Cyprus IP: Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Domain Names

Cyprus is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean. Cyprus is the third largest Mediterranean island and one of the most popular tourist destinations, attracting over 2.4 million tourists per year. The Republic of Cyprus is one of the advanced economies in the region, and has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004. It adopted the euro on 1 January 2008.

General Information

Capital:

Nicosia

Population:

800 Thousand

Languages:

Greek

Languages:

Turkish

Government Type:

Presidential republic

Dialing Code:

+357

Timezone:

GMT +2

Monetary Unit:

Euro (EUR)

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International Arrangements

WIPO Convention;
Paris Convention (Industrial Property);
Berne Convention (Literary and Artistic Works);
PCT (Patents);
Madrid Agreement (International Registration of Marks);
Madrid Protocol (International Registration of Marks);
Geneva Convention (Unauthorized Duplication of Phonograms);
Nairobi Treaty (Olympic Symbol);
TLT (Trademarks);
WCT (WIPO Copyright Treaty);
WPPT (WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty);
WTO: Member and Signatory to TRIPS Agreement;
Member of EPO;
Member of UCC;
European Agreement Concerning Programmed Exchanges by means of Television Films;
European Agreement for the Prevention of Broadcasts Transmitted from Stations Outside National Territories

Patents

Types of Patents:
- Patents PCT
- Patents of invention

Filing requirements:
- Power of Attorney, simply signed (no legalization or notarization is needed).
- Two copies of the patent
- Full name, address, and nationality of the applicant, the inventor, and his representative
- The title of the invention must be brief and exact and show the object of the invention.
- Priority document, when needed.

Granting:
None

Renewals:
None

Trademarks

Filing requirements:
- A simply signed power of attorney;
- A detailed list of the goods/services and the classes pertaining thereto;
- The full particulars of the applicant;
- Nine prints of the trademark, if in colour. If black and white, one print is sufficient;

Granting:
The protection is for seven years;

Renewal:
Every fourteen years;

Copyrights

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

As a member of the Berne Convention, it is possible to copyright protect creative works in this country, as well as all the other member nations automatically (more than 160 countries), with one single application.

For more information and to submit us your works for worldwide copyright protection, click here.

Domain Names

Domain extension:

.cy

Requirements:
-Any company or individual from Cyprus can register .com.cy domain names. Only one domain allowed per person.
-Please notice that .com.cy domains must be renewed on December 31st of every year.

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Cyprus IP: Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Domain Names