The firm has pioneered the field of intellectual property in the region, with its IP practice dating back to 1918. The firm has a longstanding history in the field, evidenced by their filing of the first three trademarks before the Egyptian Trademark Office, and patent number 3 before the Egyptian Patent Office. Since then, the practice area has expanded to cover the entire Middle East and African region.
Today, the firm remains a force in the IP practice, counseling an extensive portfolio of both local and international clients across a spectrum of industries on trademarks, patents and utility models, copyrights, domain names and plant varieties.
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
10 Years total from filing date – Designs are firsts registered for only one year.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
Yes.
EXAMINATION
Yes – as to form only.
OPPOSITION
None.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Admissible.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), Berne Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty (signature), Rome Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Lisbon Agreement, Madrid Agreement (Marks), Madrid Protocl, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Locarno Agreement (signature), Nice Agreement.
Filing Requirements
A simply signed power of attorney.
6 copies of representations of the design, or 2 specimens of the actual design.
Copy of priority document with sworn French translation, if priority is claimed, certified.
What you need to know
Copies or specimens of the design must be submitted at the time of filing.
POA may be submitted with 2 months of filing date.
Copy of priority document may be submitted within 3 months of filing date.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 1 2 months
Opposition
No Opposition System
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Possible for responding to office action
Paris Convention
-Madrid Agreement
-Madrid Protocol
Nice Agreement
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certified copy of priority document if claimed with Arabic or French sworn Translation
What you need to know
Late Filing of priority document is possible within 60days from filing date
Time Frame: 16 – 24
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Declaration of Use
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certificate of change of name / address with Arabic or French sworn Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Deed of assignment legalized up to the Algerian Consulate with Arabic or French sworn Translation.
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Merger agreement legalized up to the Algerian Consulate with Arabic or French sworn Translation..
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
License agreement document legalized up to the Algerian Consulate with Arabic or French sworn Translation.
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Patents and patent applications are searchable.
We can conduct search with the title and it is possible to do it with international application number and other PCT details.
OPPOSITION
None.
EXAMINATION
Patents are examined as to unity, form, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability and compliance.
ANNUITIES
Annually starting from filing date. 6 months with fines.
PUBLICATION
Yes – in the Official Gazette.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), Berne Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty (signature), Rome Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Lisbon Agreement, Madrid Agreement (Marks), Madrid Protocl, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Locarno Agreement (signature), Nice Agreement.
Filing Requirements
Original simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures.
What you need to know
POA and remaining documents may be submitted within 2 months from filing date.
Filing Requirements
Legalized an extract from the commercial register showing the change of names/addresses,.
What you need to know
Sworn French translation is required
Filing Requirements
A simply signed power of attorney by the assignee.
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
What you need to know
Sworn French or English translation is required along with Arabic translation.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
What you need to know
Sworn French or English translation is required along with Arabic translation.
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement..
What you need to know
Sworn French or English translation is required along with Arabic translation.
OR Registration Certificate of the trademark in Algeria territory
OR Copy of the official founding decree (association, organisation, government body, etc.)
– PoA, simply signed; and in some cases a legalized version is required.
– An original birth certificate of the applicant.
– Two photographs (not scanned)
– A copy of applicant’s identity card/passport.
– The artwork to be protected, namely:
1- The book as it will be commercialized
2- The mobile application in a DVD format/USB
3- Paintings as it should be commercialized
4- Music; in a DVD format, and printed words.
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
10 years.
RENEWAL
Due on each anniversary of the filing date and are payable in respect of each designated state.
EXAMINATION
Examination as to compliance with the formal requirements is conducted only.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
Multiple class design applications are not possible in ARIPO
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Admissible.
OPPOSITION
No provisions.
World Intellectual Property Organization, Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty
Filing Requirements
Applications may be filed in any language; however, the translation into English certified by the applicant or the translator must be submitted within 2 months from the date of filing.
Applications for an industrial design should contain:
– request for registration of an industrial design;
– representation of an industrial design;
– declaration of priority (if applicable);
– designation of the contracting state/s;
– payment of the corresponding fees.
Priority may be claimed within 6 months from the priority date.
What you need to know
A certified copy of the Priority Document shall be furnished within 3 months from the filing date. If the language of the Priority Document is other than English, the English translation shall be submitted within 6 months from the filing date.
A simply signed Power of Attorney shall be furnished either at the time of filing an application or within 2 months from the filing date.
If an applicant is not the creator of the design, a statement explaining the applicant’s right to the design shall be included into the application.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: 9 – 12 months
Opposition
Depends on designated member states
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use with the national office of the relevant state.
Extension of Time
Possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions and responding to office action
-TRIPS
-Paris Convention
-Nice Agreement
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certified copy of priority document if claimed
What you need to know
Member States: Botswana, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland (Eswatini), Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Sao Tome and Principe & Mozambique
Time Frame: 18 -24 months
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certificate of change of name / address with certified English Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Deed of assignment with certified English Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Merger agreement with certified English Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
License agreement document with certified English Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Patent applications and patents may be searched by applicant name, title, priority/ PCT number
OPPOSITION
None.
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, inventive step, and applicability.
ANNUITIES
Due annually on the anniversary of the international filing date. 6 months grace period with fine.
PUBLICATION
Applications are not published prior to 18 months from the filing date or the earliest priority.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty.
A signed POA required for all of the below procedures
Filing Requirements
A signed POA.
What you need to know
A copy of POA must be submitted at the time of filing or within 2 months from filing date
Filing Requirements
A simply signed Certificate showing the change of name/address.
What you need to know
The sworn English translation of documents is required, if it made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A simply signed of deed of assignment.
What you need to know
The sworn English translation of documents is required, if it made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A certified license agreement.
What you need to know
The sworn English translation of documents is required, if it made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A simply signed certificate of merger
What you need to know
The sworn English translation of documents is required, if it made in a foreign language
N/A
N/A
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
10 years from filing date. Renewable for a further five-year period for once only.
RENEWAL
Annually on the date of first publication. 6-month grace period with fine.
EXAMINATION
Industrial designs in Bahrain are subject to formal examination only.
There is no novelty grace period stipulated for industrial designs in Bahrain.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Up to 50 figures.
OPPOSITION
None.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Brussels Convention, Hague Convention, Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty, Rome Convention, Trademark Law Treaty, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances & Phonograms Treaty, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement, GCC Patent Law.
Filing Requirements
POA, legalized.
Copy of home or any foreign registration, legalized.
Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, legalized.
All documents must be submitted at the time of filing.
What you need to know
The official language of the proceedings before the Bahraini patent office is Arabic; however, it is possible to file an application in the English language. If filed in English, the authorized Arabic translation should be filed within 4 months.
A certified copy of the Priority Document with its authorized translation into Arabic should be filed in a 3 months period after the filing date.
– The original Power of Attorney legalized by any Arab Consulate should be submitted within 3 months from the filing date.
– The term for filing a design application claiming conventional priority is six months from the priority date.
Filing Requirements
No documents are required
Allowed for one term of 5 years
What you need to know
Renewable for a further five-year period for once only.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 2 months
Opposition
60 days from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Possible for responding to office action, opposition and counter opposition
-TRIPS
-Paris Convention
-Madrid Protocol
-Nice Agreement
-WIPO
-Trademark Law Treaty
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; legalized by the Bahraini Consulate
A simple copy of the applicant’s certificate of incorporation
Certified copy of priority document if claimed legalized by the Bahraini Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
Late Filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 8 – 12 months
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; legalized by the Bahraini Consulate
Copy of registration / last renewal certificate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized by the Bahraini Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized by the Bahraini Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; legalized by the Bahraini Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized by the Bahraini Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; notarized and legalized by the Bahraini Consulate
Merger agreement legalized by the Bahraini Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized by the Bahraini Consulate
License agreement document legalized by the Bahraini Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Published and granted patents are searchable.
The way to conduct a patent search is by title, abstract, inventor(s), priority information, subject matter and applicants(s) name.
OPPOSITION
Yes – within 60 days as of publication Date.
