Connection Tips

Edited

When docketing a non-USPTO/non-CIPO mark, you might encounter the message seen below.

There a are a few reasons why a mark might not be able to sync:

  • The mark is not in the third-party data aggregator's database.

    • The database depends on the jurisdictions to release data for each mark, and there might be jurisdictions that release data at a slower rate than others. If a mark was recently filed, it might take some time before it can sync. In the meantime, it would be best to proceed with manually docketing the mark.

  • The jurisdiction is not included in the database we sync with. For a list of jurisdictions that are included, click here.

  • Either the mark's application or registration number are duplicated across more than one mark in that country's database. When syncing a mark, we highly recommend checking the matter title first to compare the name of the mark you're docketing with the mark suggested by the database.

Important Note: Connection with the database is not required for docketing a trademark within Alt Legal. The system will still save any information you enter, and you still have full access to our Smart Statuses to help with docketing the associated entries.

Tips for Connection

Depending on the jurisdiction, you might need to edit the way an application or registration number is formatted in order for it to connect. Below is a list of jurisdictions and tips we’ve found so far:

Jurisdiction

App #

Reg #

Example

Afghanistan

####

1234

African OAPI

3YYYY##### OR
###/L/TPI OR
###/CI OR
##/ZR OR
###/G/GN/TPI OR
###### OR
##.###

M######

3202512345 OR
012/G/TPI OR
123/CI OR
12/ZR OR
123/G/GN/TPI OR
123456 OR
12.123

African ARIPO

YYYY/####

YYYY/####

2025/1234

Albania

AL/T/YYYY/### OR
YYYY/###

#####

AL/T/2025/123 OR
2020/123

Algeria

###### OR
DZTYYYY######

###### OR
#/######

123456 OR
DZT1994123456

Andorra

#####

12345

Angola

M######

M012345

Anguilla

YYYY-###

2025-123

Antigua and Barbuda

YYYY-###L OR
YYYY-##-##L OR
YYYY#######LL OR
####

#### OR
####_#

2025-123b OR
2023-01-23d OR
20141234567AB OR
1234

Argentina

#######

#######

1234567

Armenia

YYYY####

#####

20251234

Aruba

LL-######.## OR
LL-YYYY####.##

#####

IM-123456.12 OR
VM-20201234.56

Australia

########

########

12345678

Austria

AM#####/YYYY

######

AM12345/2025

Azerbaijan

YYYY #####

YYYY ####

2025 12345

Bahamas

######

12345

Bahrain

######

123456

Bangladesh

###### OR
C####

123456 OR
C1234

Barbados

81_###### OR
81_ ###### OR
81/###### OR
###_YYYY OR
P####

81_123456 OR
81_ 123456 OR
81/123456 OR
123_1995 OR
P1234

Belarus

YYYY#### OR
######

#####

20251234 OR
123456

Belize

#####.YY OR
#### OR
####.##.##

12345.25 OR
1234 OR
1234.12.34

Benelux

0#######

#######

1234567

Bermuda

##### OR
B#####

12345 OR
B12345

Bhutan

BT/T/YYYY/##### OR
BT_T_YYYY_##### OR
BT_M_0001_####

####

BT/T/2025/12345 OR
BT_T_2022_12345 OR
BT_M_0001_1234

Bolivia

