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
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
The patent registration process takes around 3 to 4 years.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic.)
Once the application is filed, the examiner will review its formalities and issue formal acceptance if all requirements are met.
Certified copy of the priority document.
Within 3 months of the formal acceptance the Examination fees should be settled.
Power of Attorney (POA): Simply signed.
The Examiner will issue a substantive examination report and will give a time limit to reply to the report.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), simply signed.
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 oppositions 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.
Industrial Design
Required documents
Process
A summarized description of the design.
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.
Applicant info (name and address).
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.
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.
Lebanon Weekend: Saturday &Sunday IP Treaties:
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Patent Cooperation Treaty
Wipo Treaty
Nice Treaty
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Power of Attorney (POA): notarized and legalized at the Lebanese embassy
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.
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 trademark's registration is valid for 15 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
The patent registration process takes up to 1 month.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic.)
Lebanon adopts a filing system in which patent applications undergo only a formal examination. Substantive examination services are not available at the time being
Certified copy of the priority document.
If all the formal requirements are met, the certificate of registration will be issued within 2-3 weeks.
Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Lebanese embassy.
The patent will be published three months after settling the required fees. However, the applicant has the right to seize publication of the patent for 6 months extendable up to three years.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), notarized and legalized at the Lebanese embassy.
The patent registration is valid for 20 years, from the filing date.
Annuity should be paid on a tealy basis, starting the date of filing, a 1 month grace period is available.
Industrial Design
Required documents
Process
A summarized description of the design.
One application can cover multiple designs.
Applicant info (name and address).
The process from filing to issuance of certificate is for a period of 15 working days.
Power of attorney (PoA): Original should be notarized and legalized.
The design registration is valid for 25 years, not renewable.
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.
Libya Weekend: Friday & Saturday IP Treaties:
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Power of Attorney (POA): notarized and legalized at the Libyan embassy.
The registration process takes 18-24 months to be completed.
Copy of the commercial certificate translated to Arabic legalized at the Libyan embassy
A separate application should be filed for each class.
The application will be examined by the TMO within a period of 4-6 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 to publish the mark in the official gazette.
Conditionally accept the application, you may appeal the decision within a period of 30 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 30 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 90 days from the date of publication in the official gazette. The applicant has 90 days from date of official notification to file a reply to the opposition, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn.
The trademark's registration is valid for 10 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
Once filed, the application will be formally and substantively examined and the PTO will issue one of the following decisions:
Complete or amend the application: the applicant has 6 months from the official notification date to comply to any amendment requested, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn. However, the applicant may appeal the decision within 30 days from official notification date if he does not wish to amend the application.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic or French.)
Reject the application: if the requirements were not met or the patent
Certified copy of the priority document.
Power of Attorney (POA): legalized at
Morocco Weekend: Saturday &Sunday IP Treaties:
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Patent Cooperation Treaty
Madrid Protocol/ Madrid Agreement
The Patent Law Treaty
Marrakesh VIP Treaty
Trademark law Treaty
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The registration process takes 3-4 months to be completed.
A single application could be filed for multiple classes.
"The application will be examined by the TMO within a period of 1 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.
Conditionally accept the application, the TMO gives the applicant 60 days from the official notification date to comply or amend the application as requested, otherwise the application will be rejected.
Any interested third party can oppose the publication of the trademark application within 60 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 TMO publishes the trademark certificate in the official gazette for informative purposes only; No one can oppose the said publication.
The trademark's registration is valid for 10 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
The patent registration process takes 2-3 years.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic or french.)
After filing the application, it is examined as to form and substantive requirements.
Certified copy of the priority document.
If accepted, the patent will be published and any interested third party can oppose the said application within 2 months from the date of publication.
Power of Attorney (POA): Simply signed.
If the application passes the publication period successfully, the certificate of registration will be issued signed.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), simply signed.
A patent is protected for 20 years from the filing date.
Annuities should be settled after acceptance and grant of the patent application on the anniversary of the international filing date or national filing date or validation date.
A 6 months grace period is granted to settle the annuities subject to late penalty fees.
EPO granted Patent can be directly validated in Morocco with no examination requirements.
Industrial Design
Required documents
Process
A summarized description of the design.
One application can cover up to 50 designs (additional charges to be paid for each additional design).
Applicant info (name and address).
The process from filing to issuance of certificate is for a period of 1 to 2 years.
Power of attorney (PoA): Simply signed.
No annuities.
Deed of assignment if the applicant is not the designer.
