Here we rank the countries where we file from the fastest to the slowest.

1. Germany is the fastest country and overall champion. It takes 1-3 months, on average to register a trademark in Germany. With accelerated examination, most trademarks register within a month. So this is a clear champion in terms of speed. Sometimes Germany can be a little unpredictable as it can take a month for one trademark and 3 months for another trademark.

2. One of the fast and most predictable in terms of timeline is the United Kingdom, where it takes about 3.5-4 months from filing to registration. Added bonus is low government fees.

3. In the European Union, the registration process is about 6-7 months. Not so bad, but the government fees are very high. If your application is filed using “fast-track” method, then the whole process takes about 3.5-4 months. We always EU applications using “fast-track” so European Union is very comparable to the UK (maybe a little slower).

4. It takes about 4-8 months to register a a trademark in Mexico but it can be somewhat inconsistent in terms of the time (sometimes it takes 4 months and sometimes more than 8 months).

5. You will have to wait for about 7.5-8 months to register a trademark in Australia unless we get an objection. Usually most trademarks register within a year or less.

6.  In China, it takes 9-12 months to register a trademark if there are no complications. However, if there is an objection and we have to appeal, registration will be delayed by 8 months. China is determined to make the overall registration process faster, so it’s possible that in 2020 this timeline will be shorter.

7. India is similar to China in terms of timeline. On average it takes 10 months to get a registration certificate if there are no problems during the process.

8. It takes a minimum of 12-14 months to register trademark in the US. If there are office actions (objections from the Trademarks Office), then registration will be delayed. It’s not uncommon for a registration to take a year or longer.

9. In Japan, it may take from 10 to 14 months for a trademark to register.

10. In Brazil trademark registration process takes on average 12-18 months. It’s a pretty long time.

11. The last place is unfortunately taken by Canada. It takes 36-42 months to finish the registration process. If there are objections the overall registration process takes even more time. It’s painfully slo-o-ow. Don’t ask us why. We don’t know the answer. We feel your pain though. Hopefully, as Canada joined Madrid protocol things will improve. We don’t know if and when they will improve. Ever since pandemics began the whole process delayed even more (other countries haven’t been affected so badly).