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Trademark Procedural Details in Bhutan
Relevant Office | Industrial Property Division (IPD) Ministry of Economic Affairs |
Law in Force | Industrial Property Regulations 1997 |
Nice Classification | Yes (Ninth Edition) |
Paris Convention | Yes |
Madrid Protocol | Yes |
Multi – Class System | Yes |
Document(s) required for filing a trade mark application | A simply executed Power of Attorney a certified translation and transliteration (i.e. pronunciation) incase of non-  english words.     (The aforementioned document can be filed at a later stage also) |
Prosecution Process | Filing of trade mark application   Examination report   Publication   Opposition, if any, within a period of three months from the publication date Registration Renewal |
Registration Term | 10 years from the date of registration |
Renewal Term | 10 years from the date of previous registration |