Sri Lanka Patent & Trademark Filing Guide

›File at NIPO; PCT national phase within 30 months

›Examination on formal and substantive grounds

›Annual maintenance fees payable after grant

›Direct national filing only — Sri Lanka is NOT a Madrid Protocol member

›TM term: 10 years, renewable indefinitely

›POA must be filed within 3 months of application

›Multi-class filing available

›Opposition available

›File at NIPO; PCT member but direct design filing used in practice

›Term: 15 years (10 + 5 renewal)

›Convention priority: 6 months

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