Bosnia and Herzegovina trademark search

Reached through WIPOInstitute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina

How to search and register a trademark in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from official sources. Signa does not sync the Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina register yet. It holds WIPO Madrid designations that cover Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Register

Register a trademark in Bosnia and Herzegovina

What Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina requires, as the official sources below state it.

How to file
National application at the Institute (in writing, by post, fax or the Institute's official e-mail, with the original in writing within eight days); Madrid designation
Filing languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Local representative required for applicants abroad
Yes
Several classes in one application
Yes
Classification
Nice Classification
Opposition
3 months from publication of the application (Trademark Law, Article 35) (pre-registration)
Term
10 years from the filing date, renewable for 10 years at a time
Non-use
Open to cancellation after 5 years without use

Good to know

  • A foreign natural or legal person must be represented before the Institute by a representative entered in the Institute's Register of Representatives (Trademark Law, Article 12).
  • Administrative fees and special procedural costs are paid only on the basis of a payment notice that the Institute issues after a request is filed, with a separate payment order for each action and each type of charge.
  • For international registrations designating Bosnia and Herzegovina, WIPO's member profile gives an opposition period of four months from publication in the WIPO Gazette of International Marks.
International

Madrid Protocol and regional systems

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a member of the Madrid Protocol since 2009-01-27, so an international registration filed through WIPO can designate it.

Signa

What Signa holds for Bosnia and Herzegovina

IPI BiH records are not covered by Signa yet. International registrations designating Bosnia and Herzegovina are searchable through WIPO Madrid data.

API

Get this data via the API

Query the WIPO records that cover Bosnia and Herzegovina in the same format as every other office.

  • GET/v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=BA

    Search the trademarks Signa holds that cover Bosnia and Herzegovina

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=BA
curl "https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=BA" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
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Checked 2026-11-12.