EXAMINATION
Yes – Patent applications in Bahrain undergo formal and substantive examinations.
ANNUITIES
Annually. 6 months grace period with fine.
PUBLICATION
Published in the official gazette after grant.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years from the international filing date.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Brussels Convention, Hague Convention, Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty, Rome Convention, Trademark Law Treaty, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances & Phonograms Treaty, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement, GCC Patent Law.
POA Legalized or apostille certification is required for all of the below procedures
Filing Requirements
Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, with apostille certification, along with drawings.
Assignment from inventors with apostille certification.
Complete specifications in English.
Certified Arabic translation of the specifications.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
POA is required to be filed within 3 months from the date of receipt of the invitation by the Office if not already filed.
Certified Arabic translation of the specifications may be submitted within 4 months after the national phase entry.
Filing Requirements
Legalized or apostille Extract from the commercial register showing the change of names/addresses.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required
Filing Requirements
Legalized or apostille certificate of change of name/address.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required
Filing Requirements
Legalized or apostille certificate of merger.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required
Filing Requirements
Legalized or apostille license agreement.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
Designs in China with the filing date on or after June 1, 2021 are in force for 15 years from the filing date, and designs with the filing date on or before May 31, 2021 are in force for 10 years from the filing date.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
Yes- with the 12th edition of Locarno Classification entering into force on January 1, 2019, China Intellectual Property Administration has also used the Classification simultaneously in the examinations of Chinese industrial designs ever since.
EXAMINATION
Yes – as to form only.
OPPOSITION
None.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
A design application shall be limited to one design. However, no more than ten similar design embodiments for the same product may be filed in one application. Two or more design embodiments with the same designing concept may be filed in one application to the extent that they are incorporated into the same class and are customarily sold or used in sets and have collective value of use.
The Paris Convention on November 14 1984 • the Locarno Agreement on September 19 1996 • the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 10 2001 (undertaking the obligations of the TRIPS agreement, of course, its provisions of design protection as well).
A copy of a signed POA required for all of the below procedures
Filing Requirements
Drawings in black and white (top, bottom, left, right, front, back and perspective view).
Title of the design.
Brief description of the design.
Priority document if applies.
What you need to know
POA may be submitted with 3 months of filing date. Legalization or notarization is not required.
A Certified copy of priority document may be submitted within 3 months of filing date.
The first annual fee as well as stamp tax for the design certificate are to be paid at design registration. Further annual fees are to be paid in advance, during the month preceding the anniversary of the filing date. Late payment is possible within a six-month grace period by paying a corresponding surcharge.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 9 months
Opposition
90 days from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible
-TRIPS
-Paris Convention
-Madrid Agreement
-Madrid Protocol
-Nice Agreement
-WIPO
-Trademark Law Treaty
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Copy of Commercial Register / Certificate of Incorporation
Certified copy of priority document if claimed
What you need to know
Time Frame: 12 – 14
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Copy of Commercial Register / Certificate of Incorporation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Copy of Commercial Register / Certificate of Incorporation.
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Copy of Commercial Register / Certificate of Incorporation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Copy of Commercial Register / Certificate of Incorporation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Novelty/Patentability Search
Freedom-to-Operate/FTO Study
Patent & Business Landscape
Patent Invalidity Search
OPPOSITION
None.
EXAMINATION
Patent applications in China undergo formal and substantive examinations. A request to conduct substantive examination must be filed within three years from the international filing date or, if priority is claimed, from the priority date.
ANNUITIES
The first annual fee is to be paid at registration. All subsequent annual fees should be paid in advance before the anniversary of the international filing date. Late payment is possible within a six-month grace period by paying a corresponding surcharge.
PUBLICATION
Yes.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), Berne Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty (signature), Rome Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Lisbon Agreement, Madrid Agreement (Marks), Madrid Protocl, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Locarno Agreement (signature), Nice Agreement.
A simply signed copy of the POA
What you need to know
POA may be submitted within 3 months from filing date.
The official language is Chinese. If patent application materials are filed in another language, a translation into Chinese must be provided to CNIPA before the expiration of the 30-month term from the priority date (or 32 months with the extension).
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
10 years from filing date. Can be extended for one period of 5 years.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
Yes.
EXAMINATION
As to form and novelty.
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication date.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Yes- up to 50 figures.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Phonograms Convention, Trademark Law Treaty, Hague Agreement, Madrid Agreement (Marks), Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement, Strasbourg Agreement
Filing Requirements
Power of attorney in the name of the applicant, signed, notarized and legalized up to the Egyptian consulate.
Certificate of incorporation/extract from the commercial registrar legalized up to the Egyptian consulate. (3) A legalized deed of assignment from the designer(s) to the applicant in Egypt (if required)
A certified copy of the priority document (if claimed).
What you need to know
Original documents are required.
All documents may be submitted with 6 months of filing date.
Filing Requirements
Legalized deed of assignment signed by both parties showing a nominal amount.
Legalized POA in the name of the assignee.
Legalized certificate of incorporation of assignee; all legalized up to the Egyptian consulate.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required.
Original documents are required.
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate attesting the merger
Legalized POA in the name of the assignee.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required.
Original documents are required.
Filing Requirements
Legalized deed of license with a set duration term
Legalized POA in the name of the licensee.
Legalized certificate of incorporation of licensee.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required.
Original documents are required.
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA bearing the new name/Address
Legalized certificate of change of name/Address
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required.
Original documents are required.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 15 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: 12 – 18 months
Opposition
60 days from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible
–TRIPS
-Madrid Agreement
-Madrid Protocal
-Paris Convention
-Nice Agreement
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate
Certified copy of priority document; if claimed
What you need to know
Late filing of documents is allowed
Time Frame: 18 – 24 months
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate
Certificate of change of name/address legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate
Merger agreement legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate
License agreement legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Patents and patent applications are searchable.
We can conduct search with the title/ applicant name / priority and it is possible to do it with international application number/ Publication number and other PCT details.
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication for non-pharmaceutical applications.
90 days from publication for pharmaceutical applications.
EXAMINATION
Patents are examined with respect to compliance with the formalities, patentability, content & Novelty.
ANNUITIES
Annually starting from filing date. 12 months with fines.
PUBLICATION
Yes – in the Official Gazette.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Phonograms Convention, Trademark Law Treaty, Hague Agreement, Madrid Agreement (Marks), Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement, Strasbourg Agreement
Filing Requirements
Original legalized POA required for all of the below procedures.
Copy of International Publication
Specifications in English
Arabic translation of the complete specification
What you need to know
Original legalized POA may be submitted within 4 months from filing date.
Remaining documents may be submitted within 6 months from filing date
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate showing the change of name/address
What you need to know
Original documents are required.
Filing Requirements
Legalized deed of assignment signed by both parties showing a nominal amount.
Legalized POA in the name of the assignee.
Legalized certificate of incorporation of assignee; all legalized up to the Egyptian consulate.
What you need to know
Original documents are required.
Filing Requirements
Legalized deed of license with a set duration term
Legalized POA in the name of the licensee.
Legalized certificate of incorporation of licensee.
What you need to know
Original documents are required.
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate attesting the merger
Legalized POA in the name of the assignee.
What you need to know
Original documents are required.
Copyright registration for Music melody/script/lyrics/paintings:
1-POA; notarized (Legalized for non- Egyptians)
2-Copy of the commercial register for companies/ copy of the ID or passport for individuals
3-Copy of the Tax ID.
4-2 Copies of the classified item.
Copyright registration for software/mobile application:
1-POA; notarized (Legalized for non- Egyptians)
2-A copy of the owner ID, if the owner is an individual.
3-If the Applicant/ owner is a company, the following is required:
-The commercial register.
-TAX ID.
-Company contract or Investment gazette.
-Director’s national ID.
-Practicing license or operating license for ICT companies.
4-Two copies of the product stored on a medium (i.e., CD or flash memory).
5-Print first 10 pages of the source code or 10% of the source code used in programming.
6-Brief description about the product and its function.
