Inquiries about trademarks are made in the Haitian Trademark Office, and professionals analyze and evaluate the Haitian trademarks to be applied for, so as to ensure the possibility of trademark registration in Haiti and improve the passing rate of trademark registration applications in Haiti.
2. Haitian trademark application
Submit the corresponding materials according to the official documents prepared by Haitian 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 may 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. Announcement of trademarks in Haiti
After examination, the examiner thinks that the trademark application is acceptable, he will publish an announcement on the official trademark announcement in Haiti, and the trademark objection period will be changed from the announcement date.
6. Approval of trademark registration in Haiti
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 6-12 months.