Protect your business by registering your brands officially with the local trademark office of Kosovo. Once registered, you can enforce your legal rights over the trademark and prevent others from using it in Kosovo.
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Search prices
First class $120 - Each additional class $100
Searches for a trademark’s figurative elements (logo) are not available. The search will only be for the trademark’s verbal elements.
Application prices
First class $690 - Each additional class $100
The price for the "First Class" includes 3 classes. The price for "additional class" applies starting with the 4th class.
Final fee for registration
First class $400 - Each additional class $350
This payment will only be due in case of successful registration.
The average application process takes 10 months.
This is an estimated process time for straightforward cases based on current timeframes for applications. It may vary considerably.
An original signed power of attorney document.
In Kosovo, 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 Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Kosovo (KIPA).
It is not necessary for a trademark to be in use in Kosovo in order for it to register. However, prior use may be useful as it can help overcome an objection raised on the grounds of lack of distinctiveness, by proving that the trademark has acquired distinctiveness. Such use must be extensive in order to demonstrate acquired distinctiveness.
If you register a combined trademark (which includes both word elements and figurative elements) in Kosovo, 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.
In Kosovo, opposition actions may be filed by third parties against a local trademark application within three (3) months after the publication of the application in the Official Bulletin of the Kosovo Intellectual Property Office. 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 five years or it will become vulnerable to cancellation actions based on lack of use of the trademark.
Registered trademarks in Kosovo have a validity of ten (10) years from the application date and can be renewed indefinitely for further periods of ten (10) years. The trademark renewal can be requested as early as six (6) months before the expiration date. It can also be requested during the grace period of six (6) months after expiration, upon payment of a late renewal fee.
In Kosovo, it is possible to request an accelerated examination for a trademark application. However, a reason must be provided, such as current trademark infringement for instance, in order to justify the request. Additional fees will apply.
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