FAQ

origis is an international team of trademark, design and patent specialists. We search, register, watch, renew and defend your rights, and we manage portfolios in atlas.

Our office is in Istanbul, Türkiye. Our clients can be anywhere, and we work with local partners in many countries.

We plan filings in many countries and regions, through national offices and through international systems such as Madrid, the Hague System and the PCT. See the country list, or ask us about a country that is not on it.

One specialist takes your request and stays your contact until the file is closed, even when a partner abroad does part of the work.

Every quote shows the official fee and our fee separately, in euros and without VAT. Nothing is filed or charged before you approve the quote. See Prices and When you pay.

Yes. Book a consultation, pick a time, and a specialist will confirm it by email.

No. Offices and courts decide for themselves. We tell you how we see your chances before you spend anything.

atlas is our platform for managing trademarks, patents and designs in one place, wherever they are, with their deadlines tracked for you. It is open to our clients and also to law firms, companies and individuals. Visit origisatlas.com.

A search shows earlier marks that could lead to an objection or an opposition, before you have paid for printing, a website or a filing. It is the cheapest moment to change a name.

The word or logo, what you will sell or do under it, and the countries you care about. If you are not sure about the categories, try the class finder.

No. A search lowers the risk but cannot remove it. Very recent applications may not be visible in the registers yet, and a business may use a name without having registered it. The office still examines the application on its own.

Yes. Tell us the countries and we search the registers of each. Protection is territorial, so a name that is free in one country can be taken in another. See Countries.

You decide: go ahead, adjust the name, or look at another one. We can help with each. If you go ahead, we can file the application.

Yes, but not with a single filing. A registration works only in the country or region where it was filed, so we file in each country you choose. In some cases a regional or international route, such as the EU trade mark or the Madrid System, covers several countries at once. See regional systems.

The word or logo, the name and address of the owner, what the mark will be used for, and the countries to file in. If you are not sure which classes you need, the class finder is a good start. We confirm the rest when we send the quote.

No. Nothing is filed or charged without your approval. We prepare the application and send it to you, and we file after you have approved the quote and paid. See payment and refunds.

No. Each office decides on its own terms and on its own timetable. We prepare a careful application and keep you informed, but nobody can promise a result.

We explain the objection and your options. A reply is extra work, so we quote it separately and in writing before we start: see office action response and charged only if it happens. If the matter turns into a full dispute, we can arrange a partner in that country: see trademark disputes.

The quote shows the official fee and our fee separately, for one class. Additional classes are quoted on request. See Prices.

We check new trademark filings in the countries and categories you choose, and tell you when one comes close to your mark, with the dates that apply to it.

No. It tells you what has been filed. It does not stop anyone from filing, and it covers only the countries and categories you include.

After an application is published, others usually have a short period to oppose it, and the period differs by country: for example 30 days in the US, 2 months in the UK and 3 months in the EU. A watch means that clock does not start without you knowing. See the filing process.

Your mark or registration details, the countries to watch, and the goods or services it covers.

You get a message with what we found and what we think of it. The next step is yours. We explain the options and can carry out what you decide. If you want to act against the other mark and it needs a dispute in that country, we can arrange a partner there: see trademark disputes.

No. A search looks for earlier marks that could stand in your way. The strategy session decides where to file, by which route and in what order. Many clients do both, usually the search first, and we tell you which one you need.

No. If you want one mark in one country, you can go straight to registration. A session helps most when you are thinking about more than one country, or when you are not sure whether a national, regional or Madrid filing suits you.

A written plan: the countries in the order we suggest, the route for each, the classes to cover, the timing, and a quote that shows our fee and the official fee separately.

We agree the format with you: a call, or a written exchange, whichever suits you better.

No. Each office decides for itself, and nobody can promise a result. The plan lowers the risk and puts the steps in a sensible order, but it is not a legal opinion on whether a mark will be registered.

We send you a price in writing before the session. Nothing is done or charged without your approval. See Prices.

No. It lets you apply once and name the member countries where you want protection. Each country examines the mark under its own law and can refuse it, and not every country is a member.

A base mark: a trademark application or registration at the office of your home country, which has to be a member. The international application is filed through that office.

For the first five years, an international registration stays tied to the base mark. If the base mark falls away, the protection abroad can fall with it. This is one reason we look at the route before we recommend it.

Yes. Countries can be added to an international registration later, and renewal of the international registration is managed in one place.

No. For some countries direct filing is the better route. We go through your list and tell you where Madrid helps. See regional systems.

Most countries grant a trademark for a fixed term, commonly ten years. The exact date, and any earlier step such as a declaration of use, depends on the country. Send us the registration number and the country and we check the register.

The registration can be lost. Some countries allow late renewal for a surcharge and some do not, so please do not rely on a grace period.

Yes. A US registration needs a declaration of use between the fifth and sixth years, and a combined declaration and renewal between the ninth and tenth years. We file both: see declaration of use. Other countries have their own rules.

