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

Malta is situated in the Southern European areas of the Mediterranean sea, 93km off the coast of Sicily (Italy), 288km east of Tunisia and 300km north of Libya. The islands enjoy a Mediterranean climate.

Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 but remains a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is currently a member of the European Union, which it joined in 2004, and also of the United Nations.

General Information

Capital:

Valletta

Population:

410 Thousand

Languages:

Maltese

Languages:

English

Government Type:

Parliamentary Republic

Dialing Code:

+356

Timezone:

GMT +1

Monetary Unit:

Euro (€) (EUR)

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International Arrangements

WIPO Convention
Paris Convention (Industrial Property)
Berne Convention (Literary and Artistic Works)
PCT (Patents)
WTO: Member and Signatory to TRIPS Agreement
Member of UCC

Patents

Types of Patents:
- Patents of Invention
- Patents of PCT

Filing requirements:
- Power of attorney notarized by Malta diplomatic or consular representative;
- 2 copies of a specification, which may be either a provisional or a complete specification;
- Application form in duplicate;
- Priority document;

Granting:
- Fourteen years from filing date;

Trademarks

Filing requirements:
- Deed of Assignment legalized as above;
- Power of attorney notarized by Malta diplomatic or consular representative;
- 6 copies, not necessary for a word mark;
- Printing block, not necessary for a word mark;

Granting:
- Ten years from the date of registration;

Renewals:
- For further periods of ten years;

Designs and Models

- Power of attorney notarized and legalized by Malta diplomatic or consular representative;
- 2 copies of a specification, which may be either a provisional or a complete specification;
- Application form in duplicate;
- Priority document;

Granting:
- Five years from date of registration;

Renewals:
- For two further periods of five 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:

.mt

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