CHANGES IN TRADEMARKS

Changes in Details & Renewal of Trade Marks 

 

 

The owner of a trademark registration or of a trademark application may register the change of its name and/or of its address in the Maltese Trademarks Register. No documents are needed for any such change of name and/or address recordals. 

 

 

Renewal of Trademark Registrations 

 

 

According to the Trademarks Act, trademarks are registered for a period of 10 years starting to run from their filing date. However, earlier trademarks which were registered under the previous legal regime, i.e. trademarks registered before 1st January 2001, were registered for a period of 14 years as from their filing date or, where priority was claimed, from the claimed priority date. 

 

 

All trademark registrations are now being renewed for a period of 10 years. No documents are required to renew trademark registrations.