Yes. We record the dates for each of your registrations and write to you well ahead of the deadline, with a quote.

The registration number and country, the owner details as they should appear, and any change since filing, such as a new name, address or owner.

A signed statement, with evidence, that the mark is in use for the goods or services it covers. Some countries ask for one at set points in the life of a registration, and a registration can be lost if it is not filed.

Between the fifth and sixth years after the registration date. There is a six-month grace period, with an additional fee. After that, a combined declaration and renewal is due between the ninth and tenth years, and then every ten years.

No. The declaration between years five and six keeps the registration alive but does not renew it. The renewal comes with the declaration between years nine and ten. See trademark renewal.

Tell us. The declaration has to be accurate, so goods or services that are not in use may have to be taken out. We explain what applies in your country before anything is signed.

Some do and some do not, and the timing differs. Others do not ask for a declaration but allow someone to challenge a mark that has not been used for a period. See why an unused trademark can be lost. Send us the country and the registration number and we check.

The quote shows our fee and the official fee separately, in writing, before anything is filed. See Prices.

The message in which a trademark office tells you it has a problem with your application, for example that the mark is too close to an earlier one, describes the goods too vaguely or lacks something required. Different countries call it an objection, an examination report or an office action.

The office sets the time, and it differs by country. It can be short, and if it passes without a reply the application can be refused or treated as abandoned. Send us the notice as soon as it arrives.

No. A reply is extra work that only becomes necessary in some cases, so we quote it separately and in writing before we start. See charged only if it happens.

No. The office decides. We explain your options plainly, prepare the best reply the facts allow, and keep you informed.

Send us the notice and the application details. We can tell you what the objection means. Whether we can act for you depends on the country, because who may answer an office differs from place to place.

That is an opposition, not an office action. It is a dispute, and we arrange it through partners: see trademark disputes.

See why offices refuse.

No. We arrange it through partners who handle disputes in their own countries, and we coordinate the matter for you. The partner does the dispute work under the local rules.

As soon as you receive a notice, or learn of a filing you want to act on. Deadlines in disputes can be short, and a missed deadline cannot always be repaired.

Our partners work in many countries. Tell us the country and we say whether we can arrange it.

We send you a written quote before any work starts, and nothing begins without your approval. The amount depends on the country and the matter.

We give you our view and say how sure we are, as in any trademark matter. We cannot promise an outcome. The office or the court decides.

A first reply to an objection or an opposition against an application we filed is quoted separately, see charged only if it happens. If it turns into a contested case, we can arrange a partner in that country.

Yes, in the same way. If a domain name copies your trademark, we can arrange a complaint through a partner. See domain name disputes.

That is not yet a dispute. A first reply to an objection is something we prepare ourselves, see office action response.

No. We arrange them through partners and coordinate the matter for you, in the same way as other trademark disputes.

Three things: that the domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark in which you have rights; that the domain name holder has no rights or legitimate interests in it; and that the domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith.

The panel can order the domain name transferred to you, order it cancelled, or reject the complaint. It cannot award damages or costs.

You need rights in a trademark. A registration makes that much easier to show. If you do not have one yet, we can look at registering the mark.

The UDRP applies to generic domain names, such as .com, and to country domains that have adopted it. Some country domains have their own rules. Send us the domain name and we tell you which procedure applies.

We send you a written quote before any work starts, and nothing begins without your approval. The amount depends on the matter. We cannot promise an outcome.

The appearance of a product or part of it: its shape, lines, contours, colours, texture or ornament. It does not protect how the product works, and it does not protect a brand name.

A trademark protects a name or logo that tells businesses apart. A design right protects how a product looks. Some businesses need one, some the other, many both.

Often not, or only within a short period. Showing or selling a design before you file can count against its novelty. Some countries allow a short grace period and many do not, so please talk to us before you publish or launch.

Images or drawings of the product, the date it was first shown or sold if it was, and the countries you are interested in.

For a limited period that can be renewed. The details depend on the country, and we tell you for the countries you choose.

Usually not. In most countries copyright arises when the work is created, without any registration. Registration is a separate step that some countries offer. We tell you whether the country you care about has a register and what it gives you before we quote.

No. Copyright protects a creative work, such as a text, a photograph, a drawing, a piece of music or software. A trademark protects a name or sign that identifies the goods or services of a business. A logo can be both. See trademark registration.

A register gives you a public record and, in some countries, a certificate and procedural advantages. In the United States, for example, registration is needed before you can sue over infringement of a US work, and registered works may be eligible for statutory damages and attorney's fees. Other countries differ.

Tell us the country. Some keep a copyright register and some do not. If there is none, we say so and do not sell you a filing that does nothing.

That is usually a design rather than a copyright question, and the two can sometimes be used together. Write to us and we will look at which fits.

The quote shows our fee and the official fee separately. Nothing is filed or charged without your approval. See Prices.