7-Clarify the product programming language and operating system needed
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
5 years from filing date. The total duration of an industrial design registration is fifteen (15) years from the date of application. The initial term of registration is five (05) years, which is further extendible for two terms of (05) five years each upon payment of the renewal fee.
EXAMINATION
As to form and novelty.
OPPOSITION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Not available.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status)
Filing Requirements
Power of attorney legalized by the Ethiopian Consulate.
Full particulars of the applicant.
Deed of assignment document legalized by the Ethiopian Consulate if the applicant is not the inventor.
Drawings or photographs of the design.
Description of the products type for which the industrial design is to be used.
Certified copy of the priority document if claimed.
What you need to know
-Drawings or photographs of the design must be submitted at the time of filing.
-POA may be submitted with 2 months of filing date.
-Copy of priority document may be submitted within 3 months of filing date.
-Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: no time restrictions.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 7 – 10 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 6 months
Opposition
60 days from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 7 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 3 years from filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate
Copy of Home / Foreign Registration Certificate with English Translation duly notarized.
What you need to know
Late filing of documents is allowed
Time Frame: 9 – 12 months
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 3-month grace period
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate
Certificate of change of name/address with English translation, notarized, or certified copy of corresponding home or foreign registration reflecting the change of name/ address with English translation, notarized
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate
Deed of assignment notarized with English Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate
Merger agreement notarized with English Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Ethiopian Consulate
License agreement notarized with English Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Patents and patent applications are searchable.
We can conduct search with the title, subject matter and data of priority.
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication date.
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, industrial applicability.
ANNUITIES
Annually starting from filing date. 6 months with fines.
PUBLICATION
Yes – in the Official Gazette.
PROTECTION TERM
15 years- extendable for another 5 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status)
Filing Requirements
Original Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures.
Legalized deed of assignment (if any)
Priority application – simple copy
What you need to know
POA and remaining documents may be submitted within 2 months from filing date.
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change of name/address
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents are in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents are in a foreign language
Separate POAs are required from assignee and assignor
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents are in a foreign language
Separate POAs are required from licensee and licensor
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents are in a foreign language
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
The validity of an industrial design is five (5) years, renewable for two more periods of 5 years each.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
EXAMINATION
Yes – as to form only.
OPPOSITION
2 months from publication date.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Not allowable.
None
Filing Requirements
Power of attorney, simply signed.
Three sets of the specimens or representations of the design.
The name, business, nationality and address of the applicant.
The class(es) in which the design is to be registered.
The article(s) covered by the design and the material used in producing these items.
A description of the design pointing out its novel aspects.
What you need to know
All documents must be submitted at the time of filing
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 6 months
Opposition
3 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 7 years as of the filing date and renewable every 14 years
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Possible for oppositions, counter oppositions and responding to office action
N/A
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
Certified copy of priority document if claimed
What you need to know
Late Filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 16 – 20 months
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 1 month grace period
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate.
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
Merger agreement legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate.
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
License agreement document legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Limited.
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication.
EXAMINATION
Once a patent application is filed, it is examined as to compliance with the formalities and patentability provided for under the patent law.
ANNUITIES
Annually starting from filing date and payable before the expiration of the 4th, 8th, and 12th years, as from filing date. 3 months with fines.
PUBLICATION
Yes – Patents are published in the IP Bulletin issued by the Patent Office after grant.
PROTECTION TERM
A patent is valid for 16 years from the date of filing the application. Such validity is subject to the payment of the prescribed renewal fees, which should be paid before the expiration of the fourth, eighth and twelfth years from the filing date or the convention filing date in case of priority applications.
None
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedure.
Certified copy of the home letters patent.
Three copies of specifications, claims and drawings in English and Arabic languages.
What you need to know
All documents should be submitted at the time of filing.
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change of names/addresses,.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
N/A
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
10 years from the date of acceptance.
RENEWAL
The first annuity is due 1 year after acceptance, and then every year thereafter.
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, and industrial applicability.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Allowable.
OPPOSITION
One month from publication date.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), Paris Convention.
Power of attorney legalized by the Iraqi Consulate required for all of the below procedure.
Filing Requirements
Eight (8) copies of the drawing of the design.
Eight (8) copies of the summary description of the design.
Two (2) miniature models of the design.
Certified copy of the priority document duly legalized by the Iraqi Consulate in case priority is to be claimed.
What you need to know
Copies of the short description of the design and a simple copy of the priority document must be submitted at the time of filing, all remaining items may be submitted within 6 months of filing.
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change of names/addresses,
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 9 – 12 months working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 24 months
Opposition
90 days from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 3 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Possible for filing an opposition, counter opposition and responding to office action
-Paris Convention
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Iraqi Consulate
Certified copy of the priority document; if claimed
What you need to know
Late Filing of documents is allowed
Time Frame: 18 – 24 months
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Iraqi Consulate
What you need to know
Late renewal is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Iraqi Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized up to the Iraqi Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Iraqi Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized up to the Iraqi Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Iraqi Consulate
Merger agreement legalized up to the Iraqi Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Iraqi Consulate
License agreement document legalized up to the Iraqi Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications.
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Not possible.
OPPOSITION
Any time after grant.
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, inventiveness, and industrial applicability.
ANNUITIES
Paid after the patent is granted. All unpaid annuities are collected from the applicant with a retroactive effect upon the grant of the patent.
PUBLICATION
Applications published after grant.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), Paris Convention.
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Eight copies of specifications, claims, and drawings in English and Arabic languages.
Certified copy of the priority document duly legalized by the Iraqi Consulate in case priority is to be claimed.
Deed of assignment from the inventor(s) duly legalized by the Iraqi Consulate in case the applicant is not the inventor himself.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of change of name/address, legalized.
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment, legalized.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of merger, legalized.
Filing Requirements
License agreement, legalized.
Available for Iraqi entities only
What We need to know
Protection Term
15 years.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
Yes.
EXAMINATION
As to form and novelty.
OPPOSITION
90 days from publication date.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Allowable
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Paris Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Budapest Treaty, Nice Agreement, Vienna Agreement, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Power of attorney legalized by the Jordanian Consulate required for all of the below procedure.
Filing Requirements
Three sets of specimens or representations of the design.
The article(s) covered by the design and the material used in producing these items.
Description of the design pointing out its novel aspects.
Declaration of novelty and ownership legalized by the Jordan Consulate.
Deed of assignment document if the designer is different from the applicant, legalized by the Jordanian Consulate.
Certified copy of the priority document if claimed.
Class(es) which the design is to be registered under.
Details of the applicant.
Extract from the commercial register legalized if the applicant is not a normal person.
What you need to know
Design title, abstract, class, drawings are needed at time of filing, all remaining documents may be submitted within 2 months of filing date
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change of names/addresses,
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: 9 – 12 months
Opposition
3 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for 14 years.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 3 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Possible for filing an opposition, counter opposition and responding to office action
-TRIPS
-Paris Convention
-Nice Agreement
-WIPO
-Trademark Law Treaty
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Yemeni Consulate
Certified copy of the priority document; if claimed
What you need to know
Late Filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 12 – 18 months
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Jordanian Consulate
What you need to know
Late renewal is possible within 12-month grace period
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Jordanian Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized up to the Jordanian Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Jordanian Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized up to the Jordanian Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Jordanian Consulate
Merger agreement legalized up to the Jordanian Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Jordanian Consulate
License agreement document legalized up to the Jordanian Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Published and granted patents may be searched by title, patentee name, inventors names, priority numbers and abstract.
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, inventiveness, and industrial applicability.
PUBLICATION
Published upon grant in the Official Gazette.
OPPOSITION
3 months from publication date.
ANNUITIES
For national phase applications, the annuity fees should be paid starting from the 1st year calculated based on the PCT filing date.
For conventional applications, the annuity can be paid while the application is still pending calculated based on the national filing date. Otherwise, all overdue annuities must be paid at the time of registration.
The due annuity can be paid within a grace period of six months with a penalty.
