On June 12, 2020, an amending law was published in the official
Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus, pursuant to which the vast
majority of the provisions of the Trademarks Law, Cap. 268, (the
"Trademarks Law") has been replaced. The reason for such
major amendment to the Trademarks Law, is the harmonisation of the
trademarks legal framework in Cyprus with EU Directive 2015/24316
and EU Regulation 2017/1001 and generally the modernisation of the
trademarks framework in Cyprus.
1. Protection of trademarks
Any physical or legal person may acquire proprietary rights on a
mark upon its registration with The Register of Trademarks kept by
the Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver
("Office"). A trademark may be comprised by a sign, words
(including names), or by a design, letters, numbers, the shape of
the product or its packaging or by sounds. A trademark may only be
accepted for registration if it is distinctive as to the goods or
services that a business
