Sri Lanka trademark search

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How to search and register a trademark in Sri Lanka, from official sources. Signa has no records covering Sri Lanka yet.

Search the NIPO register

NIPO Online Public Search (IP Database) is National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka's own search tool.

Tool: NIPO Online Public Search (IP Database)
Search by: keywords, mark, applicant, representative, Nice class, Vienna class, goods and services, application number, registration number, status, filing date, registration date, expiration date
Languages: English
Free: Yes
Account required: No
Limits: The database carries a disclaimer that it is for information only and that manual data handling may introduce errors; certified verification is advised for legal use.

Open the NIPO IP Database and choose Trademarks.
Pick a field such as Keywords, Mark, Applicant, Nice Classes or Registration Number, and a search strategy such as "contains the word".
Type the search term and press Search; use + ADD A ROW to combine further fields.
Review the results list, which shows each mark's Nice classes, status, filing number, filing and registration dates, applicant and representative.

What NIPO requires, as the official sources below state it.

How to file: National application at NIPO (Form M1)
Classification: International classification of goods and services (the NIPO register records Nice classes)
Application fee: Rs. 2,000 per mark for an individual applicant; Rs. 6,000 for others (partnership, company, society, etc.); Rs. 10,000 for a collective or certification mark (without VAT); registration and certificate Rs. 2,000; Gazette publication from Rs. 2,000
Renewal fee: Rs. 6,000 for an individual owner; Rs. 8,000 for others; Rs. 10,000 for a collective or certification mark; surcharge 10% of the fee
Fees as of: 2026-10-06 (LKR)
Opposition: 3 months from the date of publication of the application (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

Under section 106 of the Intellectual Property Act, No. 36 of 2003, an applicant resident outside Sri Lanka must give a postal address for service in Sri Lanka, and an application filed through an agent must include a power of attorney.
NIPO states that Sri Lanka is not yet a member of the Madrid Protocol, so protection requires a national application; Paris Convention priority can be claimed within 6 months.
Removal for non-use is ordered by the Court, on application by an interested person or a competent authority, when the mark has not been used in Sri Lanka without valid grounds for five consecutive years.

International

Sri Lanka is not a member of the Madrid Protocol, so an international registration through WIPO cannot designate it.

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Sources

Checked 2026-11-12.