Curacao
Fees for registering Curacao trademarks
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Curacao is an autonomous country of the Netherlands, originally part of the Dutch Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. The current trademark regulations are the National Trademark Regulations issued on December 16, 1996. The Curacao Intellectual Property Office is responsible for managing trademark affairs and the official language is Dutch. Trademark exclusive rights need to be obtained through registration. Trademark registration is not mandatory, but in order to protect the trademark or renew it, it must be registered in accordance with the law. The trademark registration in Curacao follows the principle of "application first".
Curacao is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention and has joined the Madrid Protocol, so trademark registration can be processed through "single country registration" or "Madrid international registration".
Trademark Registration Process
At present, the Curacao Intellectual Property Office adopts the Nice Classification 11th edition of product and service descriptions and accepts applications for multiple categories in one form. The elements that make up a registered trademark in Curacao include: text, name, graphics, three-dimensional logo, color, slogan, commercial appearance/decoration, etc.
If the applicant does not reside in Curacao, they must entrust a specialized agent in their home country to handle the matter. The basic materials required for trademark application are:
1. Trademark design;
2. Specific categories and product/service items;
3. Name and address of the applicant;
4. Power of attorney;
5.If priority is declared, proof of priority must be provided.
The main process for applying for registration of a Curacao trademark is: application acceptance examination announcement approval issuance.
After the application is submitted, the examiner will conduct a formal and substantive examination of the application. Formal review mainly examines whether the application requirements and classification information comply with regulations; The substantive examination includes the examination of the distinctiveness of the trademark, whether it violates the prohibition and prohibition clauses, and whether it conflicts with the prior trademark. After the review is approved, an announcement will be arranged, and one month from the announcement date is the objection period. Any interested party or prior rights holder may raise objections, and the main reasons for raising objections are:
1. Conflict with prior trademarks, such as owning a prior registered trademark;
2. The trademark lacks distinctiveness;
3. The trademark has adverse effects;
4. Malicious registration;
5. Conflict with other prior rights, such as trade name rights, design rights, copyrights, personal names, etc;
6. The slogan trademark lacks originality.
If there are no objections or objections are not valid during the announcement period, the registration can be approved and a registration certificate can be issued; If the review fails, a rejection notice will be issued and the applicant will be required to respond within the time limit specified in the rejection notice. In a smooth situation, trademark registration in Curacao takes about 1-2 months; If things don't go smoothly and there are objections or rejections along the way, the time will be greatly extended, possibly taking about 6 months.
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The Curacao trademark is valid for 10 years after registration, starting from the date of application; Renewal can be processed within 3 months before the expiration date, with a grace period of 6 months; The renewal is valid for 10 years.
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