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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

CLASSIFICATION

11th edition: application for a single class

SEARCH

Possibility of word and gadget markings

EXAMINATION

Formally, absolutely, and relatively

OPPOSITION

60 days from publication date

PROTECTION TERM

10 years from the filing date, renewable for further years

USE

Vulnerable to cancellation if the mark has not been used for 5 years from the filing

EXTENSION OF TIME

Oppositions and counter-oppositions cannot be filed. Capable of reacting to actions in the office.

REQUIREMENTS

Filing Requirements

 A POA certified by an apostille or legally recognized is necessary. 

TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS

The following international organizations and agreements play a significant role in the domains of intellectual property, trade, and international law:

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
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

REGISTRATION

Filing Requirements

A copy of the incorporation certificate or a screenshot taken from the trade registry

If priority is claimed, a certified copy of the relevant document

What you need to know

After the filing date, all documents may be presented within 60 days.

RENEWAL

  • Filing Requirements

No other paperwork is needed.

  • What you need to know

A grace period of 6 months

CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS

  • Filing Requirements

Certificate of name and address modification, certified by the Apostille and legalized

  • What you need to know

Recordable for registrations and applications

ASSIGNMENT

  • Filing Requirements

Apostille-certified deed of assignment or a legally endorsed copy of the certificate of incorporation

  • What you need to know

It is possible to assign trademarks with or without the involved business’s consent.

Recorded just for registration purposes

MERGER

  • Filing Requirements

Agreement on merger, certified by an apostille, and a legally endorsed copy of the incorporation certificate

  • What you need to know

May be recorded for registrations only

LICENSE

  • Filing Requirements

The license agreement with a legalized copy of the certificate of incorporation and Apostille certification

  • What you need to know

Although not required, license records are recommended to be effective against third parties.

Recorded just for registration purposes

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

EQUIVALENT SEARCH

Title and patentee name searches are available for patent applications and patents.

EXAMINATION

Regarding form, originality, creativity, industrial usefulness, coherence, and conformity

PUBLICATION

Patents are published in the Official Gazette following both substantive examination and the grant.

OPPOSITION

The republishing occurs 120 days after the initial publication. However, no opposition period is provided after the grant.

ANNUITIES

Annually, the fee is due on the anniversary of the international filing date and must be paid before the grant. There is a grace period of six months for late payment, with an associated surcharge, during the last three months of that period.

PROTECTION TERM

20 years from the international filing date

REQUIREMENTS

Filing Requirements

For all of the steps listed below, a POA certified by a signature or legally recognized is necessary.

REGISTRATION

Filing Requirements
  • A copy of the International Publication (including the ISR if published).
  • Two sets of specifications, both in English and Arabic.
  • Two sets of drawings, available in both English and Arabic.
  • The assignment from the inventors, certified with Apostille or legalized.
  • An Extract from the commercial register or a Certificate of Good Standing.

CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS

  • Filing Requirements

Certificate of change of name/address, with Apostille certification/legalized

ASSIGNMENT

  • Filing Requirements

An excerpt is taken from the assignee’s commercial registration

Assignment deed, authorized or authorized

  • What you need to know

Separate POAs are required from the assignee and assignor

MERGER

  • Filing Requirements

No additional documents are required

LICENSE

  • Filing Requirements

License agreement that has been legalized and certified by an Apostille

Excerpt from the licensee’s trade registration, certified by an Apostille and legalized

  • What you need to know

The licensor and licensee must sign separate POAs.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

ROTECTIOPN TERM

5 years from the filing date

EXAMINATION

As to novelty

APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES

Possible

LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION

No

OPPOSITION

No provisions

REQUIREMENTS

Filing Requirements
  • A Power of Attorney (POA) with Apostille certification.
  • Certificate of incorporation.
  • Deed of assignment from the inventor(s).
  • A comprehensive description of the design, including the designer’s name, and four prints of the design.
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