Honduras (HN)
Legal basis is the Industrial Property Law of February 28th, 2000. The international classification of goods and services consisting of 45 classes has been adopted.
Trademark protection is obtained by registration. It can also be acquired by sufficient public recognition.
The trademarks shall consist, among others, in fantasy denominations, names, pseudonyms, commercial slogans, shapes, portraits, letters, figures, monograms, labels, coats of arms, cotton prints, vignettes, fringes, lines, stripes, combinations and arrangements of colours. They shall also consist in the form, presentation or conditioning of the products or their packing or wrapping, or from the means or places of expenditure of the corresponding products or services.
The following trademark types are registrable: trade marks, service marks, collective marks, and trade names, emblems, slogans and signs, geographical indications, appellations of origin, and certification marks.
The application is filed at the Patent Office.
A separate application has to be filed for each class.
Foreign applicants need a local agent.
A power of attorney authenticated by a consulate of Honduras or by Apostille is necessary.
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.
Prior to registration, the trademark application is published in the daily „La Gaceta“ three times with 10 days interval between the separate publications.
Any interested person shall present opposition against the registration of a trademark within the period of publication and up to 30 days starting from the date of the last publication of the notice that advertises the application.
A trademark registration is valid for 10 years from the date of registration.
The registration is renewable for periods of 10 years.
If for a continuous period of at least 3 years (beginninig with the registration) the trademark has not been used, it may be subject to cancellation.
The official fee is USD 165.00 (approx. EUR 120.00) per class.
| Search type |
First class |
Add. class |
| Word Mark Search (availability) |
230,00 € |
190,00 € |
| Word Mark Search (identical) |
210,00 € |
170,00 € |
| Extended Search (word mark, company name, domain) |
690,00 € |
190,00 € |
| Device Mark Search (availability) |
420,00 € |
290,00 € |
| Trademark Owner Search |
340,00 € |
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| Company Name Search |
540,00 € |
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| Domain Name Search (extended) |
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| i-Search (word mark availability + legal opinion) |
380,00 € |
310,00 € |
The Prices above are S.M.D. Markeur Search Fees