Do you want to ensure legal protection of your trademark, brand or logo and guarantee their uniqueness in the market? The best solution is to officially register a trademark.
Maira Consult provides a full range of trademark registration services for entrepreneurs, companies and individuals. It helps to register a trademark quickly, taking into account the specifics of the client's business and all legal requirements, both in Ukraine and provides professional support for registration in other countries of the world (national registrations, EU, Madrid system).
Trademark registration: what is it and why is it important?
A trademark is a designation that can distinguish the goods or services of one business entity from another and identify your business.
Trademark registration provides its owner with certain rights and benefits:
- exclusive right to use the designation;
- possibility to prohibit others from using similar or identical designations;
- a tool for protecting the brand in court and during customs control (registration in the Customs Register);
- grant permission to use the trademark (licenses, franchises);
- commercial value as an object of intellectual property (the possibility of contributing to the authorized capital),
- the ability to register a domain in the .UA zone
Have you ever wondered what will happen if your logo or name is registered by an unscrupulous competitor? It is difficult to estimate the scale of losses from such illegal actions, both financial and time.
The main stages of brand registration
The procedure for official TM registration takes place in several stages:
- Preliminary search in databases for identical and/or similar designations. The search will help you assess the likelihood of trademark registration.
- Preparation and execution of the application in accordance with the requirements of the law, determination of the list of goods and/or services required for registration in accordance with the International Classification of Goods and Services (ICGS). Submission of an application to the National Intellectual Property Authority or international bodies (in case of registration under the Madrid system).
- Review of the application and examination of the trademark.
- Registration and issuance of a certificate - acquisition of legal protection and inclusion of the TM in the State Register.
What benefits will you get after TM registration?
- Legal protection of the brand on the territory of Ukraine and abroad in case of international registration,
- Protection against unfair competition in case of violation of your rights.
- The right to demand compensation in case of violation of rights.
- Word - name, slogan, brand name.
- Figurative - logo, graphic elements.
- Combined - a combination of words and graphics.
- Non-standard trademarks (volumetric, sound, etc.)
Permission period of the registered trademark and registration cost
- The cost of trademark registration in Ukraine and abroad is determined individually.
- It is influenced by the number of applicants, their residence, type of trademark, number of classes of the International Classification of Goods and Services (ICGS), as well as the territory of protection and peculiarities of the registration procedure.
- Thus, for accurate calculation and optimization of future costs, it is worth contacting our specialists who will help you choose the most effective strategy for registering your TM, taking into account all aspects.
- The validity of a trademark certificate is 10 years from the date of filing. The main aspects are the condition of timely filing of the application and payment of state fees.
