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2. Estonian trademarks are managed by the Estonian Patent Office and the official language is Estonian.
3. Estonian trademarks adopt the Nice classification and accept multiple types of applications. The elements that can be registered as trademarks include: text, names, letters, numbers, graphics, badges, sounds, colors, three-dimensional shapes, etc.
Estonia is a party to international intellectual property treaties such as the WIPO Convention, the Paris Convention, the Nice Agreement, the TRIPS Agreement, and the Nairobi Treaty. It is also a member of the European Union and the Madrid Protocol. Therefore, trademark registration in Estonia can be processed through "single country registration," "EU registration," or "Madrid International Registration.
The validity period of the trademark is 10 years from the date of registration; Renewal can be processed within 12 months before the expiration date, with a grace period of 6 months (with additional fees) and a validity period of 10 years.
1. Applicant's name and address
2. Goods or services
3. Trademark design
4. Power of Attorney
5. To submit priority, proof of priority must be provided
Submit application documents to the Estonian Patent Office;
The examiner will conduct a formal and substantive examination of the application to confirm whether the application documents are complete and whether the applied trademark meets the basic registration requirements; If the review fails, a rejection notice will be issued and a response will be required within the specified time;
Once the review is approved, an announcement will be arranged, and the objection period will be 2 months from the announcement date;
If there are no objections or objections are not established during the announcement period, the trademark will be approved for registration and a trademark registration certificate will be issued to the applicant.