The design registration is valid for 5 years.
Translation to Arabic of all documents and descriptions is required at time of filing
Renewal is allowed for three consecutive periods of 5 years.
Copy of the commercial certificate document is required.
Oman Weekend: Friday & Saturday
IP Treaties:
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Patent Cooperation Treaty
Nairobi Treaty
The Patent Law Treaty
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
UPOV Convention
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
WIPO Copyright Treaty
Rome Convention
Trademark Law Treaty
Budapest Treaty
Madrid Protocol
Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
Accession by the Sultanate of Oman
The registration process takes 6 - 8 months to be completed. This assumes a smooth process with no oppositions or rejections, and that all documents and formality requirements were submitted at filing. Otherwise, it would take around 12 -15 months.
Commercial Certificate
A separate application should be filed for each class.
Priority Documents (If applicable)
After filing the application will be examined by the TMO within a period of 1 to 2 months. After the end of the examination period, the TMO will issue a decision to either:
Accept the application, and the mark proceeds to be published in the official gazette and a local newspaper for 60 days which is the opposition period.
Conditionally accept the application, you may appeal the decision or comply with the said conditions within a period of 60 days 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.
If the mark is accepted and not rejected, it will be published for 60 days any interested third party can oppose the publication of the trademark application within 60 days from the date of publication in the official gazette.
The trademark owner has 30 days to file a reply to the opposition from date of official notification, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn.
The certificate of registration will be issued within 60 days after the end of the publication period.
The trademark's registration is valid for 10 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
The patent registration process takes 4-5 years.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic.)
Once filed, the application will be formally examined to check if all the required documents were submitted. When formally accepted, the applicant will have to settle the substantive examination fees, otherwise, the application will lapse.
Certified copy of the priority document.
Once the application is substantively accepted, the applicant has to settle the publication and registration fees to publish the application in the official gazette. Any interested third party can oppose the said application within 120 days from the date of publication.
Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Oman embassy.
If the application passes the publication period successfully, the certificate of registration will be issued.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), notarized and legalized at the Oman embassy
The protection period of a patent is 20 years, from the filing date of the PCT application, or the national patent application based on Paris Convention
Annuity payments are settled at the beginning of each year, between January and March.
Industrial Design
Required documents
Process
A summarized description of the design.
One application can cover multiple designs.
Applicant info (name and address).
The process from filing to issuance of the certificate is for a period of 1 to 2 years
Power of attorney (PoA): Original should be notarized and legalized
The design registration is valid for 10 years.
Deed of assignment if the applicant is not the designer.
Annuity payments are settled at the beginning of each year, between January and March.
Translation to Arabic of all documents and descriptions is required at time of filing
Copy of the commercial certificate document is required.
Bahrain Weekend: Friday & Saturday
IP Treaties:
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works For Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, Or Otherwise Print Disabled
The Patent Law Treaty
The Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs
The Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of Figurative Elements of Marks
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The registration process takes 6 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 1-3 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 within 30 days from the official notification date, otherwise the application will 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 60 days from the date of publication. The applicant has 30 days from the official notification date to file a reply to the opposition, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn.
The applicant has 30 days from the end of publication period date to settle the registration fees, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn.
The certificate of registration will be issued within 1 -2 working days from the date of settlement of registration fees.
The trademark's registration is valid for 10 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
The patent registration process takes around 3 to 4 years.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic.)
Once the application is filed, the examiner will review its formalities and issue formal acceptance if all requirements are met.
Certified copy of the priority document
Within 3 months of the formal acceptance the Examination fees and publication fees should be settled.
Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Bahrain embassy.
The Examiner will issue a substantive examination report and will give a 90 days time limit to reply to the report.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), notarized and legalized at the Bahrain embassy.
More than one substantive examination report might be issued from the same patents.
The decision of the PTO can be appealed in front of the patent committee.
After the final acceptance the final registration fees need to be paid and they patent will be published for 3 months.
A patent is valid for 20 years.
Maintenance fees should be paid form the 2nd year, starting the PCT filing date or the national filing date.
Industrial Design
Required documents
Process
A summarized description of the design.
One application can cover multiple designs
Applicant info (name and address).
The process from filing to issuance of the certificate is for a period 1 to 2 years.
Power of attorney (PoA): Original should be notarized and legalized.
The design registration is valid for 15 years.
Deed of assignment if the applicant is not the designer.
Annuity payments are settled annually, after the issuance of the registration certificate.
Translation to Arabic of all documents and descriptions is required at time of filing
Copy of the commercial certificate document is required.
