The trademark authority in Laos is the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. All trademark application documents submitted to this department must be in the Lao language. Within 1 month after the trademark application is submitted, the official formal review of the trademark application will be carried out. Review, and the substantive review of a trademark application takes approximately 12-14 months. Trademark applications that pass trademark review will be published in the Lao Government Gazette of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. The Trademark Law of Laos does not provide for review and opposition of trademark applications.