IP Treaties
Fact Table
Protection term
10 Years
Special signs
Class headings and general lists of goods/services are no longer acceptable when applying for a trademark.
NICE classification adopted
11th Edition
Word Mark Search
Available
Device Mark Search
Available and done by the logo itself
Country Requirements
Trademark
Patent
Industrial Design
Required Documents:
Power of Attorney (POA): simply signed
Process:
- The registration process takes 18-36 months to be completed.
- A single application could be filed for multiple classes.
- The Filing and publication fees are settled at the time of filing of application.
- "The application will be examined by the TMO within a period of 18 to 24 months.
- After the end of the examination period, the TMO will issue a decision to either:
- Accept the application; the certificate of registration will be issued.
- Reject the application, the TMO gives the applicant 60 days to reply to the rejection and can be extended for a similar period if needed upon the applicant’s request."
- The TMO publishes the trademark certificate in the official gazette for informative purposes only; No one can oppose the said publication.
- You may file a cancellation action against the infringed mark within 5 years from the date of registration of the trademark.
- The trademark's registration is valid for 10 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Required Documents:
- Power of attorney (PoA) – simply signed clearly indicating signatory name and position
- Deed of Assignment for Non PCT applications claiming US Priority
- Patent full specifications in Arabic and French for non PCT applications and only Arabic for PCT applications
- Certified copy of the priority document for non PCT claiming priority
Process:
- The patent registration process takes around 3 to 4 years.
- Once the application is filed, the examiner will review its formalities.
- The Examiner will issue a substantive examination report and will give a time limit to reply to the report.
- More than one substantive examination report might be issued from the same patents.
- If accepted, the patent will be registered and published after registration, therefore no opposition by third parties can be submitted.
- A patent is valid for 20 years.
- Maintenance fees should be paid from the 2nd year, starting the PCT filing date or the national filing date.
Required Documents:
- A summarized description of the design.
- Applicant info (name and address).
- Power of attorney (PoA): Simply signed.
- 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 several designs (additional charges to be paid for each additional design).The process from filing to issuance of the certificate is for a period of 1 to 2 years.
- The design registration is valid for 10 years, however the protection is divided into 2 parts. Protection of the first year, and the second part, the applicant must request the 9 other years extension, otherwise the registration will expire and will only have a 6 month grace period.