Please provide following information
in relevant documents:
1. Full name, address and
nationality of the applicant;
2. Description of the trademark:
meaning, colors claimed, translation or transliteration of characters into
English if the mark contains foreign characters;
3. List of goods/services to be
covered by the trademark and if possible, the class(es) of the respective
goods/services according to the International Classification;
4. Country, application number and
filing date of the original foreign application from which priority is claimed
(if priority is claimed).
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
1. A notarized Power of Attorney
from the applicant (the particular mark(s) should be identified in the Power of
Attorney) (as the attached form);
2. 20 trademark specimens (the size
of each specimen is not smaller than 50mm x 50mm and not larger than 80mm x
80mm);
3. Documents for claiming priority
and English translation thereof (if any).
GENERAL INFORMATION:
1. A trademark application can cover
only one class;
2. It usually takes 5-6 months from
the filing date to obtain a Trademark Registration Certificate in Laos;
3. The term of the trademark
protection in Laos is 10 years from the filing date.
Trademark registration is renewable for unlimited times, each of 10 years;
4. The trademark owner will be
obliged to use the trademark in Laos. Trademark registration may be
cancelled on the non-use basis if the registered mark has not been used for 5
consecutive years.