Egypt Weekend: Friday & Saturday
IP Treaties:
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Madrid Protocol/ Madrid Agreement
The Patent Law Treaty
Washington Treaty
Trademark law Treaty
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Power of Attorney (POA): notarized and legalized at the Egyptian embassy
The registration process takes 14-18 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 10 to 12 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 within 6 months from the official notification date to publish the mark in the official gazette, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn.
Conditionally accept the application, you may appeal the decision or comply with the said conditions within a period of 30 days from the official notification date, otherwise the application would be considered withdrawn.
Reject the application, you may appeal the decision within a period of 30 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 60 days from the date of publication in the official gazette. The applicant has 30 days from official notification date 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 certificate will be published for informative purposes only; No one can oppose the said publication
The trademark's registration is valid for 10 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
The patent registration process takes around 3 to 4 years.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic.)
Once the application is filed, the examiner will review its formalities and issue formal acceptance if all requirements are met.
Certified copy of the priority document
Within 3 months of the formal acceptance the Examination fees should be settled.
Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Egyptian embassy.
The Examiner will issue a substantive examination report and will give a 90 days time limit to reply to the report.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), notarized and legalized at the Egyptian embassy.
More than one substantive examination report might be issued from the same patents.
After the final acceptance the publication and final registration fees should be settled, then the patent will be published for 3 months.
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.
Industrial Design
Required documents
Process
A summarized description of the design.
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.
Applicant info (name and address).
The design registration is valid for 10 years, renewal is allowed once for 5 years.
Power of attorney (PoA): Original should be notarized and legalized.
No annuities.
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.
Kuwait Weekend: Friday & Saturday
IP Treaties:
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Power of Attorney (POA): notarized and legalized at the Kuwaiti embassy
The registration process takes 6 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 1 month. After the end of the examination period, the TMO will issue a decision to either:
Accept the application, the publication fees should be settled within 30 days from the official notification date, otherwise the application will 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 60 days from the date of publication. The applicant has 30 days from the official notification date to file a reply to the opposition, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn.
The applicant has 30 days from the end of publication period date to settle the registration fees, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn.
The certificate of registration will be issued within 1 week from the date of settlement of registration fees.
The trademark's registration is valid for 10 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
The patent registration process takes 4-5 years.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic.)
Once filed, the application will be formally examined to check if all the required documents were submitted. When formally accepted, the applicant will have to settle the substantive examination fees, otherwise, the application will lapse.
Certified copy of the priority document
Once the application is substantively accepted, the applicant has to settle the publication and registration fees to publish the application in the official gazette. Any interested third party can oppose the said application within 120 days from the date of publication.
Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Kuwait embassy.
If the application passes the publication period successfully, the certificate of registration will be issued.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), notarized and legalized at the Kuwait embassy.
The protection period of a patent is 20 years, from the filing date of the PCT application, or the national patent application based on Paris Convention.
After the final acceptance the publication and final registration fees should be settled, then the patent will be published for 3 months.
Annuity payments are settled at the beginning of each year, between January and March
Industrial Design
Required documents
Process
A summarized description of the design.
One application can cover multiple designs.
Applicant info (name and address).
The process from filing until acceptance is for a period of 1 to 2 years.
Power of attorney (PoA): Original should be notarized and legalized.
There is no certificate of registration issued. All design applications are used as documentary evidence of ownership
Deed of assignment if the applicant is not the designer.
The design registration is valid for 10 years, renewal is not allowed.
Translation to Arabic of all documents and descriptions is required at time of filing
Annuity payments are settled at the beginning of each year, between January and March.
Copy of the commercial certificate document is required.
Qatar Weekend: Friday & Saturday IP Treaties:
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Patent Cooperation Treaty
Nairobi Treaty
The Patent Law Treaty
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Power of Attorney (POA): notarized and legalized at the Qatar embassy.
The registration process takes 12-15 months to be completed.
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 10 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
The patent registration process takes 3-4 years.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic.)
Once filed, the application will be formally examined to check if all the required documents were submitted. When formally accepted, the applicant will have to settle the substantive examination fees, otherwise, the application will lapse.
Certified copy of the priority document
Once the application is substantively accepted, the applicant has to settle the publication and registration fees to publish the application in the official gazette. Any interested third party can oppose the said application within 120 days from the date of publication.
Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Qatar embassy.
If the application passes the publication period successfully, the certificate of registration will be issued.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), notarized and legalized at the Qatari embassy.
