1970

Thursday, 1 May 1997

Yes

M

10 years

Syria

SY

1st User

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

Thursday, 5 August 2004

Thursday, 5 August 2004

Thursday, 5 August 2004

Yes

M

10 years

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Geonym

Code Table

Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Taiwan

TW

1st Applicant

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Tajikistan

TJ

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Thursday, 30 June 2011

Yes

M

10 years

Tanganyika

·

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

 

Tanzania

TZ

Re-register GB

Re-register GB

 

 

 

 

 

See zones

S

7 years

Thailand

TH

1st User

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Timor Leste

TL

No TM Law

 

 

 

 

 

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

Togo

TG

See OAPI

See OAPI

 

 

 

 

 

See OA

M

See OAPI

Tonga

TO

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Trinidad and Tobago

TT

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

Thursday, 16 April 1998

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Tunisia

TN

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Turkey

TR

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 3 ans

 

 

Friday, 1 January 1999

 

Friday, 1 January 1999

Yes

M

10 years

Turkmenistan

TM

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

 

 

Tuesday, 28 September 1999

 

Tuesday, 28 September 1999

Yes

M

10 years

Turks & Caicos Islands

TC

Re-register GB

Re-register GB

 

 

 

 

 

See GB

See GB

See GB

Tuvalu

TV

Re-register GB

Re-register GB

 

 

 

 

 

See GB

See GB

See GB

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Geonym

Code Table

Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Uganda

UG

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

7 then 10 years

Ukraine

UA

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

Thursday, 1 August 1996

 

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Wednesday, 25 December 1991

Friday, 29 December 2000

Yes

M

10 years

United Arab Emirates

AE

Registration Only

attributif de propriété à l'enregistrement

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

United Kingdom

GB

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

Thursday, 1 August 1996

Monday, 1 April 1996

Friday, 1 December 1995

 

Friday, 1 December 1995

Yes

M

10 years

United States of America

US

1st User

incontestible after 5 years

 

 

Sunday, 2 November 2003

 

Sunday, 2 November 2003

Yes

M

10 years

Uruguay

UY

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété après 2 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Uzbekistan

UZ

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété

Friday, 4 September 1998

 

 

 

Wednesday, 27 December 2006

Yes

M

10 years

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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Vanuatu

VU

1st User

attributif de propriété à l'enregistrement

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

M

10 years

Vatican City

VA

No trade mark laws

 

Venezuela

VE

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété à l'enregistrement

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

Vietnam

VN

1st Applicant

attributif de propriété à l'enregistrement

 

 

Tuesday, 8 March 1949

Friday, 2 July 1976

Tuesday, 11 July 2006

Yes

M

10 years

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Code Table

Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

West Bank

WB

unknown

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

unknown

7 then 14 years

Western Sahara

EH

   

 

 

 

 

 

unknown

unknown

 

WIPO

WO

See separate countries

 

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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Yemen

YE

Registration Only

attributif de propriété à l'enregistrement

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

S

10 years

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Proprietorship vested in ...(1)

propriété déclaratif ou attributif(2)

Trademark Law Treaty
Date of entry in to force(3)

European CTM
Date of entry in to force(4)

Madrid Union
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Agreement
Date of entry in to force(5)

Madrid Protocol
Date of entry in to force(5)

Service Marks Registrable(6)

Multi- or Single class(7)

Duration(8)

Zambia

ZM

1st User

attributif de propriété après 7 ans

 

 

Thursday, 15 November 2001

 

Thursday, 15 November 2001

No

S

7 then 14 years

Zanzibar

·

1st User

déclaratif de propriété

 

 

 

 

 

No

S

 

Zimbabwe

ZW

1st User

attributif de propriété après 5 ans

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Yes

S

10 years

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Sources

(1)

Monday, 24 February 1997: Manual Industrial Property as interpreted by the webmaster. See the Manual for details.

(2)

Monday, 24 February 1997: Manual Industrial Property as interpreted by the webmaster. See the Manual for details.

(3)

Monday, 15 June 1998: See Contracting Parties to the TLT as updated by WIPO on Tuesday, 22 January 2008.

(4)

Wednesday, 25 April 2001: See OHIM website (as at Wednesday, 25 April 2001).

(5)

Wednesday, 18 March 2015: See WIPO website (as updated by WIPO on Thursday, 15 January 2015).

(6)

Wednesday, 6 May 1998: Manual Industrial Property as interpreted by the webmaster. See the Manual for details.

(7)

Monday, 20 March 2000: Manual Industrial Property as interpreted by the webmaster. See the Manual for details.

(8)

Tuesday, 12 August 2014: See WIPO Lex website (accessed on Monday, 11 August 2014).

(9)

In Bangladesh, trade marks consisting of letter and number combinations require a separate application for each group within classes 20 to 27. [Go Back]

(10)

In Canada, there is no classification system of goods or services in place. Instead, applications and registrations require a specification of “wares” listing without limitation the goods and services in respect of which the trade mark is used. [Go Back]

(11)

In Chile and OAPI, separate applications are required for goods and services because a specification cannot include a mixture of goods and services. [Go Back]


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