Filing Requirements
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Paris Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Budapest Treaty, Nice Agreement, Vienna Agreement, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.
Filing Requirements
Original legalized POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Original Affidavit signed by inventors and applicants duly notarized and legalized up to the Jordanian Consulate.
Certified copy of the Company Commercial Register.
Copy of a Certified Priority document.
English/Arabic translation of the above documents.
What you need to know
The specifications and drawings and the Arabic translation of title and abstract must be submitted at the time of filing.
The rest of the documents may be submitted within sixty days from filing date.
Filing Requirements
Extract from the commercial register showing old and new name, legalized.
For a change of address, no additional documents are required other than POA.
What you need to know
Documents must be accompanied with a simple English translation if made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment, legalized.
Copy of certificate of incorporation of the applicant company, certified.
What you need to know
Documents must be accompanied with a simple English translation if made in a foreign language.
Extract from the commercial register of assignee must be submitted for pending patents.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of merger, legalized.
Filing Requirements
License agreement, legalized.
What you need to know
Documents must be accompanied with a simple English translation if made in a foreign language.
Documents must be translated into Arabic upon submission.
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
10 years.
RENEWAL
Not Allowed.
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, and industrial applicability.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Up to 50 figures.
OPPOSITION
No.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), GCC Patent Law, Berne Convention, and Paris Convention
Power of attorney legalized by the Kuwaiti Consulate required for all of the below procedure.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register, legalised by the Kuwaiti consulate.
Three sets of the drawings of the design showing the various views.
Two sets of each design or model showing the various views. In case of more than one figure of the design or model are shown, they should be on the same sheet, each designated as “perspective view”, “front view”, and “side view”.
What you need to know
All required documents may be submitted within 3 months from the filing date
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change of names/addresses,
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 1 month
Opposition
60 days from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible
-Paris Convention
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Kuwaiti Consulate
Certified copy of priority document legalized at the Kuwaiti Consulate; if claimed
What you need to know
Late filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 3 – 5 months
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Kuwaiti Consulate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Kuwaiti Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized at the Kuwaiti Consulate
Scanned copy of the filing application /registration certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Kuwaiti Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized at the Kuwaiti Consulate
Scanned copy of the filing application /registration certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Kuwaiti Consulate Merger agreement legalized up to the Kuwaiti Consulate
Scanned copy of the filing application /registration certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Kuwaiti Consulate
License agreement document legalized at the Kuwaiti Consulate
Scanned copy of the filing application /registration certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Not available.
OPPOSITION
No.
EXAMINATION
No.
ANNUITIES
A maintenance fee is due annually and is payable the first 3 months of each calendar year following the year the patent application was filed. There is a 3-month grace period for late payment with a surcharge.
PUBLICATION
No.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), GCC Patent Law, Berne Convention, and Paris Convention
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of incorporation, legalized.
Specifications in English and Arabic.
Drawings in English and Arabic.
Certified copy of priority document, if priority is claimed.
Deed of assignment, legalized.
What you need to know
All documents may be submitted within 3 months from the filing date.
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change of names/addresses,
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
25 years from filing date.
RENEWAL
Paid every 5 years and allowed for one additional term of 25 years. There is a 3-month grace period for late payment with a surcharge.
EXAMINATION
As to form only.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Up to 100 figures.
OPPOSITION
No.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status),Berne Convention, Brussels Convention (Signature), Madrid Agreement (Source), Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty (Signature), Rome Convention, Nice Agreement
Power of attorney legalized by the Lebanese Consulate required for all of the below procedure.
Filing Requirements
Three sets of the drawings of design.
Three copies of the summary description of the design.
Full particulars of the applicant.
What you need to know
POA, copies of representations of the design, and the description of each representation must be submitted at the time of filing
Copy of priority document may be submitted within 3 months of filing date
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change of names/addresses.
Photocopy of the registration certificate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
Photocopy of the registration certificate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
Photocopy of the registration certificate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement.
Photocopy of the registration certificate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 3 months
Opposition
N/A
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 15 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible
-Paris Convention
-Nice Agreement
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; legalized by the Lebanese Consulate
Certified copy of priority document if claimed
What you need to know
Late Filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 3 – 5 months
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; legalized by the Lebanese Consulate
Copy of registration / last renewal certificate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 3 month grace period
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized by the Lebanese Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized by the Lebanese Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; legalized by the Lebanese Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized by the Lebanese Consulate with Arabic Translation
The registration / renewal original certificate of the subject mark, for re-issuance with
endorsement
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; notarized and legalized by the Lebanese Consulate
Merger agreement legalized by the
Lebanese Consulate with Arabic Translation
The registration / renewal original certificate of the subject mark, for re-issuance with
endorsement
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized by the Lebanese Consulate
License agreement document legalized by the Lebanese Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Not Available.
OPPOSITION
No.
EXAMINATION
As to form only.
ANNUITIES
Due annually – Grace period of 6 months for late payment with a surcharge.
PUBLICATION
Once issuance.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status),Berne Convention, Brussels Convention (Signature), Madrid Agreement (Source), Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty (Signature), Rome Convention, Nice Agreement
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment if the applicant not the inventor, legalized by the Lebanese Consulate.
Specifications, claims, and drawings in English, Arabic, or French language.
Certified copy of the priority document if claimed.
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change of names/addresses.
Photocopy of the registration certificate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
Photocopy of the registration certificate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
Photocopy of the registration certificate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement.
Photocopy of the registration certificate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Available only to entities having a residence in Lebanon
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
15 years from filing date.
RENEWAL
A design or an industrial model registration is valid for 5 years starting from the filing date and renewable for two similar periods of 5 years each.
EXAMINATION
As to form only.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Up to 50 designs and models.
OPPOSITION
No.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty
Power of attorney legalized by the Libyan Consulate required for all of the below procedure.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of incorporation or Extract from the Commercial Register legalized by the Libyan Consulate.
3 copies of the drawing of the design.
Summary description of the design.
What you need to know
POA must be submitted at the time of filing
Copy of priority document may be submitted within 3 months from filing date
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change of names/addresses.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
Certificate of incorporation or Extract from the Commercial Register legalized by the Libyan Consulate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
Certificate of incorporation or Extract from the Commercial Register legalized by the Libyan Consulate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement.
Certificate of incorporation or Extract from the Commercial Register legalized by the Libyan Consulate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 10 – 14 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Opposition
3 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible
WIPO
Paris Convention
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Libyan Consulate
Certificate of Incorporation legalized at the Libyan Consulate with Arabic Translation
Certified copy of priority document legalized at the Libyan Consulate with Arabic Translation
; if claimed
What you need to know
Late filing of documents is not allowed
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Libyan Consulate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Libyan Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized at the Libyan Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending application.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Libyan Consulate Deed of assignment legalized at the Libyan Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Libyan Consulate Merger agreement legalized at the Libyan Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Libyan Consulate
License agreement document legalized at the Libyan Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Not available.
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication date.
EXAMINATION
As to form.
ANNUITIES
Due annually on the anniversary of the Libyan filing date and payable after grant. 6 months grace period for late payment without a surcharge.
PUBLICATION
Applications are not published prior to 18 months from the filing date or the earliest priority.
PROTECTION TERM
15 years from the Libyan filing date.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment from inventors, legalized.
Extract from the commercial register or, certificate of good standing, legalized.
Simple copy of the priority document.
Copy of International Publication (with ISR if published).
Copy of the specifications in both English and Arabic.
What you need to know
POA must be submitted at the time of filing.
All other required documents may be submitted within 3 months from filing date.
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change of names/addresses.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
Certificate of incorporation or Extract from the Commercial Register legalized by the Libyan Consulate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
Certificate of incorporation or Extract from the Commercial Register legalized by the Libyan Consulate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement.
Certificate of incorporation or Extract from the Commercial Register legalized by the Libyan Consulate.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
5 years from filing date and can be extended by two further periods of five years.
RENEWAL
Allowed for two consecutive terms of 5 years each.
EXAMINATION
As to form only.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
Yes.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Up to 50 figures.