The protection period of a patent is 20 years, from the filing date of the PCT application, or the national patent application based on Paris Convention.
Annuity payments are settled at the beginning of each year, between January and March.
Annuity payments are settled at the beginning of each year, between January and March
Saudi Arabia Weekend: Friday & Saturday IP Treaties:
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Patent Cooperation Treaty
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works For Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, Or Otherwise Print Disabled
The Patent Law Treaty
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
The Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs
The Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of Figurative Elements of Marks
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The registration process takes 3-4 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 1 week. After the end of the examination period, the TMO will issue a decision to either:
Accept the application, the publication fees should be settled within 30 days from the official notification date, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn
Amend the application, the applicant has 10 days from the official notification date to amend the mark as requested, otherwise the application will be rejected. However, the applicant may appeal the said decision within a period of 60 days from the official notification date.
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 60 days from the date of publication. The applicant has 30 days from the official notification date to file a reply to the opposition, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn.
The applicant has 30 days from the end of publication period date to settle the registration fees, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn.
The certificate of registration will be issued within 1 week from the date of settlement of registration fees.
The trademark's registration is valid for 10 Hijri years which is equivalent to 9.8 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
The patent registration process takes around 2 years.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic.)
Once the application is filed, the examiner will review its formalities and issue formal acceptance if all requirements are met.
Certified copy of the priority document
Within 3 months of the formal acceptance the Examination fees and publication fees should be settled.
Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Saudi embassy.
The Examiner will issue a substantive examination report and will give a 90 days time limit to reply to the report.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), notarized and legalized at the Saudi embassy.
More than one substantive examination report might be issued from the same patents.
The decision of the PTO can be appealed in front of the patent committee.
After the final acceptance the final registration fees need to be paid and they patent will be published for 3 months.
A patent is valid for 20 years.
Maintenance fees should be paid form the 2nd year, starting the PCT filing date or the national filing date. Annuity payments are settled at the beginning of each year, between January and March.
Industrial Design
Required documents
Process
A summarized description of the design
One application can cover multiple designs.
Applicant info (name and address).
The process from filing to issuance of certificate is for a period of 6 months to 1 year.
Power of attorney (PoA): Original should be notarized and legalized.
The design registration is valid for 10 years.
Deed of assignment if the applicant is not the designer.
Annuity payments are settled at the beginning of each year, between January and March.
Translation to Arabic of all documents and descriptions is required at time of filing
Copy of the commercial certificate document is required.
Tunisia Weekend: Friday & Saturday IP Treaties:
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Patent Cooperation Treaty
Madrid Protocol/ Madrid Agreement
The Patent Law Treaty
Marrakesh VIP Treaty
Trademark law Treaty
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The registration process takes 15-18 months to be completed
A single application could be filed for multiple classes
The application will be examined by the TMO within a period of 10 to 12 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.
Conditionally accept the application, the TMO gives the applicant 30 days from the official notification date to appeal or amend the application as requested, otherwise the application will be rejected."
Any interested third party can oppose the publication of the trademark application within 60 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 TMO sets a hearing within 8 months from filing the reply to try to reach conciliation between both parties
The certificate of registration will be issued within 1 month from the date of settlement of registration fees.
The TMO publishes the trademark certificate in the official gazette for informative purposes only; No one can oppose the said publication
The trademark's registration is valid for 10 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
The patent registration process takes 3 to 4 years.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic or French.)
After filing the application, it is examined as to form and substantive requirements.
Certified copy of the priority document.
A patent application is published in the Al-Muwassafat quarterly gazette published by the Institute National de la Normalization et de la Propriete Industrielle (INNORPI), together with a summary of the contents thereof. The grant of a patent is also published. There are no provisions in the law as to appealing the decisions of the Registrar.
Power of Attorney (POA): Simply signed.
A patent is protected for 20 years from the filing date.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), simply signed.
An annuity fee must be paid starting the filing date. A 6 month grace period is given for a late annuity.
EPO granted Patent can be directly validated in Tunisia with no examination requirements.
Industrial Design
Required documents
Process
A summarized description of the design
One application can cover multiple designs.
Applicant info (name and address).
The process from filing to issuance of certificate is for a period of 1 to 2 years.
Power of attorney (PoA): Simply signed.
No annuities.
Deed of assignment if the applicant is not the designer.
The design registration is valid for 5, 10 or 15 years.
Translation to Arabic of all documents and descriptions is required at time of filing
Renewal is allowed for the extension of a maximum 15 years overall duration.
Copy of the commercial certificate document is required.
