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Registrable Trademarks

• Name of individual, company, or firm presented in a special or particular manner
• Signatures
• Invented words
• Distinctive marks

Duration

10 years from the date of filing. Renew every 10 years.

Non-Registrable Trademarks

• Directly descriptive of good services, or quality
• Against public morality or national security
• Geographical name
• Causes confusion to the public

Requirement

• New
• Not disclosed to the public anywhere worldwide
• Not recorded in the Industrial Design Register

Non-Registrable Industrial Designs

• It does not have an apparent aesthetic appearance
• A method or principle of construction, designs or features dictated solely by function
• Integral parts which consist of features that depend upon the appearance of another article
• Differ only in immaterial details or in features commonly used in the relevant trade
• Designs which are contrary to public order or morality