Protect your business by registering your brands officially with the local trademark office of Afghanistan. Once registered, you can enforce your legal rights over the trademark and prevent others from using it in Afghanistan.
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Application prices
First class $1000 - Each additional class $700
The average application process takes 7 months.
This is an estimated process time for straightforward cases based on current timeframes for applications. It may vary considerably.
An original power of attorney document - signed, notarized and legalized before the consulate of Afghanistan.
In Afghanistan, trademark registration is mandatory to be granted rights over a trademark, as it is a "first to file" jurisdiction. Only in some exceptional cases can an unregistered trademark be protected. The trademark applications must be filed with the Afghanistan Central Business Registry (ACBR).
Trademarks cannot be registered for alcoholic beverages.
If you register a combined trademark (which includes both word elements and figurative elements) in Afghanistan, the exclusive right to use the trademark is limited to a use of the trademark in the exact configuration or way in which it was filed and registered. If you wish to use the word element of your trademark separately from the logo (or vice versa), it is recommended you register for another trademark including only the word or figurative elements you wish to use and protect separately.
Nevertheless, if a third party eventually intends to register or use a trademark for similar goods or services that includes a primary or distinct part or portion of your trademark, you will have the right to oppose the application based on confusing similarity.
Opposition actions may be filed by interested third parties against a trademark application within a period of one (1) month following its publication in the Official Gazette of Afghanistan. It is also possible to present post-registration oppositions within 12 months from the date of registration. The probabilities of success for an opposition will vary in each case depending on the circumstances.
Although a trademark does not have to be in use in order for it to register, it must not go unused for periods of three years or it will become vulnerable to cancellation actions based on lack of use of the trademark.
Registered trademarks in Afghanistan have a validity of ten (10) years from the application date and can be renewed indefinitely for further periods of ten (10) years. After the trademark has expired, there is a grace period of six (6) months during which the trademark can still be renewed, upon payment of a late renewal fee.
