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Country Requirements
Trademark
Patent
Industrial Design
Required Documents:
Power of Attorney (POA): notarized and legalized at the Lebanese embassy
Process:
- The registration process takes 12-15 months to be completed.
- A separate application should be filed for each class.
- "The application will be examined by the TMO within a period of 2 to 3 months. After the end of the examination period, the TMO will issue a decision to either:
- Accept the application, the publication fees should be settled and the mark will be issued in the official gazette after 2 months. It is worth mentioning that the trademarks official gazette is issued at the beginning of every month.
- Conditionally accept the application, you may appeal the decision within a period of 60 days from the official notification date or comply with the said conditions within 6 months from the official notification date, otherwise the application would be considered withdrawn.
- Reject the application, you may appeal the decision within a period of 60 days from the official notification date, otherwise the application would be considered withdrawn."
- Any interested third party can oppose the publication of the trademark application within 120 days from the date of publication in the official gazette. The applicant has 60 days from date of official notification to file a reply to the opposition, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn.
- The certificate of registration will be issued within 1 month from the date of settlement of registration fees.
- The trademark's registration is valid for 15 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Required Documents:
- Lebanon Power of attorney (PoA) - notarized and legalized at the Lebanese embassy.
- Deed of Assignment (DoA) – notarized and legalized at the Lebanese embassy.
- Patent full specifications in English and Arabic
- Certified copy of the priority document.
Process:
- The patent registration process takes up to 3 months.
- Lebanon adopts a filing system in which patent applications undergo only a formal examination. Substantive examination services are not available at the time being
- If all the formal requirements are met, the certificate of registration will be issued within 2-3 weeks.
- The patent will be published three months after issuance of the certificate. However, the applicant has the right to seize publication of the patent for 6 months extendable up to three years.
- The patent registration is valid for 20 years, from the filing date.
- Annuity should be paid on a yearly basis, starting the date of filing, a 1-month grace period is available.
Required Documents:
- A summarized description of the design.
- Applicant info (name and address).
- Power of attorney (PoA): Original should be notarized and legalized.
- Deed of assignment if the applicant is not the designer.
- Translation to Arabic of all documents and descriptions is required at time of filing
- Copy of the commercial certificate document is required.
Process:
- One application can cover multiple designs.
- The process from filing to issuance of certificate is for a period of 15 working days.
- The design registration is valid for 25 years, not renewable.