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Filing Requirements:

Trademarks: Georgia

Trademark/ Service Mark Requirements:

Simply signed power of attorney (Power Form).
Details of the applicant.
12 prints (5x5x or 5x10cm).
The list of goods and services and the classes pertaining thereto.
Certified copy of priority document, if the priority is to be claimed.

Renewal Requirements:

Simply signed power of attorney (Power Form).

Change Of Name/Address Requirements:

Official document certifying the change of name.

Assignment Requirements:

Simply signed power of attorney (Power Form).
Assignment documents signed by both parties.
Nominal consideration is acceptable no tax implication, no stamp duty, with or without Goodwill.
Pending application may be assigned, unregistered marks may not be assigned.

Searches:

Method of search : Conducted by computer of the official database.
Time to be taken : 2 days.
Contents: Search report includes information of prior marks hit by the search and comments on similarity between the subject mark and each relevant prior mark.
Other: Necessity of use search on prior marks should be judge case by case.

General Information:

Classification Of Goods / Services: International Classification multi-class application.

Claiming priority Under Paris Convention: Yes.

Filing International Registration Under Madrid Agreement: No.

Filing International Registration under Protocol to Madrid Agreement: Yes.

Time Until Issuance Registration Certificate: 10 months.

Registerable: Trademarks, service marks, collective marks, sound marks, combination marks.

Registration Duration: 10 years from filing date.

Renewal Application: Within 6 months before.

Renewal Duration: 10 years.

Publication : Within One month of completion of substantive examination, in the Official Bulletin.

Opposition Period: 2 months.

Non-Use: When a registered mark has not been continuously used for the goods or services concerned for 5 years from the date of registration, a cancellation action may be filed by an interested person.