1. Trademark search

The applicant should conduct a trademark search at the Sri Lanka Trademark Office to ensure the possibility of the trademark being registered in Sri Lanka, so as to improve the approval rate of trademark registration applications in Sri Lanka.

2. Trademark application

Applicants must submit corresponding information based on the documents officially prepared by the Sri Lanka Trademark Office.

3. Trademark formal examination

The applicant submits the trademark application documents to the Sri Lanka Trademark Office, and the relevant departments will conduct legal verification on the submitted application documents, trademark drawings, power of attorney and other documents. Sexual review; if the requirements are met, the application date and application number will be awarded.

4. Substantive examination of trademarks

The Sri Lanka Trademark Office examines whether the trademark is registrable in accordance with the law, whether it is identical or similar to a previously registered trademark, and whether it violates the prohibition provisions of the trademark law. . For a trademark that fails substantive examination, the examining officer will notify the applicant in writing and inform the applicant of the reasons for rejection. The applicant may submit a reexamination within the time limit from the date of receipt of the rejection notice. Otherwise, the application will be deemed abandoned, and the application date and application number will not be retained.

5. Trademark Announcement

Trademarks that pass the review will be announced on the Sri Lanka Official Trademark Announcement, and will enter the trademark opposition period from the date of announcement.

6. Approval of Trademark Registration

Trademarks that have been approved for objection or have no objections during the announcement period will be approved for registration and a trademark registration certificate will be issued.