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What is the application process for Cuban trademarks?
Cuban trademark registration process

1. Cuban trademark inquiry

The Cuban Trademark Office conducts trademark inquiry, and professionals analyze and evaluate the Cuban trademark to be applied for, so as to ensure the possibility of trademark registration in Cuba and improve the pass rate of Cuban trademark registration application.

2. Cuban trademark application

Submit the corresponding materials according to the official documents prepared by the Cuban Trademark Office.

3. Formal review

After the application is submitted, the legality of the submitted application documents, trademark patterns, power of attorney and other documents is reviewed; If it meets the requirements, the application date and application number will be awarded.

4. substantive examination

according to the law, examine whether the trademark is registrable, whether it is the same as or similar to the previously registered trademark, and whether it violates the prohibition clause of the trademark law. For trademarks that fail to pass the substantive examination, the examiner will notify the applicant in writing and inform him of the reasons for rejection. The applicant can submit a review within the time limit from the date of receiving the notice of rejection, otherwise, the application will be regarded as abandoned, and the application date and application number will not be retained.

5. Cuban Trademark Announcement

After examination, the examiner thinks that the trademark application is acceptable, he will publish an announcement in the official trademark announcement of Cuba, and the trademark objection period will be changed from the announcement date.

6. Approval of trademark registration in Cuba

A trademark that has been ruled to be registrable after objection, or a trademark that has been announced without objection, will be registered and a registration certificate will be issued. The whole smooth application process (if there is no rejection, objection, etc.) will take about 18-24 months.