Trademark in Andorra

In this article we will answer the main questions related to the registration of a trademark in Andorra. The registration of a trademark in Andorra offers a right of exclusive use of the registered trademark so that the owner of a trademark can prevent third parties from using the trademark without their permission. If someone uses the trademark without your permission you can ask for damages for the infringement of your trademark right.

The registration of a trademark in Andorra has a series of peculiarities that must be known in order not to commit formal or substantive errors that cause a loss of money and time. It is common that individuals, without the help of a professional in the trademark registration in Andorra, receive suspensions from the Andorra Trademark Office. These suspensions delay the granting of a trademark or even prevent it. In this post we will give a series of recommendations to avoid receiving suspensions during the processing of a trademarkin Andorra

How to register a trademark in Andorra

You can get protection of a trademark in Andorra through the following channels.

Registration of a trademark in Andorra directly in the Trademark Office of Andorra

In this post we will focus on explaining how to register a trademark in Andorra directly in the Andorra Trademark Office.

What can be registered as a trademark in Andorra

In Andorra you can register as a mark a sign (name, logo, shape, ...) that is distinctive and that can be represented graphically. A sign is distinctive when it allows the product or service that identifies with it to be distinguished from others. It can not be a usual sign or a too complicated sign since in these cases it is not possible to distinguish the product that uses it from the others.

Registration procedure for a trademark in Andorra

The process of registering a trademark in Andorra includes the following steps:

Before applying for a trademark in Andorra, it is advisable to contract a preliminary report to determine if this trademark may or may not be registered in Andorra.

If the previous report is positive then you can apply for the trademark before the Trademark Office in Andorra.

Formal examination to evaluate if the trademark in Andorra complies with the different formal requirements required by the law of Andorra trademarks. As a peculiarity, in Andorra the Andorran Trademark Office performs a substantive examination where it evaluates whether the trademark requested conflicts with one of the previously registered trademarks. In the event that the trademark application does not pass this formal / substantive examination, it will receive a formal / substantive suspension of the trademark application that must be answered in order for the trademark registration to continue. In case of not answering the mark will be denied.

If the trademark in Andorra passes the formal and substantive examination, the Andorra Trademark Office grants the trademark application in Andorra.

How to know if a trademark is already registered in Andorra

Before applying for a trademark in Andorra, it is very interesting to know if the trademark we intend to register is already registered in Andorra. If so, it is very likely that our trademark  is not granted and we have lost money and time. There is a trademark  search engine in Andorra that can be used to know if the trademark exists identically. We must remember here that not only the identical trademarks but also the similar ones can be a problem when registering a trademark in Andorra. To know all the trademarks that may be a problem, the professionals in the registration of a trademark in Andorra offer the service of report prior to the registration of a trademark in Andorra.

How much it costs to register a trademark in Andorra

The price of registering a trademark in Andorra depends on the products and services that you wish to protect. Products and services are classified into classes and the price of registering a trademark in Andorra depends on the number of classes that are requested.

In addition, the registration price of a trademark in Andorra can be increased if the trademark application receives a substantive or third party opposition. To know the exact price of the registration of a specific trademark  in Andorra you can send us an email to info@patentes-y-marcas.com

How long it takes the registration of a trademark in Andorra

The registration of a trademark in Andorra takes approximately 2 weeks. Logically, if the application for registration receives a formal suspension or an opposition, the registration of a trademark takes a few more months.

How long is the registration of a trademark in Andorra

The registration of a trademark in Andorra offers 10 years of protection in Andorra from the date of application. When these years come to an end, the trademark can be renewed to extend the protection 10 more.

Where to register a trademark in Andorra

The registration of a trademark in Andorra can be done directly before the Trademark Office of Andorra. However, there are some requirements that applicants must meet, a fact that makes it difficult for an applicant to register a trademark in Andorra. For this reason there are specialized professionals in the registration of a trademark in Andorra that helps applicants to apply for their trademark efficiently.

Trademark watch in Andorra

The Andorra Trademark Office does not offer active protection of trademarks. They must be the owners of the trademarks in Andorra who carry out an active surveillance of their registered trademarks. There are companies specialized in trademark surveillance in Andorra. The watch service of a trademark in Andorra consists of notifying the owner of the monitored trademark of each trademark application in Andorra that may violate their rights.

Expand the protection of a trademark in Andorra to other countries

The registration of a trademark offers territorial rights so if the trademark is not registered in a specific country, a third party can use it and even register it in their name. If you have the trademark registration in Andorra, you could not use your trademark in the country where a third party registered the trademark in your name.

The trademark law allows the protection of a trademark in Andorra to be extended to other countries, maintaining the priority date for 6 months from the date of application for the trademark in Andorra. In other words, if the trademark is requested in another country, claiming priority, the trademark rights in that country will exist from the moment the trademark is requested in Andorra. Subsequently, the protection may also be extended, but the trademark rights in the country where it was expanded will only exist from the moment the trademark has been applied for in that country. Remember that the application date marks the beginning of the trademark rights and therefore in case of conflict, the first one who requests the registration of your trademark wins.

Renew a trademark in Andorra

The trademarks in Andorra must be renewed after 10 years from the date of application. The renewal can be done after the end of that period, during the following 6 months. The late renewal of the trademark in Andorra has an additional cost.

How much does it cost to renew a trademark in Andorra?

The price of the renewal of a trademark in Andorra depends on the registered trademark. It should be remembered here that a trademark can be renewed partially so that, for example, a trademark registered for three classes can be renewed exclusively for one.

Lawyer specialized in the registration of a trademark in Andorra

On this website there is a directory of lawyers specialized in the registration of a trademark in Andorra. Thanks to this directory, anyone can find the professional that best suits them.