Registration of trademark (sign for goods and services) is one of the ways to increase the business profitability. It is required for individualization of goods and services, formation of customers’ positive opinion about the product and its manufacturer.

Why is it important?

Using the service of trademark registration you will get a number of rights and indisputable advantages:

  • Clear identification of particular manufacturer or provider of services for the customer.
  • Protection of one’s own interests (including against unauthorized copying of goods, packaging, counterfeit products).
  • Increased business value.
  • Obtaining the exclusive right to use for marking goods, in advertising, business documentation, on the Internet.
  • Only your own registered trademark (sign for goods and services) will allow you to get a prestigious first-level domain in the zone .UA.

WHAT IS NECESSARY TO KNOW FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARK (SIGN FOR GOODS AND SERVICES)?

  • Is it worth registering a word trademark (sign for goods and services), a graphic or combined image?
  • Will the graphic or combined image be registered in colour or black and white?
  • In which classes (in relation to which types of goods and services) will the trademark (sign for goods and services) be registered?
  • Will the sign be registered for a natural or legal person?
  • Will the owner of the trademark be one person or more?
  • Will the sign be registered only in Ukraine or also in other countries?
  • Will you need a regular or urgent registration of trademark (sign for goods and services)?

TO ORDER REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARK AT GLOBAL CONSULTING

Having addressed the experts of our company, the customer can already see the directions of further use of sign. In our turn, we will help the customer to make final decision and answer the following questions:

  • Is it worth registering a word, graphic or combined image (especially if, according to preliminary estimates, there are many similar designations)?
  • Will the graphic or combined image be registered in colour or black and white?
  • Will the sign be registered for a natural or legal person? (The answer depends, inter alia, on the way it will be used in future – in the economic activity of the owner, by granting licenses, etc.).
  • In which classes (in relation to which types of goods and services) will the trademark be registered?
    • Will the owner of the trademark be one person or more? (With several owners the amount of official payments grows by 30%. It is even more important that in future they need to make joint decisions regarding the use of the trademark).
    • Will the sign be registered only in Ukraine or also in other countries?
    • Will the customer need a regular (about 15 months) or urgent (4-8) registration?

    Once we reach understanding on all the abovementioned issues, the experts of our company will start the registration process, prepare a package of all necessary documents, correspond with Ukrpatent and submit additional explanations or objections, if necessary.

ADVANTAGES OF GLOBAL CONSULTING

  • Full control over the registration process – you will provide all necessary information, detail your requests, and we will offer and implement the best options.
  • Maximum competence. If necessary, we will conduct an information search to identify similar trademarks. We will advise what changes need to be made so that there are no obstacles to the trademark registration.
  • More than 20 years in the market of services.
  • We will help not only register but also take advantage of all benefits of your trademark, protect in the case of violation of rights to sign or other objects of intellectual property.

TERM OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATION

  • 16-19 months under normal conditions;
  • 12 months – in the case of accelerated examination after 6 months from the date when the application was filed;
  • 4-5 months – in the case of accelerated examination from the moment when the application was filed (before expiration of 6 months, for international application only).

The certificate for trademark is valid for 10 years. The validity period can be extended for another 10 years if the respective fees are paid within the last six months of the validity period of the certificate.