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BANGLADESH TRADEMARK SYSTEM
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Trademark Application can be filed in (2) two categories in BD.
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- Conventional application (Claiming priority from a conventional country)
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Late submission of priority documents (3) months
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Number of classes
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45 (Nice Classification)
Classes 1 to 34 goods; and
35 to 45 is for services mark
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Multiple class filing
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Filing of series marks
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User date in Bangladesh
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Not necessary.
Can be filed on a proposed to be used basis.
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TRADEMARK REG. PROCEDURE
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SEARCH (Optional)
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Possibility of word and device markings
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Formal searching 5 to 10 working days
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Informal 1 working day
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Proprietor/ Owner/ Applicant searches (If needed)
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Informal 2 working day
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Registrable marks
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Any distinctive device, monograms, brand, heading, label, ticket, name, signature, word, letter, numeral, shape of goods, packaging or combination of colors or any combination thereof, sound marks when represented in conventional notation or described in words by being graphically represented.
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Filing and prosecution procedures
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Stage 1: Filing
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1 to 3 working days
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Stage 2: Examination
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3 to 6 months
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Stage 3: Advertisement
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2 to 4 months
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Stage 4: Opposition (if any)
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60 days after the date of publication
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Stage 5: Registration
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1 to 3 months
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Necessary document for filing
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- Power of Attorney
- Priority document (where priority is claimed) if any.
- Name, address, and nationality of the applicant (individual or company).
- If the applicant is a company, it's the country of incorporation.
- Trademark Name/Logo – A clear representation of the mark (if a logo, submit in JPEG format).
- Class of Goods/Services – Bangladesh follows the Nice Classification (NCL, 13th edition).
- Description of Goods/Services – A detailed list of items covered under the trademark.
- If the mark contains non-English words, A certified English translation is needed (If any)
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EXAMINATION
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Regarding formal, absolute, and relative grounds
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Deadline to respond to examination report
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Effective From the Date of Issuance of the Examination Report
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2 months
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Extension of office action deadlines
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Common objections
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Descriptiveness
Non-distinctiveness
Prior conflicting rights
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Opposition
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60 days after the date of publication
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Appeal against the Director General's order
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To high court Division
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1 Month
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Duration of Trademark Registration
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Registration is given for (7) seven years from the date of application.
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RENEWAL
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Application for renewal
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Can be filed 6 months prior to expiry date
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2 Months
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Renewal with late fees/ surcharge
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(Within six month from the date of expiry)
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Restoration with late fees/surcharge
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One (01) year
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Duration of Renewal
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The can then be renewed for a further period of (10) ten years from the date of expiration of registration or of the last renewal.
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CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
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Filing Requirements
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- Certificate of change of name, notarized
- For a change of address, no additional documents are required other than the POA
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2 Months
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ASSIGNMENT
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Filing Requirements
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- Deed of assignment, notarized and legalized
- POA
- Registered trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned. Trademark applications may be assigned only with the goodwill of the business concerned and only if the trademarks are used. If the trademarks are only proposed to be used.
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2 Months
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MERGER
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Filing Requirements
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- License agreement, notarized
- License recordal is not compulsory but advisable in order to become enforceable against third parties
- May be recorded for registrations only
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2 Months
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Average time to obtain a trademark registration certificate.
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12 to 16 months
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Legal Basis
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Trademark Act, 2009
Trademarks Rule, 2015
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Relevant office
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Department of Patents Industrial Designs and Trademarks (DPDT)
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Official language of trademark prosecution
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English or Bangla
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Cost of obtaining a straightforward registration
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Please contact us at
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International treaties signed
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- Paris Convention effective 7 December 1998
- Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
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