Trademark Types

Trademark

General trademark.

Collective mark

A sign registered in the name of union, association, or other group with legal personality indicates the goods/services provided by their members.

Certification mark

A sign serves to certify specific quality, precision, material, manufacture method, place of origin, or other characteristics of goods/services of others.

Basic Information

Protection term
10 years from registration date (Trademarks should be renewed every 10 years thereafter by the official deadline).
Multiple-class application
No.
Publication before examination
Yes.
Examination period
About 10 months to 1 year from filing date.
Publication period for opposition
60 days from publication date.
Payment of registration fee
After the expiry of the publication period for opposition, substantive examination will be conducted. If a third party files an opposition, the examining attorney would take it for reference. Once the application is approved by the examining attorney, the mark will be granted registration. Registrations fees are not required.
Issuance of registration certificate
Registration certificate will be issued within 1-2 month thereafter.
Non-use cancellation
Non-use for 5 consecutive years from registration date.
Statement of use
N/A

Stage Procedure

1. Filing
(1) Documents (information) for filing new trademark application
Trademark
  • Trademark drawing
  • Power of attorney (Power of attorney shall be notarized)
Collective mark
  • Trademark drawing
  • Power of attorney (Power of attorney shall be notarized)
  • Regulation on the use of collective mark
Certification mark
  • Trademark drawing
  • Power of attorney (Power of attorney shall be notarized)
  • Regulation on the use of certification mark
2. Examination
(1) Documents (information) for response
Trademark Collective mark Certification mark
N/A
3. Grant
(1) Documents (information) for resgistration
Trademark Collective mark Certification mark
N/A
4. Maintenance
Earliest date on which renewals can be filed
1 year before official deadline.
Official deadline for renewals
Every 10 years from registration date.
Grace period for renewals
Yes.
(1) Documents (information) for renewals
Trademark Collective mark Certification mark
  • Power of attorney (Power of attorney shall be legalized up to the Consulate/Embassy of Paraguay or apostilled.)

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