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Filing Requirements:

Trademarks: Bahamas

Trademark Filing Requirements:

Simply signed power of attorney (Power Form).
Details of the applicant.
Details of the mark.
Classes in which the mark should be registered.

Renewal Requirements:

Simply signed power of attorney (Power Form).

Change of Name/ Address Requirements:

Simply signed power of attorney under new name (Power Form).
Official document certifying change of name.

Assignment Requirements:

Simply signed power of attorney by the assignee (Power Form).
Assignment document duly signed by the parties (under hand or seal).
Some consideration must be stated unless executed by Deed; nominal consideration is acceptable.
No Tax implication, no stamp duty, with Goodwill, pending application and unregistered mark may not be assigned under common law.

Searches:

Method of search: Conducted manually and by computer on the official database.
Time to be taken: 7 days.
Contents: Search report includes information of prior marks hit by the search and comments on the similarity between the subject mark and each relevant prior mark.
Other: Necessity of use search on prior marks should be judged case by case.

General Information:

Classification of Goods/ Services: Local classification (see below).

Claiming priority under Paris Convention: Yes.

Filing international registration under Madrid Agreement: No.

Filing international registration under protocol to Madrid Agreement: No.

Registerable: Trademarks.

Registration duration: 14 years from the date of application.

Renewal duration: 10 years.

Time until issuance of registration: 12-18 Months.

Opposition period: 1 month.

No-use: A registered mark may be cancelled if it has not been used for the goods or services concerned for consecutive 5 years preceding the date of the request for cancellation.