MYYYY-#### OR
####/YYYY OR
YYYY/######

######

M2025-1234 OR
1234/2023 OR
2021/123456

Bonaire

####

####

1234

Bosnia and Herzegovinia

BAZ#######A OR
BA/Z/YYYY/#######

BAZ#######

BAZ1234567A OR
BA/Z/2022/1234567

Botswana

YYYY/##### OR
MD/D/0/#######

YYYY/0##### OR
M##

1945/12345 OR
MD/D/0/1234567

Brazil

#########

123456789

British Virgin Islands

####

####

1234

Brunei

#####

#####

12345

Bulgaria

YYYY######N

00######

2024123456N

Cabo Verde

####

1234

Cambodia

YYYY/###### OR
YYYY/######/D
######/YYYY OR
#####-YYYY OR
KH/#####/YY OR
KH/#######/M

M/###### OR
KH/YYYY/###### OR
#####

2025/123456 OR
2025/123456/D
123456/2022 OR
12345-2025 OR
KH/12345/20 OR
KH/1234567/M

Canada

#######

LLL####### OR
LLLL####

1234567

Cayman Islands

LL######

MP123456

Chile

####### OR
M#######

#######

1234567 OR
M1234567

China

########

########

12345678

Colombia

SDYYYY####### OR
YY###### OR
92########

######

SD20251234567 OR
25123456 OR
9212345678

Costa Rica

YYYY-####### OR
OP/M/YYYY/#### OR
1900-#######

######

2023-1234567 OR
OP/M/1993/1234 OR
1900-#######

Croatia

ZYYYY####A OR
Ž######N

ZYYYY#### OR
Ž######

Z20241234A OR
Ž12345N

Cuba

YYYY-####

YYYY-####

2023-1234

Curacao

D-YYYY### OR
DYY#### OR
VD-####### OR
VD######

#####

D-2025123 OR
D251234 OR
VD-1234567
VD######

Cyprus

#####

#####

12345

Czech Republic

######

######

123456

Denmark

VAYYYY#####

VRYYYY#####

VA202512345

Djibouti

###/YY OR
###/YYYY OR
DJ/M/YYYY/###

123/25 OR
123/2020 OR
DJ/M/2019/123

Dominica

YYYY-##-##L OR
YYYY-###L OR
YYYY-##

2025-05-12c OR
YYYY-123b OR
2012-12

Dominican Republic

#### OR
EYYYY-####N

###### OR
######L

1234 OR
E2023-1234N

Ecuador

MSENADI-YYYY-##### OR
MSENADI/YYYY/##### OR
YYYY/##### OR
MYYYY/##### OR
M######

SENADI/YYYY/TI/##### OR
####

MSENADI-2025-12345 OR
MSENADI/2025/12345 OR
2019/12345 OR
M2019/12345 OR
M123456

Egypt

######

######

123456

El Salvador

YYYY######

2024123456

Estonia

LYYYY##### OR
YY#####

#####

M202512345 OR
9512345

Eswatini

#####/YYYY

YYYY### OR
YYYY#####

00012/2025

Ethiopia

LTM/#####/YYYY OR
FTM/###### OR
F/TM/####/######

LTM/12345/2015 OR
FTM/12345 OR
F/TM/1234/123456

European

#########

#########

123456789

Fiji

###/YYYY

123/2025

Finland

TYYYY#####

######

T202512345

France

####### OR
YY######

(YY)####### OR
YY######

1234567

Gambia

YYYY/#####

MYYYY##

2016/00074

Georgia

######/3

#####

123456/3

Germany

##YYYY######.# OR
3YY#####.# OR
L#####

DE##YYYY###### OR
DE#######

122025123456.2 OR
39512345.5 OR
J12345

Ghana

YYYY/######

T#### OR
YYYY/###### OR
GH##### OR
-1/######

2025/123456

Gibraltar

####

1234

Greece

L######

L######

N123456

Grenada

##### OR
unknown###

12345 OR
unknown123

Guatemala

MYYYY-#####

######

M2025-12345

Guernsey

#######

#####

123456

Guyana

##### OR
#####L

12345 OR
12345A

Haiti

YYYY-###-L

2025-123-A

Honduras

#####-YYYY

YYYY-######

12345-2025

Hong Kong

######### OR
YYYYB##### OR
