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The Estonian Trade Marks Act entered into force on 1 October
1992. On 18 August 1998, the Republic of Estonia deposited with the
Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO) its instrument of accession to the Protocol Relating to the
Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of
Marks. The Madrid Protocol entered into force, with respect to the
Republic of Estonia, on 18 November 1998.
Overview of the Trade Marks Act
(full text)
1. Legal régime of trademarks
The scope of protection of a registered trade mark shall be
based on a representation of the trade mark. The scope of
protection of a registered trade mark in relation to goods and
services is determined by a list of such goods and/or services. The
list of goods and/or services indicated in the registration may be
limited. Extension of the list of goods and services is
prohibited.
