National Trademarks

A Power of Attorney (one for each application, unless a General Power of Attorney is granted).

List of goods and/or services to be covered by the mark, unless the Applicant wishes the mark to be filed for one or more headings of the International Classification.

If the Trademark has a particular graphics, it is necessary a sample of the same Trademark.

If priority rights are to be claimed (Convention cases), a certified copy of the basic priority application(s) must be filed within six months from the Italian filing date, together with a translation into Italian. In such cases, if the basic application was filed in (an)other name(s) than the Italian application, an assignment of priority rights is required, which must be effective as of a date earlier than the filing date of the Italian application. The assignment shall be executed as described in the chapter "Assignment, License ..." in our website.

Intent to use is presumed by Law and is sufficient for filing applications and for obtaining registrations/renewals.

A trade/service mark is to be used within 5 years from the date of grant of the Registration and thereafter its use should not be discontinued for any period longer than 5 consecutive years, unless there are evident and grounded reasons to excuse it; otherwise a third party could sue the Registrant at Court for a declaratory judgement of lapse for non-use.

Duration of a Registration is 10 years from the filing date and renewal may be applied for in the last year of validity thereof or belatedly within 6 months after the expiration of the 10th year, with fine. No statement or proof of use is requested for filing or obtaining a renewal application/registration.

One application may cover goods/services in an unlimited number of classes and it is immediately legally effective as soon as it is filed.