Protect Your Brand with LEXPATENT
In Belarus, the body that registers trademarks is the National Centre of Intellectual Property (NCIP). While residents of Belarus can handle the application process independently, we recommend entrusting this important task to our team of trademark attorneys, who bring over 27 years of exclusive experience in intellectual property. Our goal is to secure the most comprehensive protection for your trademark, tailored to your interests and needs.
How to register a trademark
The trademark registration process in Belarus involves the following steps:
*Refusal to consider the application (which can be appealed) is quite rare, and mostly occurs when the application is filed by the applicant independently.
**Refusal to register the application (which can be appealed) may occur if NCIP identifies grounds for refusing the application during the examination process. Our trademark attorneys can help minimize the risk of refusal at stage 1.
***Required Documents and Data for Trademark Application
What Our Trademark Registration Services Include
Key Considerations for Trademark Registration in Belarus
Timelines
Typically, it takes about one year to register a trademark in Belarus. If an appeal is necessary, this timeframe may extend. NCIP offers expedited processing services. The fastest registration period we have achieved is 1.5 months, but this is exceptional. We may advise against expedited processing based on the situation. If needed, the safest time to request expedited processing is six months after filing an application.
Additional Services
We offer a full suite of services related to trademarks and patent law:
Some services include representation before the NCIP Appeal Board, the Judicial Board on Intellectual Property of the Supreme Court of Belarus, the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART), and the State Customs Committee of Belarus.