A trade mark can be registered in Suriname pursuant to the Royal Ordinance (Regulation for Industrial Property, 1912) of August 19, 1912, amended by Decree of August 31, 1984 which provides for local trademark applications.

Trademark registration classification:

Nice Classification

Requirements:

• Information about the applicant- applicant’s name, address, entity type, citizenship of the person or the jurisdiction which governs the organization of the specific entity.
• Name of the trade mark and one copy of the mark (unless mark is word only).
• class(es) and specification of goods and/or services.
• Power of Attorney (made out in the Dutch and English language) bearing a company stamp or corporate seal, signed by registrant. The Power of Attorney must be an original. In the absence of a stamp or seal the Power of Attorney should be notarized at any Notary Public. No apostille required. Names and title (authority) of the official signing the Power must be clearly spelled out.
• certified copy of priority document (if priority is claimed)

Procedure:

• A trademark application has to be filed before the “Bureau Intellectuele Eigendom” in Suriname by a local agent. 
• The application process in Suriname includes a formal examination of the distinctiveness of the trademark and a search for prior trademark is conducted.
• Before registration, the trademark application is published in the “Advertentieblad van de Republiek Suriname” also known as the Official Gazette for advertisements in Suriname. 
• The trademark is published for opposition purposes and the duration of the opposition period is about 6 months after the publication date.
• Time schedule for registration process approximately 6-18 months.

Duration and Renewal: A trademark registration in Suriname is valid for 10 years from the registration date. The registration is renewable for periods of 10 years.

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