Global Trademark GO: Sweden——Introduction to Swedish Trademark Application

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Sweden is a member state of the European Union. If you register a trademark in an EU member state and then submit a Swedish copy of the trademark, you will automatically be protected in Sweden. Trademarks and patents protected in Sweden are also automatically protected in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. In Sweden, trademark rights follow the first-to-register principle. Applications for word trademarks, graphic trademarks, sound trademarks, smell trademarks or color trademarks must be based on words, personal names, graphics, colors, three-dimensional shapes, letters or numbers that can form graphics, but It should be noted that trademarks combining text and graphics are not protected in Sweden.

1. Trademark authority

Swedish Intellectual Property Office, PRV
Website: Good to know about trademark and why you should register it. - PRV
Trademark search: Svensk Varumärkesdatabas (prv.se)

2. How to apply for trademark registration

electronic submission

3. Trademark registration application language

Swedish

4. Documents required for trademark registration application

Trademark pattern
Applicant information
List of goods and/or services for which the trademark is used
The power of attorney can be submitted within 1 month from the date of application.
Trademark usage statement
A certified copy of the priority document can be submitted within 3 months from the date of application. A notarized Swedish translation is required.

5. Czech trademark registration application process

Swedish trademark applications require formal examination and substantive examination. During the substantive examination, the Trademark Office will examine the distinctiveness of the trademark and its similarity to previously registered trademarks. Registered trademarks are published in the Swedish Trademark Gazette to accept objections.

6. Documents required for trademark change/transfer

Name/address change information
power of attorney
transfer agreement
Trademark registration certificate

7. Trademark cancellation

If a registered trademark is not used for five consecutive years, the registered trademark may be revoked.

8. Trademark objections

Within 3 months from the trademark announcement period, anyone can file a trademark objection request against the announced trademark.

9. Authorization, validity period and trademark renewal

Swedish trademarks registered after January 1, 2019 are valid for 10 years from the date of application; those registered before December 31, 2018 are valid for 10 years from the date of registration. For trademark applications submitted before December 31, 2018, the renewal fee should be paid within 6 months before the registration date, and no later than 6 months after the registration date.
For trademark applications submitted after January 1, 2019, the renewal fee should be paid 6 months before the application date, and no later than 6 months after the application date. Trademarks can be renewed for 10 years each time, with no limit on the number of times.

10. Average time for trademark authorization