Trademark registration in Armenia

The trademark office and official links

Trademarks in Armenia are registered by the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Armenia (AIPO).

• Trademark office: Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Armenia (AIPO)
• Online filing: official e-filing portal
• Trademark search: official trademark database
• Law: Law on Trademarks (Law No. HO-59-N of 29 April 2010), as amended up to 13 April 2023
• Law: Government Decision No. 1538-N of 18 November 2010 (implementing rules on trademarks), as amended up to 12 October 2023
• Law: Law on State Duty

Official fees in Armenia

The office does not publish an up-to-date fee schedule we could verify. Ask firms that cover Armenia for a quote that shows official and professional fees separately — post a request or compare packages.

How to register a trademark in Armenia

1. Search earlier marks using the Office's search tools.
2. File the application with the Intellectual Property Office, online through its e-filing system or on paper.
3. The Office examines the application against absolute and relative grounds for refusal set out in the Law on Trademarks.
4. Applications are published in the official bulletin "Industrial Property".
5. If the examination is positive, the mark is registered and the registration is published in the same bulletin.

Examination, publication and opposition

• Examination: The Intellectual Property Office receives and examines applications and registers marks; the Law on Trademarks sets out absolute (Art. 9) and relative (Art. 10) grounds for refusal, and a refusal based on an earlier right can be overcome with the earlier right holder's consent. No official processing time was found.
• Publication: Official bulletin "Industrial Property" (applications, registrations, renewals, transfers and licences)

Protection, renewal and use

• Term: 10 years from the filing date, renewable.
• Late renewal: 6 months after expiry, with an additional fee
• Use requirement: a registration can be challenged after 3 years of non-use.
• Rights system: first to file.

Filing from abroad

• Local agent: Foreign persons enjoy the rights under the Law on Trademarks under international treaties or on the basis of reciprocity. Whether a local representative is mandatory was not confirmed.

Firms on TrademarksHub that cover Armenia can act as your local agent — see firms.

Madrid Protocol

Armenia is a member of the Madrid System (in force since 2000). You can designate it in an international application filed through your home office, or file a national application directly. A local firm can advise which route is cheaper for your classes and timeline.

Trademark classes

Goods and services are grouped into the 45 Nice classes. Not sure which classes you need? See all 45 classes or classes by business type.

How Armenia compares

• Renewal: every 10 years; grace period 6 months after expiry, with an additional fee — compare all countries
• Foreign owners: see the rules — rules in every country

Guides: registering in any country · costs by country · Madrid

Good to know in Armenia

• A registration can be cancelled if the mark has not been genuinely used for 3 consecutive years, a shorter period than the 5 years used in many other countries.
• Use started or resumed in the 3 months before a non-use claim is generally disregarded if the owner knew or should have known of the possible claim.
• The holder of an earlier right can seek invalidation of a registration on relative grounds within 5 years of publication of the registration.
• Renewal is requested in the last year of the term, and the Office sends a reminder in the ninth month of that final year.

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