News: Trademark registration in San Marino

San Marino: registration of trademarks

Law&Trust International offers rendering full range of services for registering a brand name in San Marino. It is possible to register trademark in San Marino by submitting application via phone or by mail. In addition, the client sends copy of the passport, application and power of attorney, and all the remaining stages of preparation for registration of trademark in San Marino are carried out by our lawyers.

San Marino has two advantages, namely:

1. It is included in the list of countries participating in the Madrid Protocol, which allows to submit one application for registration of trademark in 97 states simultaneously. If the counterparty plans to expand only to the territory of San Marino, it is enough to redirect the application to the local commission, where it will be considered according to the national procedure.
2. It is the territory where the rules of the Paris Convention are in force. This document regulates laws and regulations relating to trademarks, their similarity, and the priority right. The Convention provides for additional legal protection for trademark in San Marino.

Trademark registration procedure includes consulting and permanent legal support of the client, compilation and collection of complete package of documents in each particular case, translation of official documents into Italian, as well as verification of the package for compliance with the legislation of the country or a number of countries participating in the Madrid Protocol.

The term for consideration of the application varies depending on the list of documentation package, but can not exceed 18 months (according to the rules of the Agreement). The Expert Commission monitors not only the correctness of compiling documents, but also verifies the company's logo for uniqueness. The latter should not contain any elements of immoral nature, as well as details calling for war or violence.