Protect your business by registering your brands officially with the local trademark office of Sweden. Once registered, you can enforce your legal rights over the trademark and prevent others from using it in Sweden.
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The average application process takes 12 months.
This is an estimated process time for straightforward cases based on current timeframes for applications. It may vary considerably.
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In Sweden, 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.
To obtain trademark protection in Sweden, one can register either locally via the Swedish Patent and Registration Office, or regionally by filing a European Union Trademarks (EUTM) which grants protection in the whole European Union.
Sweden is also a member state to the Madrid Protocol. Thus, the extension of an international registration of a trademark via the Madrid System is possible for this country. We offer services for trademark filing through the Madrid System.
It is not necessary for a trademark to be in use in Sweden 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 Sweden, 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. The probabilities of success for an opposition will vary in each case depending on the circumstances.
In Sweden, opposition actions may be filed by third parties against a trademark after it has been registered. The opposition must be presented within a period of three (3) months after the date on which registration has been granted.
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. To prevent this, the amount of use of the trademark must be on a commercial scale.
Registered trademarks in Sweden have a validity of ten (10) years from the registration date and can be renewed indefinitely for further periods of ten (10) years. The trademark renewal can be requested as early as twelve (12) 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.
Sweden, through the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV), allows registration of three-dimensional (3D) trademarks. For 3D marks, applicants must submit clear graphical representations showing the mark from multiple angles. The shape must be distinctive and not solely functional. Sweden follows the EU practice of allowing acquired distinctiveness through use, which can be crucial for 3D marks that might not be inherently distinctive. The PRV may require evidence of market recognition to prove acquired distinctiveness. More in the PRV's website.
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