Azerbaijan
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
12th edition – multiclass application
Possible for word and device marks
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
No provisions
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 5 consecutive years from filing
EXTENSION OF TIME
Possible for responding to office actions
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
Notarized POA required for all of the below procedures
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), Hague Agreement, Nairobi Treaty, Madrid Protocol, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Rome Convention, Strasbourg Agreement, Budapest Treaty, Locarno Agreement, Nice Agreement, Phonograms Convention, Berne Convention, Madrid Agreement (Marks), Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation, WIPO Convention, Apostille Convention
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- All documents must be submitted within 2 months from filing date
RENEWAL
Filing Requirements
- No additional documents are required
What you need to know
- Grace period of 6 months
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, notarized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, simply signed
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, notarized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, notarized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
- License recordal is compulsory in order to be effective against third parties
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
No Provisions
6 months from publication date
As to novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability
Due annually on the anniversary of the grant
Patent applications are published in the Official Gazette
20 years from the international filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of the specifications, claims, and abstracts with Azerbaijani translation
- 1 set of drawings and the abstract
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- Priority document must be submitted within 3 months from filing date
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, notarized
What you need to know
- Documents must be translated into Azerbaijani upon submission
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, notarized
What you need to know
- Documents must be translated into Azerbaijani upon submission
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, notarized
What you need to know
- Documents must be translated into Azerbaijani upon submission
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, notarized
What you need to know
- Documents must be translated into Azerbaijani upon submission
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
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Office Hours
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