193 Trademarks Published in Laos' Latest Gazette: Class 03 Most Crowded, 40 from China — Your Brand Name May Be in Someone Else's Application Right Now

193件商标登上老挝最新公报：第03类最挤，中国40件——你的品牌名字，可能正被别人写进申请里

193 ເຄື່ອງໝາຍການຄ້າຂຶ້ນທະບຽນໃນຈົດໝາຍຂ່າວຫຼ້າສຸດຂອງລາວ: ຊະນິດທີ 03 ແອອັດທີ່ສຸດ, ຈີນ 40 ລາຍການ — ຊື່ຍີ່ຫໍ້ຂອງທ່ານ, ອາດຈະຖືກຄົນອື່ນຂຽນໃສ່ໃນຄຳຮ້ອງຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ

Published: 2026-09-22 · LaoPaniti legal guides

A friend doing business in Vientiane recently wanted to register a Lao Trademark for his skincare products, only to find when he checked the register that 16 other applications were already sitting in Class 03. He was stunned: "I've used this name for two years—how did it become someone else's?"

This is not an isolated case. The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) of Laos has just published Trademark Gazette No. 353, with a total of 193 Trademarks published in this issue. The number isn't large, but behind each one is a name already submitted to the authorities.

In This Gazette, Who Is Grabbing Which Turf?

According to the Nice Classification, the popular classes are clear: Class 03 (Cosmetics, personal care products) with 16, Class 34 (tobacco products) with 15, Class 05 (pharmaceuticals, health products) with 12, Class 35 (advertising, business operations) with 11, and Class 30 (coffee, tea, rice, condiments) with 9.

The top Applicant countries of origin are also straightforward: China 40, Singapore 12, United States 8, Thailand 8, and Laos local 5.

Among the Trademark examples published in this issue are 30 KILOMETRE, INTERCONTINENTAL, SOLISCA, txron, "BEE", MUDDY BEARS, COOKIE DOUGH BITES, and VERDCANCE. Some of these names you may have seen on shelves; some you may never have heard of—but they have all entered the publication process.

Under First-to-File, "I Used It First" Is Not a Talisman

Laos' Trademark system is first-to-file. Simply put, whoever submits the application first secures the position. You may have used it for three or five years, but as long as you haven't applied, if someone else submits the materials and you fail to file an opposition during the publication period, the name may legally have nothing to do with you.

The publication period is the window left for prior rights holders—if you discover someone has taken your name, you can file an opposition. But the premise is that you must first know about it.

So the truly important action is not to wait, but to search. Before printing your brand materials, first check whether the name you want to use is already sitting in some issue of the gazette.

A Few Minutes of Self-Checking Is Much Cheaper Than Litigation Later

LaoPaniti offers a free online Trademark similarity search tool, accessible via Workspace → Trademark Registration, at https://www.123laoai.com . Enter the name you want to use and first check whether there are identical or similar prior applications.

This is not meant to scare anyone, but is a basic step under first-to-file: check first, then decide whether to use it, whether to change it, or whether to file an application quickly.

If you have specific questions about Laos' Trademark publication or opposition procedures, you can go directly to https://www.123laoai.com to ask the AI for free, explain your situation clearly, and let it help you sort out what to do next.

This article was compiled by LaoPaniti for reference only and does not constitute legal advice.

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