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Summer is coming to an end, the weather is changing and so is the number and types of refusals for this month.

Common reasons for Trademark registration refusal:

1- Office action:

* Missing documents

* Association with previously registered mark

* Not to use

The temperature and the refusal numbers were inversely proportional in July 2022. While the temperature was reaching its highest peaks, the refusal number had decreased from 17,747 to 15,724.

In terms of the number of refusals, China

Please note that the system of the Oman Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion has been down since June 1 and accordingly the Trademark Office issued a memo on 14-Jun-22 extending all deadline dates until the system returns

Summer 2022 is beginning soon, the number of rejections of Trademark applications are cracking down from 14,796 applications issued last month to 13,428 applications issued in May.

Between April and May, the number of rejections