Requirements
Requirements for Filing Trademark Applications
The following information and documents are required to file a trademark application:
1. Name and address of the applicant.
2. The goods/services for which the mark is being used. In Sri Lanka, we follow the international classification of goods/services.
3. Ten labels of the mark for each trade/Service mark application.
4. A Power of Attorney. The Power of Attorney must be sealed and signed by the applicant or the authorized signatory of the applicant. Notarization/legalization of the Power of Attorney is not required. We require a separate Power of Attorney for each trade/service mark application.
If a mark is to be registered in different classes, a separate application has to be filed for each class in which the mark is seeking registration.
Priority can be claimed for a trade/service mark application in Sri Lanka from an earlier application filed in a convention country under the Paris Convention. A certified copy of the priority document is necessary for this purpose. (An English translation of the priority document is required if the priority document is in a language other than English).