Azerbaijan (AZ)
Legal basis is the Trademark Act, in force since June 12th, 1998.
Azerbaijan is a member of the Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol. The international classification of goods and services consisting of 45 classes has been adopted.
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, combinations or shades of colours and any combination of the mentioned signs.
The following trademark types are registrable: trade marks, service marks and collective marks.
Trademarks which were protected in the former Soviet Union are protected in Azerbaijan only, if they were transcribed until December 31st, 1995.
The application is filed at the Patent Office.
Multiple-class applications are possible.
Foreign applicants need a local agent. Only licenced patent attorneys are authorized to act on behalf of the foreign applicant before state agencies on trademark issues.
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. Furthermore, an examination of the national market is conducted for similar or identical well-known trademarks used for similar or identical goods or services. Existing well-known trademakrs in use in Azerbaijan may now serve as grounds for rejection of a trademark registration.
After registration, the trademark is published in the Patent Office Gazette.
The opposition period is 3 months from the publication date of the registration.
A trademark registration is valid for 10 years from date of application.
The registration is renewable for periods of 10 years.
If the trademark has not been used within 5 years from registration or has later not been used for 5 years continuously, it may be subject to cancellation.
The official fee is approx. EUR 107.00 for one class, approx. EUR 33.00 for each additional class and approx. EUR 123.00 for the registration.
| Search type |
First class |
Add. class |
| Word Mark Search (availability) |
540,00 € |
150,00 € |
| Word Mark Search (identical) |
490,00 € |
130,00 € |
| Extended Search (word mark, company name, domain) |
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| Device Mark Search (availability) |
690,00 € |
250,00 € |
| 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) |
580,00 € |
170,00 € |
The Prices above are S.M.D. Markeur Search Fees