REGISTRATION OF A TRADEMARK IN UKRAINE

In the current Law of Ukraine "On the Protection of Rights to a Sign for Goods and Services" the term "sign for goods and services" is used. For its part, the Civil Code of Ukraine uses the term "trademark". All these terms are synonymous and indicate the notation by which the goods and services of one person are different from the goods and services of others.
The trademark ownership is evidenced by a certificate valid for 10 years and can be renewed every 10 years by filing an application.
In this case, the procedure for obtaining a trade mark certificate can be divided into several main stages, each of which our company will provide you with professional assistance.

You can read more detailed information about trademarks and the main stages of their registration, objects and conditions of granting legal protection here.
The requirements put forward by the expert examination before the registration of the application documents and the timely and qualified response to the requests of the Office are very strict and formalized, they are determined by the relevant provisions and instructions and greatly affect the positive decision on registration of the trademark.

Our company can provide you with a full range of consulting and legal services for registration of a trademark, which will significantly save time and reduce the risk of receiving a denial when registering a trademark, namely:
- carrying out preliminary research for the identification of similar and identical trademarks; recommendations for revision in case of detection of such trademarks;
- assistance in the correct classification of the list of goods and services in accordance with the 11th edition of the ICTC (the amount of rights granted is determined by the list of goods and services);
- registration (drawing up) and filing an application for registration of a trademark in accordance with the legislation;
- keeping the clerical and legal support of the application while undergoing the formal examination and substantive examination: filing the petitions and preparing the reasoned responses to the requests and observations; examining, challenging the decisions, making changes to the application, extending the deadlines;
- Preparation and registration of transfer agreements and licensing agreements;
- registration of documents for making a decision on recognition of a trademark is well known in Ukraine;
- international registration in any country that interests the applicant;
- monitoring of trademarks;
- protection of intellectual property rights in the event of their violation;
- Other services in the field of intellectual property.
To apply for a trademark registration, you need to provide the following materials.
After obtaining the registration certificate, the trademark owner, in essence, becomes the exclusive owner of the registered object and has the right to dispose of it at its own discretion: use in the process of activity, sell, assign, prohibit or allow anyone to use their trademark and so on. .
Any encroachment on the rights of the owner or preparation for such actions is deemed to be a violation of the rights of the trademark owner and is prosecuted. In case of violation of yours, our company will provide a complete list of intellectual property rights services.
We would like to draw your attention to the fact that the registration certificate received in Ukraine provides legal protection to the trademark only on the territory of Ukraine. In order to register a trademark in other countries, you need to apply to any country that is interested in you, or use the international registration procedure.
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