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Amendments to Trademark Laws

Issue 3/25 (March 2025)

Bahamas Trade Marks Act in force read more

Bulgaria Trademark examination guidelines updated read more

Canada Amendments to the Trademarks Regulations will take effect on April 1, 2025. read more

Kyrgyzstan Trademark certificates in electronic form read more

Libya Trade Mark Office suspends processing new applications read more

Namibia Provisional refusals for IR trademarks read more

South Korea Key changes to the Trademark Law to be enacted in July 2025 read more

Issue 2/25 (February 2025)

Australia New Data Tool for IP Rights Filing Information read more

Georgia Official Fees for Amending Goods & Services List Lifted until March 7 read more

Iceland Slight Increase in Official Fees read more

Libya Significant Changes to Trade Mark Renewal Fees and Requirements read more

Saudi Arabia Accession to the Hague System read more

Saudi Arabia Alternative IP Dispute Resolution Service Launched read more

Switzerland Figurative Elements Now Searchable in Swissreg read more

Ukraine Certificates in Electronic Format Only read more

WIPO Saudi Arabia Accedes to the Hague System read more

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Uganda (UG)

Ukraine (UA)

United Arab Emirates (AE)

USA (US)

Yemen (YE)

Afghanistan (AF)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Albania (AL)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Algeria (DZ)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Andorra (AD)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Angola (AO)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Antigua and Barbuda (AG)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Argentina (AR)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Armenia (AM)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Aruba (AW)	✔	✔	✔	×
Australia (AU)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Austria (AT)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Azerbaijan (AZ)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bahamas (BS)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bahrain (BH)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bangladesh (BD)	✔	×	✔	✔
Belarus (BY)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Belize (BZ)	✔	✔	✔	×
Benelux (BX)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bermuda (BM)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bhutan (BT)	✔	×	✔	✔
Bolivia (BO)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Brazil (BR)	✔	✔	✔	✔
British Virgin Islands (VG)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Brunei (BN)	✔	×	✔	✔
Bulgaria (BG)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Burundi (BI)	✔	✔	✔	×
Cambodia (KH)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Canada (CA)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Cape Verde (CV)	✔	×	✔	✔
Cayman Islands (KY)	✔	×	✔	✔
Chile (CL)	✔	✔	✔	✔
China (CN)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Colombia (CO)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Costa Rica (CR)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Croatia (HR)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Cuba (CU)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Cyprus (CY)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Czech Republic (CZ)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Denmark (DK)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Dominica (DM)	✔	✔	✔	×
Dominican Republic (DO)	✔	✔	✔	✔
DPR Korea (KP)	✔	×	✔	×
Ecuador (EC)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Egypt (EG)	✔	✔	✔	✔
El Salvador (SV)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Estonia (EE)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Eswatini (SZ)	✔	✔	✔	×
Ethiopia (ET)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Fiji (FJ)	✔	✔	✔	×
Finland (FI)	✔	✔	✔	✔
France (FR)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Gaza (GZ)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Georgia (GE)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Germany (DE)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ghana (GH)	✔	✔	✔	×
Greece (GR)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Grenada (GD)	✔	✔	✔	×
Guatemala (GT)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Guyana (GY)	✔	✔	✔	×
Haiti (HT)	✔	✔	✔	×
Honduras (HN)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Hong Kong (HK)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Hungary (HU)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Iceland (IS)	✔	✔	✔	✔
India (IN)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Indonesia (ID)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Iran (IR)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Iraq (IQ)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ireland (IE)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Israel (IL)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Italy (IT)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Jamaica (JM)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Japan (JP)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Jordan (JO)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Kazakhstan (KZ)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Kenya (KE)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Kiribati (KI)	✔	×	✔	×
Kosovo (KS)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Kuwait (KW)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Kyrgyzstan (KG)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Laos (LA)	✔	×	✔	×
Latvia (LV)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Lebanon (LB)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Lesotho (LS)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Libya (LY)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Liechtenstein (LI)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Lithuania (LT)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Macau (MO)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Madagascar (MG)	✔	✔	✔	×
Malaysia (MY)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Maldives (MV)	✔	×	✔	×
Malta (MT)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Mauritius (MU)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Mexico (MX)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Moldova (MD)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Monaco (MC)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Mongolia (MN)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Montenegro (ME)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Morocco (MA)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Mozambique (MZ)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Myanmar (MM)	✔	×	✔	×
Namibia (NA)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Nepal (NP)	✔	✔	✔	✔
New Zealand (NZ)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Nicaragua (NI)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Nigeria (NG)	✔	✔	✔	✔
North Macedonia (MK)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Norway (NO)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Oman (OM)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Pakistan (PK)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Panama (PA)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Papua New Guinea (PG)	✔	×	✔	×
Paraguay (PY)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Peru (PE)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Philippines (PH)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Poland (PL)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Portugal (PT)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Puerto Rico (PR)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Qatar (QA)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Romania (RO)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Russian Federation (RU)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Rwanda (RW)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VC)	✔	×	✔	×
Samoa (WS)	✔	×	✔	×
San Marino (SM)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Sao Tome and Principe (ST)	✔	✔	✔	×
Saudi Arabia (SA)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Serbia (RS)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Seychelles (SC)	✔	×	✔	✔
Singapore (SG)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Slovakia (SK)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Slovenia (SI)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Solomon Islands (SB)	✔	×	✔	×
South Africa (ZA)	✔	✔	✔	✔
South Korea (KR)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Spain (ES)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Sri Lanka (LK)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Sudan (SD)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Suriname (SR)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Sweden (SE)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Switzerland (CH)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Syria (SY)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Taiwan (TW)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Tajikistan (TJ)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Tanzania (TZ)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Thailand (TH)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Tonga (TO)	✔	×	✔	×
Trinidad and Tobago (TT)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Tunisia (TN)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Turkey (TR)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Turkmenistan (TM)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Turks and Caicos Islands (TC)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Tuvalu (TV)	✔	×	✔	×
Uganda (UG)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ukraine (UA)	✔	✔	✔	✔
United Arab Emirates (AE)	✔	✔	✔	✔
United Kingdom (UK)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Uruguay (UY)	✔	✔	✔	✔
USA (US)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Uzbekistan (UZ)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Vanuatu (VU)	✔	×	✔	✔
Venezuela (VE)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Vietnam (VN)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Westbank (WB)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Yemen (YE)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Zimbabwe (ZW)	✔	✔	✔	✔

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