Maintaining a Trademark in Sri Lanka
April 18, 2022Sri Lanka,Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarkstrademarks,intellectual property,srilanka,Renewal
A trademark once registered in Sri Lanka, is valid for a period of 10 years from the date of filing of the application or from the date of last renewal, as the case maybe.
Sri Lanka’s accession to Madrid Protocol
May 22, 2020Trademarks,Sri LankaInternational Trademark Registration,Madrid Protocol
The decision to accede to the Madrid Protocol has been a debate for the past 3 to 4 years in Sri Lanka. While the country had agreed to accede to the Madrid protocol in 2017, for unknown reasons it was pushed to 2018 and further again to 2020. Finally, they have agreed to accede to the Madrid Protocol by mid-2020.