Trademark Attorney in Madagascar and Africa

We provide for the following Trademark services;

Trademark search & registration

• Our Trademark Attorney in Madagascar will conduct Trademark searches with Madagascar Intellectual Property Office. The Preliminary trademark search shall be conducted to avoid legal complications in the future. The point of a trademark search is to ensure that the trademark is not already under application or registered by another entity in order to reduce the possibilities of the rejection or opposition raised, in the Trademark registration process.
• Our Trademark Attorney in Madagascar will Filing and prosecuting Trademark applications at the  Madagascar Intellectual Property Office.
• Infringement and validity opinion.

Post-registration services on:

• Recordal of Renewals
• Recordal of Assignment, change of name and/or Merger
• Recordal of Licensing and Franchising

Trademark Application Filing Requirements in Madagascar:

• Name, address and nationality of the Applicant;
• One copy of the mark
• List of goods and services;
• List of Classes;
• Priority application number, country and date, if any;
• Certified copy of priority documents (with English translation),
• Power of Attorney notarized, drafted in French and Original copy is required

Further information;

• Trademarks in Madagascar are categorized in accordance with the International Classification of Goods and Services under the Nice Classification;
• Multi-class applications are prohibited, separate classification of goods for which the trademark is to be registered, shall be file by separate applications;

• The total time from filing to registration is approximately 12 months. Trademark applications are examined for compliance with formal and substantive requirements and are published in the official gazette after registration.
• Trademarks cannot be opposed after acceptance; however, cancellation procedure is available after registration Publication.

• The Trademark registration and protection lasts for 10 years from the filing date.
• The Trademark registration is renewable indefinitely for periods of 10 years. The trademark renewal can be requested during the grace period of six (6) months after expiration, upon payment of a late renewal fee.
• The Trademark will become vulnerable to cancellation actions based on lack of use, if it goes unused for more than three years (3) after registration of the trademark.

Please contact us for more information regarding Trademark Services in Madagascar.