intellektus.com trademark registration

National legislation


English:

The Trademarks Act (Law No. 644 of December 2, 1960, as last amended by Law No. 234 of May 7, 1986)

The Trademarks Act (Law No 644 of December 2, 1960, as last amended by Law No 1510 of December 16, 1994)

Act (1995:1277) Amending the Trademarks Act (1960:644)

Trademarks Regulation (Act 1960:648)

Regulation (of March 7, 1996; No 1996:135) On the Entry into Force of the Act (1994:1510) Amending the Trademarks Act (1960:644)

The Collective Marks Act (1960:645)

Regulation on Foreign Trademarks, 29/06/1970, No. 495

Act on Customs Control of Trademark Infringements (Act 1994:1552, of December 15, 1994)

The Marketing Act (SFS 1995:450) With Amendment (SFS 1995:1472)

Trademark Fees


Swedish:

Varumärkeslag (1960:644)

Lag om skydd för vapen och vissa andra officiella beteckningar (1970:498)

Förordning om vissa officiella beteckningar (1976:100)

Varumärke Avgifter


French:

Loi sur les marques No 644 du 2 décembre 1960, telle que modifiée en dernier lieu par la Loi No 234 du 7 mai 1986.

Loi sur les marques collectives (1960:645)

International legislation

Sweden is a part of  WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) treaties, as fallows:
- WIPO Convention, since April 1970.
- Paris Convention (Industrial Property),  since July 1885.
- Madrid Protocol (International Registration of Marks), since December 1995.
- Nice Agreement (International Classification of Goods and Services), since July 1961.
- Vienna Agreement (International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks), since August 1985.

As a part of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Sweden is Member and Signatory to TRIPS Agreement, since January 1995.

Sweden is also member of The Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market (OHIM) - The Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union, since January 1995.

Membership of other bodies/treaties: UCC, UPOV.
- Member of UCC since April 1961.
- Member of UPOV (International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants) since December 1971.