An attractive market

The states participating in the cooperation "CETMOS" represent a region of Central Europe that constitutes an attractive market to investors for establishing new undertakings and making investments. Nevertheless, one of the preconditions of entering the market is the proper assurance of intellectual property rights for the stakeholders in the countries concerned where the examination of prior rights is inevitable.

National, International or Community Protection?

The search report prepared with the assistance of CETMOS can be effectively utilised in a subsequently initiated official procedure, too. Before filing a trade mark application, it is always useful to enquire whether the mark concerned is under protection or not. With the assistance of CETMOS it is easy to decide whether to file a trade mark application via the national, international or Community route in order to obtain protection in the region.

One stop shop system

Instead of contacting several points of sale you will profit from the one shop stop system: i.e. receiving one piece of information that originates from the official databases of the Central and Eastern European offices and is carried out by the trademark experts of the offices themselves.  

Up-to-date databases

Search is carried out by the industrial property offices of the countries concerned, using the data in their trade mark registers, thus, the results are received from up-to-date databases. Besides, the service is provided under strict quality management rules and involving experts who have gained considerable experience in trade mark registration procedures.

Search results in six weeks or less 

The result of the search is communicated electronically to the customer. Using electronic means makes the deadline of the service competitive, which is a maximum of six weeks but it can also be shorter in practice. The search report contains the earlier trade marks, assembled but in separate tables by countries, that are identical or similar to the mark indicated in the search order. The search report contains the most important details of the earlier trade marks, including the name and contact details of the trade mark holder.

Detect conflicting trademarks

Its unique layout allows you to detect potentially conflicting trademarks in an instant.

Translation Service

Although the language of the service is English, detailed information thereon can also be obtained in a further 9 languages directly from the participating offices in the official language of the country.