Process description
Service requests
A completed trademark application form must be filed, which includes:
1) a request to register a trademark;
2) information which permits the unmistakable identification of the applicant;
3) a representation of the mark applied for;
4) the list of goods and services for which the trademark registration is requested (when compiling the list of goods and services, the Nice Classification must be used).
Each application may contain a request for the registration of only one trademark.
The application fee must be paid within one month from the date of submission of the registration application (see Cabinet of Ministers on 15 December 2015 Regulation No. 723 "Patent Office price list of paid services"). If the application covers more than one class of goods or services, an additional fee shall be paid for each additional class.
A power of attorney shall be attached to the application if it is submitted through an authorized person. Professional patent attorneys can file the application without the power of attorney. The original of the power of attorney must be submitted and, if the power of attorney covers several applications, a separate copy must be attached to each application.Receipt of services
The notice of the registration of a trademark is published in the Official Gazette of the Patent Office.
The registration certificate is issued to the owner in paper or electronic format.
Upon receipt of the paper certificate, an invitation from the Patent Office to appear for the trademark registration certificate must be presented.
Laws and regulations:
REGULATION (EU) 2017/1001 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32017R10…
Law on Industrial Property Institutions and Procedures
https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/275049-law-on-industrial-property-institu…
Regulations Regarding Applications for the Registration of Trade Marks, Transfer of Rights and Licensing Thereof
https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/322820-regulations-regarding-applications…