OPPOSITION
No.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Brussels Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Trademark Law Treaty (Signature), WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Budapest Treaty, Hague Agreement, Lisbon Agreement, Madrid Agreement (Marks), Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Three sets of the representation of the design.
Summary description of the design.
Certified copy of the priority document if claimed (must be filed within 3 months, non- extendable).
What you need to know
The title in French and the representations of the design must be submitted at the time of filing, all remaining documents may be submitted within 3 months from filing date with payment of a surcharge.
Filing Requirements
Certified copy of the change document issued by the competent authority.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment document signed by both parties, notarized.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
Merger agreement document signed by both parties, notarized.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Opposition
2 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certified copy of priority document if claimed
What you need to know
Late Filing of priority document is possible within 3 months from filing date
Time Frame: 3 – 5 months
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certificaste of change of name / address
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Deed of assignment notarized or legalized up to the Moroccan Consulate with certified French translation.
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Merger agreement notarized or legalized up to the Moroccan Consulate with certified French translation.
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
License agreement document; notarized or legalized up to the Moroccan Consulate with certified French translation.
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Published and granted patents may be searched by title, patentee name, inventors, and priority/PCT number/date.
ANNUITIES
Due after grant and payable on the anniversary of the international filing date (for PCT and EP Validation). 6 months grace period for late payment with a surcharge.
OPPOSITION
2 months from publication.
PUBLICATION
Applications are published upon grant.
EXAMINATION
Patent applications are examined as to formal requirements and to substantive requirements based on an assessment of the invention against the criteria of novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability.
PROTECTION TERM
20.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Brussels Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Trademark Law Treaty (Signature), WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Budapest Treaty, Hague Agreement, Lisbon Agreement, Madrid Agreement (Marks), Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Copy of International Publication (with ISR if published).
Copy of the specifications and drawings (if any) in Arabic or French.
What you need to know
Specification and drawings can be submitted within 3 months from filing.
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change.
What you need to know
French translation is required.
Filing Requirements
Legalized deed of assignment.
What you need to know
French translation is required.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of merger, notarized.
What you need to know
French translation is required.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of merger, notarized.
What you need to know
French translation is required.
Simply Signed PoA
N/A
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
5 years from filing date and can be extended by two further periods of five years.
RENEWAL
Allowed for two consecutive terms of 5 years each.
EXAMINATION
As to form only.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
Yes.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Not allowed.
OPPOSITION
No.
Bodies: Berne Union, Marrakesh VIP Treaty, Patent Law Treaty, PCT Union, WIPO, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Conventions: Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, Berne Convention, Marrakesh VIP Treaty, Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Patent Law Treaty, Rome Convention, WIPO Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Three sets of specimens or representations of the design.
The article(s) covered by the design and the material used in producing these items.
Description of the design pointing out its novel aspects.
Certified copy of the priority document if claimed, with certified English translation.
What you need to know
Late filing of documents is allowed within 3 months from filing date with penalty.
Filing Requirements
Copy of the certificate of registration.
Proof of change of name or address.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
Copy of the certificate of registration.
Deed of assignment document.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
Copy of the certificate of registration.
License agreement document.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
Copy of the certificate of registration.
Merger agreement document.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 3 – 5 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 9 months
Opposition
2 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 7 years as of the filing date and renewable every 14 years
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible
–TRIPS
-Paris Convention
-Nice Agreement
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
A Simply signed PoA Certified copy of priority document; if claimed
What you need to know
Late filing of documents is allowed
Time Frame: 12 – 18 months
Filing Requirements
A Simply signed PoA
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
A Simply signed PoA
Certificate of change of name/address
Copy of the registration/renewal certificate or application if TM is pending.
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
A Simply signed PoA
Deed of assignment
Copy of the registration/renewal certificate or application if TM is pending
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications.
Filing Requirements
A Simply signed PoA
Merger agreement
Copy of the registration/renewal certificate or application if TM is pending
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
A Simply signed PoA
License agreement
Copy of the registration/renewal certificate or application if TM is pending
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Published and granted patents may be searched by title, patentee name and PCT number.
ANNUITIES
Renewal fees fall due annually but only become payable upon grant.
OPPOSITION
No.
PUBLICATION
Applications are published after grant.
EXAMINATION
As to form.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
Bodies: Berne Union, Marrakesh VIP Treaty, Patent Law Treaty, PCT Union, WIPO, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Conventions: Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, Berne Convention, Marrakesh VIP Treaty, Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Patent Law Treaty, Rome Convention, WIPO Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Specification, claims, abstract and Formal drawings(if any) (required at the time of filing)
Assignment, simply signed
Priority document with verified English translation (can be late filed within three months)
What you need to know
Required documents may be submitted within 3 months from filing date.
Filing Requirements
Copy of the certificate of registration.
Proof of change of name or address.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
Copy of the certificate of registration.
Deed of assignment document.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
Copy of the certificate of registration.
License agreement document.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
Copy of the certificate of registration.
Merger agreement document.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Authorization letter from head of MDA, or next ranking officer, seeking to register gov.ng or mil.ng domain name, providing the following details:
The admin contact must be staff member of the MDA, while the technical person need not be a staff member. A name, designation, reachable phone number and email address must be stated for each contact provided.
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
15 year.
RENEWAL
Every 5 years.
EXAMINATION
As to form only.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Up to 100.
OPPOSITION
No.
Berne Convention (all countries are members)
Brussels Convention on Programme-carrying Signals (only Togo a member)
Budapest Treaty (OAPI is the member)
Cooperation Agreement between OAPI and EAPO
Hague Agreement on Designs (OAPI is a member) (9 countries are members; Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Togo are not yet members)
Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin (only Burkina Faso, Congo, Gabon and Togo are members)
Locarno Agreement on Classification of Designs (only Guinea is a member)
Nairobi Treaty on Olympic Symbol (only Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal and Togo are members)
Nice Agreement on Classification of Marks (only Benin and Guinea are members)
Paris Convention (all countries are members)
Patent Cooperation Treaty (all countries are members)
Phonograms Convention (only Burkina Faso and Togo are members)
Rome Convention (only Burkina Faso, Congo, Niger and Togo are members)
Singapore Treaty (only Mali is a member)
Strasbourg Agreement on Patent Classification (only Guinea is a member)
Trade Mark Law Treaty (only Burkina Faso and Guinea are members)
Vienna Agreement on Figurative Elements of Marks (only Guinea is a member)
WIPO Convention (all countries are members)
WIPO Copyright Treaty (only Benin, Burkina, Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Senegal and Togo are members)
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (only Benin, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Senegal and Togo are members)
WTO/TRIPS (all countries are members except Equatorial Guinea)
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment document if the applicant is not the inventor.
Three sets of the formal drawings.
Description of the design with French translation.
What you need to know
Late filing of documents is allowed within 3 months from filing date with penalty.
Filing Requirements
Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or the extract from the commercial register reflecting the change.
What you need to know
Sworn French translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment document, certified.
What you need to know
Sworn French translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
License agreement document, certified.
What you need to know
Sworn French translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
Merger agreement document, certified.
What you need to know
Sworn French translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 9 months
Opposition
6 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from filing date
Extension of Time
Not Possible
-Paris Convention
-Madrid Protocol
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certified copy of the priority document; if claimed
What you need to know
Member States: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Comoro Islands,
Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
and Tog.
Time Frame: 12 – 18 months
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certificate of change of name/address with English translation,
Copy of registration/renewal certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademark only.
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Deed of assignment with English Translation
Copy of registration/renewal certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademark only.
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Merger agreement with English Translation
Copy of registration/renewal certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademark only.
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA License agreement notarized with English Translation
Copy of registration/renewal certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademark only.
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Granted and published applications are searchable by title, subject matter, applicant and priority/ PCT number.
ANNUITIES
Annually. 6 months grace period with a surcharge.
OPPOSITION
No.
PUBLICATION
After 18 months from the filing date or the earliest priority.
