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Jul 22, 2018
Anisa Rrumbullaku, CR Partners, Albania
Tea Take, CR Partners, Albania
First published on www.crpartners.al

New Regulation on Trademarks Registration in Albania


Anisa Rrumbullaku, CR Partners, Albania, Tea Take, CR Partners, Albania, First published on www.crpartners.alRecently, the Council of Ministers approved the Regulation “On Trademarks” via decision no. 315 as of 31.05.2018, aiming to regulate certain issues provided by the law “On Industrial Property” regarding trademarks procedures followed by the General Directory of Industrial Property. This Regulation repeals the previous one of 2008, is much more detailed in scope and provides guidance on matters that were not previously regulated.
For the first time, the regulation classifies trademarks in 7 categories: word trademarks, figurative/logo trademarks, shape trademarks, position trademarks, trademarks with repetitive elements, color trademarks and other trademarks which do not fall under any of the abovementioned categories. Furthermore, the regulation also provides collective marks, used by more than one person and certification marks which assure that certain products falling under a certain trademark, meet certain standards. Additional the regulation introduces detailed rules on trademarks’ application and registration procedures on each  read more