Bangladesh (BD)
Legal basis is the colonial Trademark Act of 1940, as national law of 1963.
The international classification of goods is in force. There are no service marks. A law introducing protection of service marks is planned.
Trademark protection is obtained by registration.
Registrable as a trademark are all distinctive and graphically representable signs, such as words, names, acronyms, letters, numbers, devices and any combination of the mentioned signs.
The following trademark types are registrable: trade marks, collective marks and certification marks.
The application is filed at the Patent Office.
A separate application has to be filed for each class.
Foreign applicants do not need a local agent. A postal address within Bangladesh is sufficient.
A non-legalised power of attorney is sufficient.
Foreign applicants do not need a domestic registration.
The application process includes a formal examination, an examination of distinctiveness and a search for prior trademarks. Signs not deemed distinctive in the examination can be registered if distinctiveness has been acquired by use.
The processing time from first filing to registration of a trademark is about 6 years.
Before registration, the trademark application is published in the “Trademarks Journal”.
The opposition period is 4 months from publication date of the application.
A trademark registration is valid for 7 years.
The registration is renewable for periods of 15 years.
If the trademark has not been used within 5 years from the registration, it may be subject to cancellation.
The fee for trademark application in one class is approx. EUR 80.00 plus EUR 80.00 as publication fee and further EUR 80.00 as registration fee.
| Search type |
First class |
Add. class |
| Word Mark Search (availability) |
260,00 € |
210,00 € |
| Word Mark Search (identical) |
210,00 € |
150,00 € |
| Extended Search (word mark, company name, domain) |
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| Device Mark Search (availability) |
440,00 € |
310,00 € |
| Trademark Owner Search |
240,00 € |
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| Company Name Search |
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| Domain Name Search (extended) |
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| i-Search (word mark availability + legal opinion) |
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The Prices above are S.M.D. Markeur Search Fees