EXAMINATION
Any application for a patent shall undergo examination to ensure unity of invention and patentability per se. No request for such examination is required, examination is conducted automatically.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures.
Domain names are not registered by OAPI.
They are registered nationally in each OAPI member state.
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
10 years and extendable for two terms of 5 Years.
RENEWAL
Every 5 years.
EXAMINATION
Formality and Substantive.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
up to 100 figures.
OPPOSITION
No.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Brussels Convention, Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty, Trademark Law Treaty, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Budapest Treaty, Hague Agreement, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, GCC Patent Law, Apostille Convention, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney duly legalized up to Oman Consulate or Apostilled.
• Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized as above or Apostilled, if the applicant is not the inventor.
• Certified copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed.
What you need to know
All the above may be submitted within 3 months from the filing date.
Filing Requirements
No additional documents are required
What you need to know
Allowed for one term of 5 years
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 2 months
Opposition
60 days from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from filing date
Extension of Time
Possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions and responding to office action
-TRIPS
-Paris Convention
-Madrid Agreement
-Madrid Protocol
-Nice Agreement
-WIPO
-Trademark Law Treaty
-Hague Agreement
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Omani Consulate
Certificate of Incorporation legalized at the Omani Consulate
Certified copy of priority document legalized at the Omani Consulate; if claimed
What you need to know
Late filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 18 -24 months
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Omani Consulate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Omani Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized at the Omani Consulate
Scanned copy of registration certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending application.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Omani Consulate Deed of assignment legalized at the Omani Consulate
Scanned copy of registration certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Omani Consulate Merger agreement legalized at the Omani Consulate
Scanned copy of registration certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Omani Consulate
License agreement document legalized at the Omani Consulate
Scanned copy of registration certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Patent applications and patents may be searched by title and patentee name.
OPPOSITION
120 days from first publication. The patent is re-published after grant but no opposition period is provisioned then.
EXAMINATION
Formality and Substantive.
ANNUITIES
Paid annually on the anniversary of the international filing date with 3 months surcharge grace period.
PUBLICATION
Published in the official gazette after grant.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Brussels Convention, Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty, Trademark Law Treaty, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Budapest Treaty, Hague Agreement, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, GCC Patent Law, Apostille Convention, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Filing Requirements
POA with Apostille certification required for all of the below procedures
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized as above or Apostilled, if the applicant is not the inventor.
• Simple copy of Certificate of Incorporation.
• Certified copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed.
What you need to know
All required documents may be submitted within 3 months from the filing date
Filing Requirements
A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes or an affidavit proving the changes duly legalized as above or Apostilled.
What you need to know
Documents must be translated into Arabic upon submission
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized as above or Apostilled..
What you need to know
Documents must be translated into Arabic upon submission.
Filing Requirements
License agreement signed by both parties duly legalized as above or Apostilled.
What you need to know
Documents must be translated into Arabic upon submission.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized as above or Apostilled.
What you need to know
Documents must be translated into Arabic upon submission.
What We need to know
Qatar issued Law no. 10 of 2020 on the Protection of Industrial Designs on April 19, 2020, and the implementing regulations are expected to be issued in the near future. Until then, protection could be sought out by publishing cautionary notices at regular intervals in local Qatari newspapers. Such notices could have legal value when submitted in court, in the event of infringement, thereby claiming ownership of the design and alerting third parties against further infringement.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Budapest Treaty, GCC Patent Law, Patent Cooperation Treaty.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 3 months
Opposition
4 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible for responding to office action, opposition and counter opposition
-Paris Convention
-Nice Agreement
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; legalized by the Qatari Consulate
A simple copy of the applicant’s certificate of incorporation
Certified copy of priority document if claimed legalized by the Qatari Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
Late Filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 9 – 12 months
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; nlegalized by the Saudi Consulate
Copy of registration / last renewal certificate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney legalized by the Saudi Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized by the Qatari Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; legalized by the Qatari Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized by the Qatari Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; notarized and legalized by the Saudi Consulate
Merger agreement legalized by the Qatari Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; notarized and legalized by the Saudi Consulate
License agreement document legalized by the Qatari Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Not Applicable.
OPPOSITION
60 days from announcement.
EXAMINATION
Formality, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability, unity and compliance.
ANNUITIES
Paid annually on the anniversary of the international filing date with 6 months surcharge grace period.
PUBLICATION
Applications will be published upon grant in the official gazette.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Budapest Treaty, GCC Patent Law, Patent Cooperation Treaty
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized as above, if the applicant is not the inventor. (Not Required for PCT)
• Certified copy of the priority document, if claiming priority. (Not Required for PCT)
What you need to know
All required documents may be submitted within 3 months from the filing date.
Filing Requirements
A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes or an affidavit proving the changes duly legalized as above.
What you need to know
The Arabic translation of documents is required.
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized as above.
What you need to know
The Arabic translation of documents is required.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized as above.
What you need to know
The Arabic translation of documents is required.
Filing Requirements
License agreement signed by both parties duly legalized as above.
What you need to know
The Arabic translation of documents is required.
N/A
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
10 years from filing date.
RENEWAL
Paid annually between January 01 and March 31 with 3 months surcharge grace period.
EXAMINATION
Formality, Substantive and Relative grounds.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
Yes.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Applicable up to 7 figures.
OPPOSITION
No.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council, Berne Convention, Paris Convention, GCC Patent Law, Patent Law Treaty, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Locarno Agreement, Marrakesh Treaty, Vienna Agreement.
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney duly notarized and legalized up to the Saudi Arabia Consulate.
An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly notarized and legalized as above.
Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly notarized and legalized as above, if the applicant is not the inventor.
Certified copy of the priority document, if claiming priority. .
What you need to know
Figures, drawings, or photos and description of the design must be submitted at the time of filing, remaining documents may be submitted within 3 months from filing date.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 2 weeks
Opposition
60 days from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible for responding to office action, opposition and counter opposition
-Paris Convention
-Nice Agreement
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; notarized and legalized by the Saudi Consulate
Certified copy of priority document if claimed legalized by the Saudi Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
Late Filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 5 -7 months
A trademark registration is valid for 10 lunar years as of the filing date
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; notarized and legalized by the Saudi Consulate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; notarized and legalized by the Saudi Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized by the Saudi Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; notarized and legalized by the Saudi Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized by the Saudi Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; notarized and legalized by the Saudi Consulate
Merger agreement legalized by the Saudi Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
A Power of Attorney; notarized and legalized by the Saudi Consulate
License agreement document legalized by the Saudi Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Applicable.
OPPOSITION
No.
EXAMINATION
Formal, Substantive.
ANNUITIES
Paid annually between January 01 and March 31 with 3 months surcharge grace period. 3 months grace period for late payment with a surcharge.
PUBLICATION
Patents are published in the Official Gazette after substantive examination and before grant.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council, Berne Convention, Paris Convention, GCC Patent Law, Patent Law Treaty, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Locarno Agreement, Marrakesh Treaty, Vienna Agreement
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly notarized and legalized as above. (Not Required for PCT)
Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly notarized and legalized as above, if the applicant is not the inventor. (Not Required for PCT)
Certified copy of the priority document, if claiming priority. (Not Required for PCT)
What you need to know
Copy of International Publication, ISR, Specifications, and Drawings must be submitted at the time of filing.
POA and remaining documents may be submitted within 3 months from filing date.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of change of name/address, legalized.
What you need to know
None
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly notarized and legalized as above.
What you need to know
None
Filing Requirements
Certificate of merger, legalized.
What you need to know
None
Filing Requirements
License agreement signed by both parties duly notarized and legalized as above.
What you need to know
None
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
15 years.
RENEWAL
Paid annually from the third year following the filing date.
EXAMINATION
As to form only.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
Yes.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Not Applicable.
OPPOSITION
No.
WIPO promotes the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through cooperation, Paris Convention, Berne Convention for the Protection of Liberty and Artistic Works of 1886 (Berne Union). Trade Mark Treaty Law of 1994 (Geneva). South Africa signed the treaty on 27 October 1994.International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), 1961. South Africa became a party to the Convention on 6 November 1977.
Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) on 16 December 1998,
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-Organisms
Filing Requirements
Power of attorney simply signed.
Certified copy of the priority document if claimed.
Details, possibly drawings of the articles to which the design will be applied.
What you need to know
Figures, drawings, or photos and description of the design must be submitted at the time of filing, remaining documents may be submitted within 3 months from filing date.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 5 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 12 months
Opposition
3 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from filing date
-WIPO
-Paris Convention
-Nice Agreement
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certified copy of the priority document; if claimed
What you need to know
Late filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 18 – 24
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certificate of change of name/address with English translation,
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Deed of assignment notarized with English Translation
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Merger agreement notarized with English Translation
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA License agreement notarized with English Translation
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Applicable.
ANNUITIES
Paid from the third year following the filing.
OPPOSITION
No.
PUBLICATION
Applications are published after acceptance.
EXAMINATION
As to form.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
WIPO promotes the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through cooperation, Paris Convention, Berne Convention for the Protection of Liberty and Artistic Works of 1886 (Berne Union). Trade Mark Treaty Law of 1994 (Geneva). South Africa signed the treaty on 27 October 1994.International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), 1961. South Africa became a party to the Convention on 6 November 1977.
Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) on 16 December 1998,
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-Organisms
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Assignment of invention.
Declaration form.
What you need to know
Copy of required documents may be submitted with filing the application.
Filing Requirements
Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or an extract from the commercial register reflecting the change.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment document signed by the assignor and assignee.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
License agreement document signed by both parties.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
Merger agreement document.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
15 years.
RENEWAL
Allowed for two consecutive terms of 5 years each.
EXAMINATION
As to form only.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Up to 50 figures.
OPPOSITION
3 months from publication date.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty (Signature), Madrid Agreement (Marks), Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Filing Requirements
Power of attorney simply signed, with company seal.
Representation of the design.
Summary description of the design.
Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or an extract from the commercial register with Arabic or English translation, legalised by the Sudanese Consulate.
Deed of assignment document if the applicant is not the inventor, legalised by the Sudanese Consulate.
Certified copy of the priority document if claimed.
What you need to know
All documents, except for the copy of the priority document, must be submitted at the time of filing.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame15 – 20 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 6 months
Opposition
8 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible
Madrid Agreement
Madrid Protocol
Nice Agreement
WIPO
Filing Requirements
Notarized PoA
Extract of the Commercial Register / Certificate of Incorporation
What you need to know
Late Filing of documents is allowed within 30 days from filing date
Time Frame: 24 – 36 months
Filing Requirements
Notarized PoA
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
Notarized PoA
Legalized Certificate of Change of name/address
What you need to know
May be recorded for pending applications and registered trademarks
Filing Requirements
Notarized PoA
Legalized deed of assignment
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
Notarized PoA
Legalized merger agreement
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
Notarized PoA
Legalized license agreement
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Not available.
OPPOSITION
No.
EXAMINATION
As to form.
ANNUITIES
Paid annually commencing on the first anniversary of the filing date.
PUBLICATION
Not available.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty (Signature), Madrid Agreement (Marks), Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Specification, claims, formal drawings, and abstract.
Deed of assignment document if the applicant is not the inventor, legalized by the Sudanese Consulate.
Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or an extract from the commercial register with Arabic or English translation, legalized by the Sudanese Consulate.
Certified copy of the priority document if claimed.
What you need to know
POA and remaining documents may be submitted within 3 months from filing date.
Filing Requirements
Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or an extract from the commercial register reflecting the change.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required.
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment document signed by the assignor and assignee, legalized by the Sudanese Consulate.
Certificate of incorporation of assignee, legalized.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required.
Filing Requirements
Merger agreement document signed by both parties, legalized by the Sudanese Consulate.
Certificate of incorporation if new entity formed, legalized.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required.
Filing Requirements
License agreement, legalized.
Certificate of incorporation of licensee, legalized.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required.
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
Options include 5, 10 or 15 years from filing date.
RENEWAL
Allowed for two consecutive periods of 5 years each, where the initial duration was 5 years, and for a further period of 5 years where the initial duration was 10 years.
EXAMINATION
As to form only.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Applicable up to 50 figures.
OPPOSITION
No.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Budapest Treaty, Hague Agreement, Lisbon Agreement, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement, Vienna Agreement, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.
Filing Requirements
POA, legalized.
4 representations of the design.
3 short descriptions of the design in English or French.
Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified.
What you need to know
Representations of the design and the short descriptions of the design must be submitted at the time of filing.
POA and Priority document may be submitted within 2 months of filing date.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 7 -10 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 18 months
Opposition
2 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible
-TRIPS
-Paris Convention
-Madrid Protocol
-Nice Agreement
-Trademark Law Treaty
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certified copy of priority document if claimed
What you need to know
Late Filing of priority document is possible
Time Frame: 18 -24 months
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certificate of change of name / address
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Deed of assignment notarized
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Merger document notarized
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
License Agreement notarized
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Applicable.
OPPOSITION
2 months from publication date.
EXAMINATION
Formality, substantive and relative ground.
ANNUITIES
Paid annually on the anniversary of the international filing date with 6 months surcharge grace period.
PUBLICATION
Patents are published in the Industrial Property Bulletin upon allowance.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Budapest Treaty, Hague Agreement, Lisbon Agreement, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement, Vienna Agreement, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.
Filing Requirements
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney simply signed.
• Certified copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed.
What you need to know
POA and remaining documents may be submitted within 2 months from filing date.
Filing Requirements
A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes duly notarized.
What you need to know
Arabic or French translation are required.
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly notarized.
What you need to know
POA may be submitted by assignee or assignor
Arabic or French translation are required.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized notarized.
What you need to know
Arabic or French translation are required.
Filing Requirements
License agreement signed by both parties duly notarized.
What you need to know
Arabic or French translation are required.
A copy of the commercial register of the company in Tunisia
A copy of the registration certificate of the trademark in Tunisia (A copy of the identity/passport
A copy of the residence permit in Tunisia; if any
No required documents
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
5 years from filing date.
RENEWAL
Allowed for four consecutive terms of 5 years each.
EXAMINATION
Formal, Relative grounds and Absolute grounds.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Up to 100 figures.
OPPOSITION
3 months.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, Apostille Convention
Filing Requirements
POA, simply signed
Specifications describing the design
Drawings, paintings, graphics, photographic or similar representations of the design
Statement to indicate the specific date of disclosure of an industrial design to the public
Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
POA and Priority document may be submitted within 3 months of filing date.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 3 – 5 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 3 months
Opposition
2 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible for oppositions, counter oppositions and responding to office action
-TRIPS
-Paris Convention
-Madrid Agreement
-Madrid Protocol
-Nice Agreement
-WIPO
-Trademark Law Treaty
-Singapore Treaty (signed but not in force yet)
-Vienna Agreement (Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks)
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certified copy of priority document if claimed
What you need to know
Scanned copies of documents are sufficient
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Certificate of change of name / address
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Deed of Assignment
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
Merger document
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
Filing Requirements
Simply Signed PoA
License Agreement
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks and pending applications
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Applicable.
OPPOSITION
6 months from grant.
EXAMINATION
Formal, Relative grounds and Absolute grounds.
ANNUITIES
Paid annually on the anniversary of the international filing date with 6 months surcharge grace period.
PUBLICATION
Published in the Official Patent Bulletin.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, Apostille Convention
Filing Requirements
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Specifications in English, with Turkish translation
Formal drawing
Copy of PCT application and publication
Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
Priority document may be submitted within 3 months from the filing date
Filing Requirements
Certificate of change of name, legalized
For change of address, no additional documents are required
What you need to know
The sworn English translation of documents is required, if it made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment, legalized
What you need to know
The assignment price must be indicated in the agreement
The sworn English translation of documents is required, if it made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
Certificate of merger, legalized
What you need to know
The sworn English translation of documents is required, if it made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
License agreement, legalized
What you need to know
The sworn English translation of documents is required, if it made in a foreign language
Submission of Filing Application
The registration of cinema and music works and computer games are mandatory. The film producers who first shot the films and the phonogram producers who first record the sounds in cinema and musical works have to record and register their productions containing cinema and musical works. The imported foreign cinema and music works and computer games are subject to same rules.