YYYYB#####AA OR
YYYY####AA OR
YYYY######

#########

123456789 OR
2015B12345 OR
1995B12345AA OR
19851234AA OR
1998123456

Hungary

MYY#####

######

M2512345

Iceland

V####### OR
####/YYYY

V####### OR
###/YYYY

V1234567 OR
1234/2005

India

#######

#######

1234567

Indonesia

DIDYYYY###### OR
D00YYYY###### OR
L##YYYY#######

IDM########

DID20251234567 OR
D002015123456 OR
D0120221234567

Iran

###################

123456789123456789

Iraq

#####

12345

Ireland

YYYY/#####

######

2025/12345

Israel

######

######

123456

Italy

##YYYY#########

##YYYY######### OR
00016#####

362025123456789

Jamaica

#####

12345

Japan

YYYY-######

#######

2025-123456

Jersey

#####

12345

Jordan

JO/T/1/###### OR
J2/T/1/######

######

JO/T/1/123456 OR
J2/T/1/123456

Kazakhstan

######

######

123456

Kenya

#####

1/0#####

12345

Kosovo

YYYY/#### OR
C0000####

#####

2025/1234 OR
C00001234

Kurdistan

####

1234

Kuwait

###### OR
YYYY/00####

123456 OR
2019/001234

Kyrgyzstan

YYYY####.3

#####

2025.1234.3

Latvia

M-YY-###

M ## ###

M-25-123

Lebanon

######

123456

Lesotho

YYYY/#####

2017/00123

Liberia

LR-M-###YYYY-##### OR
#####-#####

LR-M-2252002-12345 OR
00036-64200

Libya

#####

12345

Liechtenstein

#####

12345

Lithuania

YYYY ####

#####

2025 1234

Macau

N/##### OR
P/#####

N/12345 OR
P/12345

Madagascar

N#### OR
YYYY/### OR
YYYY123 OR
MG/M/YYYY/### OR
MG/D/#/####### OR
YYYY-### OR
YY-###D

#####

N1234 OR
2015/123 OR
2009123 OR
MG/M/2025/123 OR
MG/D/1/1234567 OR
2015-123 OR
22-123D

Malawi

###/YYYY

YYYY/###### OR
T#####

123/2010

Malaysia

TMYYYY###### OR
YYYY###### OR
YY######

YYYY###### OR
YY######

TM2024123456 OR
2024123456

Malta

##### OR
#####CV

#####

12345 OR
12345CV

Mauritius

YYYY/##### OR
#####/YYYY OR
MU/M/YY/#####

YYYY/##### OR
A/##/###

2018/12345 OR
12345/2025 OR
MU/M/25/12345

Mexico

L#######

#######

M1234567

Moldova

0#####

##### OR
#####B

012345

Monaco

#####

YY.#####

12345

Mongolia

40-YYYY-####### OR
40-M-#######

40-####### OR
M-####### OR
####

40-2025-0123456 OR
40-M-1234567

Montenegro


Ž-YYYY-###

#####


Ž-2024-190

Montserrat

### OR
YYYY-###

####

123 OR
2025-123

Morocco

######

######

123456

Mozambique

##### OR
L#####/YYYY

YYYY/0##### OR
T#####

12345 OR
M12345/2025

Myanmar

####/YYYY OR
#####/YYYY/#### OR
T/YYYY/###### OR
4/#####/YYYY OR
IV/#####/YYYY OR
#/####

1234/2020 OR
T/2024/012345 OR
12345/2020/1234
4/12345/2019 OR
IV/12345/2019
4/1234

Namibia

YYYY/00### OR
NA/T/YYYY/###

YYYY/000###

2002/00123 OR
NA/T/2025/123

Nepal

#####

#####

12345

Netherlands

D######

#####

D123456

New Zealand

#######

#######

1234567

Nicaragua

MYYYY-######

YYYY######

M2025-123456

Nigeria

NG/TM/O/YYYY/###### OR
F/TM/O/YYYY/###### OR
NG/T/YYYY/#### OR
F/T/YYYY/#### OR
TP.######/YY OR
TP., ######/YY OR
TP#####/YYYY

NG/TM/O/2024/123456 OR
F/TM/O/2020/###### OR
NG/T/2020/1234 OR
F/T/2015/1234 OR
TP.123456/05 OR
TP., 123456/05 OR
TP12345/2002