United Arab Emirates Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
IP Treaties:
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Patent Cooperation Treaty
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works For Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, Or Otherwise Print Disabled
The Patent Law Treaty
The Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs
The Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of Figurative Elements of Marks
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Power of Attorney (POA): notarized and legalized at the Emirati embassy
The registration process takes 5-6 months to be completed
Registration of a mark in the UAE covers the seven Emirates of Abu-Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al-Khaimah, Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al-Quwain
An applicant cannot choose to register in one of the emirates only
A separate application should be filed for each class
"The application will be examined by the TMO within a period up to 6 months. After the end of the examination period, the TMO will issue a decision to either:
Any interested third party can oppose the publication of the trademark application within 60 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 TMO sets a hearing within 8 months from filing the reply to try to reach conciliation between both parties
Accept the application, the publication fees should be settled within 30 days from the official notification date to publish the mark in the official gazette and two private newspapers, otherwise late penalty fees will be applied per month.
Reject the application, you may appeal the decision within a period of 30 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 30 days from the date of publication. The applicant has 30 days from the official notification date to file a reply to the opposition, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn
The applicant has 30 days from the end of publication period date to settle the registration fees, otherwise late penalty fees will be applied per month
The certificate of registration will be issued within 1 working day from the date of settlement of registration fees
The trademark's registration is valid for 10 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address
The patent registration process takes around 2 years.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic.)
Once the application is filed, the examiner will review its formalities and issue formal acceptance if all requirements are met.
Certified copy of the priority document.
Within 3 months of the formal acceptance the Examination fees should be settled.
Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Emirates embassy.
The Examiner will issue a substantive examination report and will give a 90 days time limit to reply to the report.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), notarized and legalized at the Emirates embassy.
More than one substantive examination report might be issued from the same patents.
After the final acceptance the publication and final registration fees should be settled, then the patent will be published for 3 months.
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.
Industrial Design
Required documents
Process
A summarized description of the design
One application can cover multiple designs.
Applicant info (name and address).
The process from filing to issuance of certificate is for a period of 1 to 2 years.
Power of attorney (PoA): Original should be notarized and legalized.
The design registration is valid for 10 years
Deed of assignment if the applicant is not the designer.
Annuity payments are made annually.
Translation to Arabic of all documents and descriptions is required at time of filing
Copy of the commercial certificate document is required.
Power of Attorney (POA): notarized and legalized at the Jordanian embassy and
The registration process takes 15-18 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 9 to 11 months. After the end of the examination period, the TMO will allocate a filing number for the said application and issue a decision to either:
Accept the application, the publication fees should be settled within 30 days from the official notification date to publish the mark in the official gazette, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn. It is worth mentioning that the official publication fees depend on the length of list of goods/services.
Conditionally accept the application, you may appeal the decision or comply with the said conditions within a period of 30 days from the official notification date, otherwise the application would be considered withdrawn.
Reject the application, you may appeal the decision within a period of 30 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 90 days from the date of publication in the official gazette. The applicant has 30 days from official notification date to file a reply to the opposition, otherwise the application will be considered withdrawn.
The certificate of registration will be issued within 1-2 months from the date of settlement of registration fees.
The trademark's registration is valid for 10 Gregorian years, starting from the filing date, and renewable for similar consecutive periods.
Patent
Required documents
Process
Applicant/ Inventor (s) name and address.
The patent filing process takes around 4 - 5 years.
Patent full details (Abstract, specification, full description in English and Arabic.)
Once a patent is filed, it is examined with respect to formalities . If all required documents are submitted, the patent will be accepted.
Certified copy of the priority document.
The PTO started accepting substantive examination fees for all patents filed after 2018.
Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Jordanian embassy.
The protection period of a patent is 20 years, from the filing date, or the national patent application based on Paris Convention.
Deed of Assignment (DOA): signed by the inventor(s), notarized and legalized at the Jordanian embassy.
Annuities can be paid before registration calculated based on the national filing date. The due annuity can be paid within a grace period of six months with a penalty.
Industrial Design
Required documents
Process
A summarized description of the design
One application can cover multiple designs.
Applicant info (name and address).
The process from filing to issuance of certificate is for a period of 11 to 14 months.
Power of attorney (PoA): Original should be notarized and legalized.
The design registration is valid for 15 years.
Deed of assignment if the applicant is not the designer.
The design registration is valid for 15 years.
Translation to Arabic of all documents and descriptions is required at time of filing
Renewal is not allowed.
Copy of the commercial certificate document is required.
