News: Trademark registration in Slovenia

Slovenia: registration of trademark

Slovenia is a small country with population of 2 million people, developed economy and favorable conditions for doing business. Moreover, these conditions contribute not only to the continuation of the existing business, but also to the establishment of a new one. Entrepreneurs of different countries tend to enter the market of Slovenia, and the government does not restrict foreigners in their endeavor.

As a rule, business starts with registration of trademark. The foregoing helps to protect the business from external infringement from the very beginning. In Slovenia, there are several options for registering trademarks:

• According to national procedure;
• According to international procedure.
• If you are interested in registering brand in several countries at once, the most efficient option will be the international procedure. In the case of targeting only the Slovenian market, it is possible to register trademark according to the national system.

Requirements for registering a brand name in Slovenia

International registration of trademarks is considerably serious procedure, where there is no room for mistakes and inaccuracies. International trademark by replacing several national registrations saves time and reduces expenditures. Our company has all the necessary conditions for this kind of work, because we have qualified specialists and extensive experience. Law&Trust International has a large network of partners throughout the world. Our specialists successfully register trademarks in Slovenia.

Since Slovenia is the member of the European Union, trademark in the country can be registered as the trademark of the EU. For such registration, official application is submitted to the Harmonization Office in the Internal Market. Your trademark will be registered in the territories of all member states of the European Union. Such trademark has several advantages, namely:

• There is no need for national registration of the applicant;
• It is possible to register unlimited number of trademarks. Your company can register as many trademarks as necessary for its successful functioning;
• Low cost of registration in comparison with national registration in all countries and miscellaneous advantages.

Registration of trademark in Slovenia is also possible according to the national procedure. In this case, preliminary search for similarity with other designations is primarily carried out. Then the application is submitted with attachment of the description of the trademark, its image, and the receipt of payment of the state fee.

The application is verified for compliance with the established requirements. If these requirements are met, decision is made to register the trademark in Slovenia.

If you apply to Law&Trust International, our specialists will help you in selecting the correct classes for registration and will accompany the whole process of registration of the trademark up to obtaining the certificate.