Trademarks

Grand visions?
We help cli­ents with tra­de­mark pro­tec­tion all over the world.

Our services

Bjerkéns Patentbyrå has exten­si­ve expe­ri­ence in mana­ging tra­de­mark mat­ters and hel­ping cli­ents in are­as such as:

• drafting tra­de­mark appli­ca­tions so as to opti­mi­se the tra­de­mark protection,
• filing tra­de­mark appli­ca­tions in Sweden, the EU and inter­na­tio­nal­ly through the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),
• filing tra­de­mark appli­ca­tions abro­ad via our inter­na­tio­nal contacts,
• sear­ching rele­vant regis­ters for simi­lar trademarks,
• reply­ing to refu­sal deci­sions and cor­re­spon­dence from rele­vant authorities,
• moni­to­ring time limits, such as tho­se per­tai­ning to renewals,
• moni­to­ring tra­de­marks in the registers,
• oppo­sing tra­de­mark appli­ca­tions of others
• asses­sing infringe­ments,
• defen­ding exclu­si­ve rights to tra­de­marks,
• assis­ting in legal con­flicts in a court of law,
• drafting licen­sing agre­e­ments, trans­fer agre­e­ments and the like, for tra­de­marks.

We can also sup­port cli­ents in domain name mat­ters, for examp­le regi­stra­tion and rene­wal of domain names, and assess­ment and mana­ge­ment of infringe­ments rela­ted to domain names.

What is a trademark?

A tra­de­mark can be a word mark, i.e. com­po­sed of one or seve­ral words, or an image mark (logo) that is com­po­sed of a sym­bol. A tra­de­mark can also be made up of a sound, a moving image, a shape or a packaging.

Exclusive rights to a tra­de­mark are only valid for the goods or ser­vices for which the tra­de­mark is regis­te­red. Bjerkéns Patentbyrå is spe­ci­a­li­sed in this area and we draft clas­si­fi­ca­tions of goods and ser­vices based on the spe­ci­fic needs and wishes of each client.

Protect your tra­de­mark and incre­a­se the value of your business.

In which countries is my trademark protected?

Trademark pro­tec­tion can be obtai­ned in Sweden by filing an appli­ca­tion at the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV). For pro­tec­tion wit­hin the EU (which inclu­des Sweden), appli­ca­tions should be filed at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). It is also pos­sib­le to app­ly for an inter­na­tio­nal tra­de­mark regi­stra­tion, in accor­dan­ce with the Madrid Protocol, which is admi­nis­te­red by WIPO.

For how long is the protection valid?

A tra­de­mark pro­tec­tion may the­o­re­ti­cal­ly last fore­ver. However, in Sweden and the EU, the tra­de­mark needs to be renewed eve­ry ten years after filing or regi­stra­tion. Provided that this rene­wal takes pla­ce, the pro­tec­tion remains in force.