North Macedonia

YYYY/###

#####

2024/123

Norway

YYYY######

######

2025123456

Oman

######

123456

Pakistan

######

123456

Palestinian Gaza

#####

12345

Palestinian West Bank

#####

12345

Panama

L######-01

#####

M123456-01

Papua New Guinea

#####

#####

12345

Paraguay

#######

######

1234567

Peru

L#####/YYYY OR
L#####-YYYY/DSD

L00######

M12345/2025 OR
M12345-2025/DSD

Philippines

M-#-####### OR
#-YYYY-###### OR
4YYYY######L OR
4########

####### OR
18####

M-1-1234567 OR
4-2020-123456 OR
41995123456D

Poland

######

######

123456

Portugal

######

123456

Qatar

#####

12345

Romania

MYYYY##### OR
######

######

M2025123456 OR
123456

Russia

YYYY###### OR
YY###### OR
00YY123456

######

2024123456 OR
96123456 OR
00096123456

Rwanda

YYYY/000### OR
RW/T/YYYY/### OR
MD/M/#/#######

YYYY/000###

2020/000322 OR
RW/T/2025/123 OR
MD/M/1/1234567

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

YYYY-### OR
YYYY-###L OR
TM-T-YYYY-###

2014-123 OR
1980-123B
TM-T-2024-123

Samoa

####### OR
WS/L/#######

####

1234567 OR
WS/T/1234567

San Marino

YYYY00### OR
C000## OR
C000YY-#### OR
0001000##

202400123 OR
C00012 OR
C00096-1234 OR
000100079

Sao Tome and Principe

M00#### OR
00####-YYYY OR
AP/M/YYYY/00#### OR
###

M001234 OR
001234-2019 OR
AP/M/2025/001234 OR
123

Saudi Arabia

######### OR
TM-01-00-#####-YY OR
###/## OR
DMS-#####

##/## OR
#########

123456789 OR
TM-01-00-12345-25 OR
123/56 OR
DMS-12345

Serbia

YYYY/0000####

#####

2025/00001234

Seychelles

###/YYYY OR
###/YY

#####

123/2025 OR
123/10

Sierra Leone

#####

12345

Singapore

40YYYY#####L OR
T101##YYL OR
TYY#####L

40202312345X OR
T1011220F OR
T0512345E

Sint Maarten

##### OR
SD##### OR
SVD#####

#####

12345 OR
SD12345 OR
SVD12345

Slovakia

###-YYYY

######

123-2025

Slovenia

YYYY##### OR
YY12345

YYYY##### OR
YY12345

202512345 LOR
9912345

South Africa

YYYY/#####

2025/12345

South Korea

40YYYY00#####

40###########

4020250012345

Spain

L####### OR
#######

####### OR
L#######

M1234567

Sri Lanka

######

123456

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

###_YYYY OR
YYYY#######LH

123_2024 OR
20171234567LH

Sudan

#####

12345

Suriname

#####

12345

Sweden

YYYY-##### OR
1901-##### OR
YYYY/#####

######

2025-12345 OR
1901-12345 OR
2004/12345

Switzerland

#####/YYYY OR
YYYY/#####

###### OR
2P-######

12345/2025 OR
2025/12345

Syria

#####

#####

12345

Taiwan

#########

#########

123456789

Tajikistan

YY######

#####

25123456

Tanzania

TZ/L/YYYY/#### OR
TZ/S/#/00#### OR
TM #### OR
QTM #### OR
TZ/L/1//#### OR
#####

YYYY00####

TZ/T/2010/1234 OR
TZ/S/2/001234 OR
TM 1234 OR
QTM 1234 OR
TZ/T/1//1234 OR
12345

Thailand

YY####### OR
###### OR
M#########

YY####### OR
######

230123456 OR
123456 OR
M123456789

Tonga

TO/M/YYYY/0#### OR
YYYY/#### OR
YY/0####

####

TO/M/2025/01234 OR
2019/1234 OR
15/01234

Trinidad and Tobago

##### OR
B#####

12345 OR
B12345

Tunisia

TN-L-YYYY-#### OR
TN-L-###-#######

TN-L-YYYY-#### OR
###-#######

TN-T-2025-1234 OR
TN-M-100-1234567

Turkey

YYYY/###### OR
YY/######

YYYY ###### OR
######

2025/012345 OR
91/123456

Turkish

##### OR
B#####

12345 OR
B12345

Turkmenistan

YYYY.####

#####

2010.1234

Turks and Caicos

#####

12345

Uganda

YYYY/##### OR
UG/T/YYYY/#####

YYYY/######

2020/01234 OR
UG/T/2025/12345

Ukraine

mYYYY##### OR
YY###### OR
######/SU

######

m202512345 OR
95123456 OR
123456/SU

United Arab Emirates

######

123456

United Kingdom

UK0000####### OR
#######

UK00001234567 OR
1234567

United States

#########

#######

12345678

Uruguay

######

123456

US States

AK ######## OR
AK #### OR
AK ###-##

AK 12345678 OR
AK 1234 OR
AK 123-45

Uzbekistan

YYYY#### OR
YY#####.#

#####

20201234 OR
9412345.6

Venezuela

LYYYY/######

L######

M2025/001234

Vietnam

4-YYYY-#####

4-#######-000

4-2020-12345

WIPO

#######

1234567

Yemen (Adan)

####

1234

Yemen (Sanaa)

###### OR
A#####

######

123456 OR
A#####

Zambia

##-YYYY OR
####-YYYY

YYYY/0000## OR
YYYY/00####

55-2024 OR
1234-2022

Zanzibar

ZN/T/YYYY/### OR
T/YYYY/### OR
S/YYYY/000###

ZN/T/2025/123 OR
T/2004/123
S/2015/000123

Zimbabwe

##_YYYY OR
###-YY OR
TM/T/####-YYYY

##_YYYY OR
YYYY/000###

80_2018 OR
123-19
TM/T/1234-2015

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