News: Trademark registration in Cyprus

Certificate on trademark in Cyprus

Cyprus is still an attractive place for doing business. The foregoing is due to loyal legislation, including unburdensome taxes on various forms of income. Despite the relatively insignificant authority in the political arena, Cyprus is a full-fledged member of the EU and the Paris Convention, in addition, there are national patent offices in the country. International registration through the WIPO is also available.

Registration of trademark in Cyprus through the local patent office is the fastest variant, since it passes a minimum of approvals. At the first stage, the organization searches for similar brands, and if similar trademark is not found, it is possible to proceed to a further procedure.

Documents and terms for registration of trademark in Cyprus

The following documents are submitted for registration to the Patent Office of Nicosia:

• Application that is compiled in Greek.

• Information about the applicant: full name for individual,and name, form of incorporation - for legal entity, as well as copies of identification documents. If the author and the applicant do not coincide, information about the author is also needed.

• Graphic images of the trademark: usually 15 pieces.

• Description of all the types of activities to which the trademark will relate. In Cyprus, there is a simplified classifier, namely: 34 types of goods and 11 types of services.

Further, it is necessary to pay the state fee and also provide the office with confirming documents. If there is a refusal, 2 months are provided for making adjustments. Registration of trademark in Cyprus usually takes about a year. The period of validity is 7 years. Lawyers of Law&Trust International will provide you with the assistance concerning all the issues related to the trademark registration in Cyprus.