Can an application bear the same filing date as an application in a foreign country (priority applications)?
Yes, provided that the earlier application was filed in a country that is a party to the Paris Convention and an application for the same mark and the same goods or services is filed in Trinidad and Tobago within six months of the filing of the application in the foreign country. A certified copy of the earlier application must be filed at the Intellectual Property Office within three months of filing the application for the same mark at the Intellectual Property Office. What is the procedure for securing a trade mark application from filing to grant? The Controller at the Intellectual Property Office examines the application in order to determine whether it complies with all the formal and legal requirements. If the Controller has no queries or objections to the application, the application is accepted for registration and sent for publication. If there are official queries or objections to the application, the applicant is invited to remedy same by filing the requisite documents or r
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