Malta trademark search
How to search and register a trademark in Malta, from official sources. Signa does not sync the Industrial Property Registrations Directorate, Commerce Department register yet. It holds EU trade marks from EUIPO and WIPO Madrid designations that cover Malta.
Search the Industrial Property Registrations Directorate, Commerce Department register
Malta Trademark Register (national register search) is Industrial Property Registrations Directorate, Commerce Department's own search tool.
- Search by
- application number, trade mark name (contains), status, Nice class, application date range, applicant name, representative name
- Languages
- English, Maltese
- Free
- Yes
- Account required
- No
- Limits
- Covers national Maltese trade marks only; EU trade marks with effect in Malta are searched in TMview.
How to search
- Open the Malta Trademark Register and switch between English and Maltese with the EN and MT links.
- For a basic search, enter a trade mark number after the TM prefix, or a trade mark name, and click Search.
- Click Advanced search to combine the name with up to 3 statuses, up to 5 Nice classes, an application date range, an applicant name or a representative name.
- Name searches match parts of words: a search for 'commerce' can be run as commerce, ommerc, comm or mmerce.
- Check TMview as well for EU trade marks, which also have effect in Malta.
Register a trademark in Malta
What Industrial Property Registrations Directorate, Commerce Department requires, as the official sources below state it.
- How to file
- National application at the Industrial Property Registrations Directorate (online at ips.gov.mt); EU trade mark at EUIPO; Madrid designation of the European Union
- Several classes in one application
- Yes
- Classification
- Nice Classification
- Application fee
- EUR 115 for one class of goods or services, covering filing, registration and publication
- Renewal fee
- EUR 90; additional EUR 35 when the renewal fee is paid within six months after expiry
- Fees as of
- 2023-05-22 (EUR)
- Opposition
- 90 days from publication of the trademark in the IP Online Journal (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
- Malta is not a direct party to the Madrid Protocol; an international registration reaches Malta by designating the European Union.
- As part of examination the office searches for similar or identical marks already registered or applied for in Malta and in the European Union, besides checking absolute grounds; fees are not refunded if the application is refused.
- The office's FAQ states that it is not necessary to appoint a representative to file a trademark application; a power of attorney is needed where a representative acts for the owner.
Madrid Protocol and regional systems
Malta is covered by the Madrid Protocol through the European Union, so an international registration filed through WIPO can designate the European Union.
- EU trade mark (EUIPO)
- An EU trade mark gives its owner an exclusive right in all current and future EU Member States, including Malta.
What Signa holds for Malta
Commerce Malta records are not covered by Signa yet. EU trade marks from EUIPO, which also protect Malta, are searchable. International registrations designating the European Union, which covers Malta, are searchable through WIPO Madrid data.
Get this data via the API
Query the EUIPO and WIPO records that cover Malta in the same format as every other office.
GET/v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=MTSearch the trademarks Signa holds that cover Malta
curl "https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=MT" \
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Where these facts come from
Checked 2026-11-12.
- commerce.gov.mt
- commerce.gov.mt/en/industrial-property-registrations-directorate/how-to-apply-for-a-trademark/schedule-of-fees-for-trademarks
- ips.gov.mt/NR
- commerce.gov.mt/en/frequently-asked-questions-related-to-industrial-property-registrations-directorate/trademark
- wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/22353
- commerce.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SCHEDULE-OF-FEES-Trademarks-22-05-2023.pdf
- commerce.gov.mt/en/intellectual-property/latest-publications
- wipo.int/documents/d/treaties/docs-en-madrid_marks.pdf
- euipo.europa.eu/en/help-centre/tm/faq-basic-questions