Trademark registration in Bangladesh

The trademark office and official links

Trademarks in Bangladesh are registered by the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Ministry of Industries (DPDT).

• Trademark office: Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Ministry of Industries (DPDT)
• Law: Trademarks Act, 2009 (Act No. XIX of 2009)
• Law: Trademarks Rules, 2015

Official fees in Bangladesh

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

How to register a trademark in Bangladesh

1. Search the Trademarks Registry records for earlier conflicting marks.
2. File a separate application for each class with the DPDT Trademarks Registry, giving an address for service in Bangladesh if the applicant does not do business there.
3. The Registrar examines the application and may accept it, accept it with conditions, or raise objections.
4. Accepted applications are advertised in the Trademarks Journal.
5. Third parties may oppose within two months of the advertisement; the applicant must file a counter-statement within two months of receiving an opposition.
6. If unopposed, the mark is registered with effect from the filing date and a registration certificate is issued.

Examination, publication and opposition

• Examination: The Registrar of Trademarks at DPDT examines applications. The Act provides that, absent defects, objections or opposition, the registration certificate should be issued within 150 working days of filing.
• Publication: Trademarks Journal published by DPDT
• Opposition period: 2 months from the date of advertisement

Protection, renewal and use

• Term: 7 years from the filing date, renewable.
• Late renewal: A mark removed for non-payment of the renewal fee may be restored within 1 year after expiry of the last registration.
• Use requirement: a registration can be challenged after 5 years of non-use.
• Rights system: first to file.

Filing from abroad

• Local agent: Applicants who do not carry on business in Bangladesh must give an address for service in Bangladesh; in practice this is provided through a local trademark agent. Non-resident applicants or opposers may be required to give security for costs in opposition proceedings.

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

Madrid Protocol

Bangladesh is not a member of the Madrid System, so an international registration cannot cover it. You need a national filing, usually through a local agent.

Trademark classes

Nice Classification (45 classes); the Registrar decides disputes over classification. Each application covers one class, so file one application per class. Not sure which classes you need? See all 45 classes or classes by business type.

How Bangladesh compares

• Opposition: 2 months from the date of advertisement — compare all countries
• Renewal: every 7 years; grace period A mark removed for non-payment of the renewal fee may be restored within 1 year after expiry of the last registration. — compare all countries
• Foreign owners: local address needed — rules in every country

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

Good to know in Bangladesh

• The first registration term is 7 years from the filing date; each renewal is for 10 years.
• Bangladesh does not accept multi-class applications: a separate application is required for each class.
• Bangladesh is not a member of the Madrid Protocol, so protection must be sought through a national application.
• All oppositions are to be concluded within 120 working days of the notice of opposition under the Trademarks Act, 2009.

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