Classification
Nice, 13th ed.
Local Agent
No
postal address within EEA
Official Examination
formal, absolute grounds, relative grounds
Opposition Period
3 months
minus 1 day from publication of application
Use Requirements
5 yrs
from publication date of registration
Duration
10 yrs
from application minus 1 day
Non-Traditional TMs
3-D, colours, sounds, holograms, multimedia
Remarks
common law; protection extends from application date once registration is granted; series of trademarks (max. 6) in one application permitted
Agreements
EU; Madrid System
