TRADEMARK

Otmore can assist through the whole naming process, from idea to registration and communication. Our fixed fees include all necessary services such as preliminary searches and communication consultants.

Our professional translators will analyse the trademark name that you are interested in, to highlight any potential risks that may prevent it from being registered.

Analysed languages:

1. Afrikaans                   17. Italian
2. Arabic                        18. Japanese
3. Azerbaijani               19. Korean
4. Czech                          20. Macedonian
5. Danish                       21. Malay
6. Dutch                         22. Norwegian
7. English                      23. Polish
8. Estonian                    24. Portuguese
9. Filipino                      25. Romanian
10. Finnish                      26. Russian
11. French                       27. Simplified Chinese
12. German                     28. Spanish
13. Greek                         29. Swedish
14. Hebrew                       30. Thai
15. Hindi                          31. Turkish
16. Hungarian                32. Ukrainian

In the Trademark Search Report Light, we will search for identical and similar trademarks in international trademark databases (52 jurisdictions). The result will give you a first indication if the Trademark is possible to register and if there are any identical or similar Trademarks already registered. We will also look at the availability of the most common domain names suitable for your trademark.

The Comprehensive Search are suitable for you when you need more accurate information and more details about the possibility to get your trademark registered and used in the country/countries where you are planning to launch.

The service includes:

• Search in relevant trademark databases for both identical and phonetically and confusingly similar marks
• Search in relevant company name databases
• Search for relevant domain names
• Engine search to find non-registered trademarks at relevant markets
• Our attorneys will analyze the marks that pose a risk, give his/her opinion and include the full records for the pertinent marks.
• Add on – linguistic search of the mark

Otmore offers a wide range of assistance in the field of trademark registrations. We are confident that our service is one of the most cost-efficient solutions on the market.

We always work with fixed fees during the registration process, so that you can follow set budgets. Otmore offers registrations worldwide, together with a strategy to make sure that the registration process goes hand-in-hand with your launch in each country. Our Legal Department and our project leaders are experts in managing this in the most cost-efficient way. We have decades of experience handling complex trademark strategies and registration processes.

Keep in mind that in some countries, it may take several years to get a trademark registration. That is why it is of the outmost importance to have a proactive process, to make sure that you get your registration in time.

Registrations can be made:

• Separately in each country – The registration process is handled by the respective authority in each country.
• In a region like EU or Africa – EU trademarks are handled by EUIPO and the application covers 28 countries. In Africa there are two organizations, OAPI with 17 member countries and ARIPO with 19.
• Through WIPO (The World Intellectual Property Organization) – With one single application, we can apply for your trademark in all 191 member states.

Otmore is a certified representative for EU-trademarks under EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu.

We are members of INTA (The International Trademark Association), a global association of trademark owners and professionals, dedicated to supporting trademarks and related intellectual property, www.inta.org.

In most jurisdictions, a registered trademark is valid for 10 years before it must be renewed. Otmore can handle trademark renewals in all jurisdictions. We will make sure that all details in your application are up to date.

Keep in mind that you must use your trademark to be able to keep the registration, should a third-party try to cancel your mark.

Due to long renewal timelines, we have seen actual cases where the owner forgot to renew its trademark. You should not be one of them! Contact us to find out how we can secure your trademark portfolio.

When a trademark application has been filed, it will be examined by the receiving authority. If an error is detected, the authority will send an Office Action, stating what has been found and the time given to remedy any deficiencies.

For EU applications, the examination process is as follows:

1. Filing date – Your application is checked so that it contains the mandatory and basic information required: a request for application, a correctly identified owner, a clear representation of the mark and a list of goods and services.
2. Classification – The goods and services you seek protection for are reviewed to see if they have been correctly classified and their nature has been clearly indicated.
3. Formalities – All the details you have entered on your application are reviewed to make sure that everything is as it should be; the signature, languages, owner and/or representative data, priority and/or seniority claims are all reviewed.
4. Absolute grounds – Your trademark is analysed to see whether it is distinctive but not descriptive.
5. Translation – Your application is translated so that details of it can be published in all the official languages of the European Union.

Otmore can assist with invalidity and revocation proceedings in all jurisdictions. Contact us for more information.

Otmore has an in-house developed Trademark Watch. It is a software that monitors applications for identical and even similar trademarks that may infringe on your trademark. This enables you to act in an early stage to prevent them from being registered.

It is important to know that most trademark authorities will not notify you if a third-party file an application that may be a violation of your exclusive rights. As the owner, you are responsible to protect your rights – or let Otmore’s Trademark Watch do it for you.

The Trademark Watch is under constant development to always be up to date with the industry’s rapid changes. As of April 2019, it includes 85 jurisdictions as well as Google Play and App Store.

Otmore will manage your trademark rights and is responsible for providing you with all correspondence, from for example the authorities, regarding your trademark. We will also make sure to renew your trademark in time.