Cuba (CU)
Legal basis is the Decree on Trademarks and other Distinctive Signs, in force since May 2nd, 2000 (Decree Law 203/2000).
Cuba is a member of the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. 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.
Registrable as a trademark are all distinctive and graphically representable signs, such as words, names, acronyms, letters, numbers, devices, emblems, holograms, colours, combinations or shades of colours, three-dimensional forms, the three-dimensional form of a good or its packaging, sound marks and olfactory marks and any combination of the mentioned signs.
The following trademark types are registrable: trade marks, service marks, collective marks and trade names.
The application is filed at the Patent Office.
Multiple-class applications are possible.
Foreign applicants need a local agent.
A non-legalised power of attorney is sufficient.
The application process includes a formal examination, an examination of distinctiveness and a search for prior trademarks.
The processing time from first filing to registration is approx. 18 months.
Prior to registration, the trademark application is published approx. 6 months after the date of the application in the Industrial Property Bulletin.
The opposition period is 2 months from publication of the application.
Protection begins with the date of application. A trademark registration is valid for 10 years.
The registration is renewable for periods of 10 years.
If the trademark has not been used within 3 years from registration, it may be subject to cancellation.
The official fees are USD 270.00 (approx. EUR 184.00).
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First class |
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| Word Mark Search (availability) |
340,00 € |
250,00 € |
| Word Mark Search (identical) |
310,00 € |
210,00 € |
| Extended Search (word mark, company name, domain) |
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| Device Mark Search (availability) |
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| Trademark Owner Search |
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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