Albania adopts new law on trademarks

During July 2025 the Albanian Parliament passed new law no. 52/2025 on trademarks.

The new law aims to fully approximate the Albania legislation on trademarks with a number of EU legal acts, including Regulation 2017/1001, Directive 2015/2436, Directive 2004/48.

The law further repels a number of the relevant provisions of the existing law no. 9947/2008 on industrial property dealing with trademarks.

The new law has been published in the Albanian Official Gazette no. 138, dated 01/08/2025, and enters into effect 15 days after the date of publication.

However, the new secondary legislation to implement the new legal provisions is required to be adopted by decision of the Council of Ministers within a period of 9 months of the effective date of the new law.

Therefore, until new secondary legislation is approved by the Council of Ministers, the existing secondary legislation, including rules of procedure, fees and rules on authorized IP attorneys will continue to be applied.

Infringement procedures as well as administrative procedures regarding trademarks, which have been started prior to the effective date of the new law will continue to be treated and resolved on the basis of rules precisely in force.