The application is firstly made to the relevant professional associations (MÜ-YAP, MESAM, MSG for productions containing musical works) for review with an application file, which includes registration application forms and other documents to be submitted.
Then, the applicants, by paying the registration fees, apply to the Istanbul Copyright and Cinema Directorate with the application file reviewed by the relevant professional associations.
Following documents are required for the imported artistic works:
Other types of artistic works; such as books, paintings and mobile applications can be registered as well in this online registry. The application has to be made online to GD of Copyrights in Ankara.
Following documents are required for the relevant works:
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
10 years from filing date.
RENEWAL
A maintenance fee is due annually on the anniversary of the filing date. There is a 6-month grace period for late payment, the last 3 of which are subject to a surcharge.
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, and industrial applicability.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Not applicable.
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication date.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Rome Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Filing Requirements
POA, legalized.
Certificate of incorporation, legalized.
Deed of assignment from designer(s), legalized.
Representations or drawings from different angles, which clarify the main features of the design.
Industrial design description along with bibliographic information of the applicant and designers.
Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified.
What you need to know
Sets of the representations or drawings, along with the description and bibliographic information must be submitted at the time of filing, scanned colored copies of all remaining documents may be submitted within 90 days of filing date.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 1 month
Opposition
30 days from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible
-Paris Convention
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the UAE Consulate
Certified copy of priority document legalized at the Omani Consulate; if claimed
What you need to know
Late filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 3 – 5 months
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the UAE Consulate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 6-month grace period
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the UAE Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized at the UAE Consulate
Scanned copy of registration certificate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the Omani Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized at the UAE Consulate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the UAE Consulate Merger agreement legalized up to the UAE Consulate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized at the UAE Consulate
License agreement document legalized at the UAE Consulate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Patent applications and patents may be searched by title, patentee name and PCT number at the patent office (unofficial).
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication in the IP Bulletin issued by the Patent Office after allowance.
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability, unity, and compliance.
ANNUITIES
Due annually on the anniversary of the international filing date and payable on pending applications. 6 months grace period for late payment, where the last 3 months payment will be subjected to a surcharge.
PUBLICATION
Applications are published after grant.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years from filing date 10 years from filing date for utility model.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Rome Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Copy of International Publication.
Specifications in English and Arabic.
Drawings in English and Arabic.
Deed of assignment, legalized.
Extract from the commercial register or certificate of good standing, legalized.
What you need to know
Copy of International Publication, copies of the specifications, and drawings must be submitted at the time of filing.
POA and remaining documents must be submitted within 90 days from filing date.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of change of name/address, legalized.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required.
Filing Requirements
Extract from the commercial register of assignee, legalized
Deed of assignment, legalized.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required.
Filing Requirements
Certificate of merger, legalized.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required.
Filing Requirements
License agreement, legalized.
Extract from the commercial register of licensee, legalized.
What you need to know
Separate POAs must be submitted by licensor and licensee.
Arabic translation of documents is required.
No required documents
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
5 years from filing date.
RENEWAL
Allowed for two consecutive terms of five years each.
EXAMINATION
Yes – as to form only.
OPPOSITION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Not allowable.
None
Filing Requirements
POA, legalized
3 representations of the design
Description of the design with its Arabic translation
What you need to know
All documents must be submitted at the time of filing
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 4 – 7 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 2 months
Opposition
3 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 7 years as of the filing date and renewable every 14 years
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 2 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Possible for oppositions, counter oppositions and responding to office action
N/A
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
Certified copy of priority document if claimed
What you need to know
Late Filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 16 – 20 months
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
What you need to know
Late renewal with penalty is possible within 1 month grace period
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate.
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
Merger agreement legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate.
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
Filing Requirements
Power of Attorney legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
License agreement document legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
May be searched by subject matter, patentee name, title, and priority data.
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication.
EXAMINATION
As to form and patentability.
ANNUITIES
Due annually on the anniversary of the filing date and payable prior to the expiration of the 4th, 8th, and 12th years as from filing date. 2 months grace period for late payment with a surcharge.
PUBLICATION
Published in the Industrial Property Gazette.
PROTECTION TERM
Duration of patent of origin.
None
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedure.
3 copies of the specifications in English, with Arabic translation
3 sets of formal drawings
Assignment from inventors, notarized
Certified copy of Letters Patents from country of origin
What you need to know
All documents should be submitted at the time of filing.
Filing Requirements
Legalized certificate of change of names/addresses,
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language
Filing Requirements
A duly legalized deed of assignment signed by the assignor and the assignee.
What you need to know
The assignment price should be indicated in the agreement
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Filing Requirements
A legalized license agreement executed by both parties.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
Separate POAs from licensee and licensor are required.
Filing Requirements
A legalized merger agreement.
What you need to know
Sworn English translation is required if documents made in a foreign language.
N/A
What We need to know
PROTECTION TERM
10 years from filing date.
EXAMINATION
As to form and content.
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No.
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Up to 3 figures.
OPPOSITION
90 days from publication date.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Paris Convention.
Filing Requirements
POA, legalized.
2 copies of the design or of each different respective angle/view.
Deed of assignment from the inventor(s), legalized.
Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register, legalized.
Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, legalized.
What you need to know
POA and copies of the design must be submitted at the time of filing, all remaining documents may be submitted within 1 month of filing date.
What you need to know
Search
Possible for word and device marks
Time Frame: 3 – 5 working days
Examination
On formal and absolute grounds
Time Frame: up to 1 months
Opposition
3 months from publication date
Protection Term
A trademark is valid for 10 years as of the filing date and renewable for indefinite similar periods.
Use
A third party can file a cancellation of a trademark registration for non-use within 5 years from the filing date
Extension of Time
Not possible
-Paris Convention
-WIPO
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Yemeni Consulate
A simple copy of the Certificate of Incorporation
Certified copy of the priority document; if claimed
What you need to know
Late Filing of documents is not allowed
Time Frame: 6 – 8 months
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Yemeni Consulate
Copy of registration / last renewal certificate
What you need to know
Late renewal is possible within 12-month grace period
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Yemeni Consulate
Certificate of change of name / address legalized up to the Yemeni Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Yemeni Consulate
Deed of assignment legalized up to the Yemeni Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Yemeni Consulate
Merger agreement legalized up to the Yemeni Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
Filing Requirements
PoA legalized up to the Yemeni Consulate
License agreement document legalized up to the Yemeni Consulate with Arabic Translation
What you need to know
May be recorded for registered trademarks only.
What We need to know
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Pending and granted patents are searched by title, patentee name and/or priority date.
OPPOSITION
90 days from publication.
EXAMINATION
As to form.
ANNUITIES
Due annually on the anniversary of the filing date, and for the time being, no surcharge for late payment of maintenance fees. The patent grace period will be implemented as soon as the new implementing regulation comes into force.
PUBLICATION
Published in the Official Gazette upon allowance.
PROTECTION TERM
20 years.
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Paris Convention.
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures.
Filing Requirements
Extract from the commercial register, legalized
Deed of assignment, legalized
Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
Abstract of the invention
Technical specifications of the invention.
What you need to know
All documents may be submitted within 60 days from filing date
Filing Requirements
Certificate of change of name/address, legalized.
Extract from the commercial register, legalized.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required
Filing Requirements
Deed of assignment, legalized
Extract from the commercial register of assignor, legalized.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required
Filing Requirements
Certificate of merger, legalized.
Extract from the commercial register, if new legal entity formed, legalized.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required
Filing Requirements
License agreement, legalized.
Extract from the commercial register of licensee, legalized.
What you need to know
Arabic translation of documents is required
an authorization document or agreement contract for the company that will distribute
