Laos trademark search
How to search and register a trademark in Laos, from official sources. Signa does not sync the DIP register yet. It holds WIPO Madrid designations that cover Laos.
Search the DIP register
Laos IP Database (LAOS IP Search) is Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Industry and Commerce's own search tool.
- Search by
- keyword, mark, applicant, Nice class, application number, representative name
- Languages
- Lao, English, French, Arabic, Japanese
- Free
- Yes
- Account required
- No
- Limits
- Pending applications are listed alongside registrations; the status column shows which is which.
How to search
- Open the Laos IP Database from DIP's IP Search page and choose Trademarks; switch the interface language at the top if needed.
- Use Basic search to enter keywords, or Advanced search to fill application number, mark, Nice classes, applicant or representative name.
- Sort the results by filing date, registration date, publication date or filing number.
- Each result shows the logo, mark, Nice classes, application number, filing and publication dates, applicant, registration number and date, representative and status.
Register a trademark in Laos
What DIP requires, as the official sources below state it.
- How to file
- National application at DIP (paper or IP e-Filing); Madrid designation
- Filing languages
- Lao
- Local representative required for applicants abroad
- Yes
- Several classes in one application
- Yes
- Classification
- Nice Classification
- Opposition
- 60 days from publication of the application in the official industrial property gazette (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
- An applicant without a business premise or residence in Laos must appoint an authorised representative in Laos (Law on Intellectual Property No. 50/NA of 2023, Article 27).
- Applications are filed in Lao; accompanying material may be in English, with a certified Lao translation due within ninety days (Article 37).
- DIP does not accept Nice class headings or general terms such as "clothing"; specific items must be listed.
Madrid Protocol and regional systems
Laos is a member of the Madrid Protocol since 2016-03-07, so an international registration filed through WIPO can designate it.
What Signa holds for Laos
DIP Laos records are not covered by Signa yet. International registrations designating Laos are searchable through WIPO Madrid data.
Get this data via the API
Query the WIPO records that cover Laos in the same format as every other office.
GET/v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=LASearch the trademarks Signa holds that cover Laos
curl "https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=LA" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"Hear when Signa adds the DIP register
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Where these facts come from
Checked 2026-11-12.