Trademarks

BEHIND THE SCENES

Late filing of
the power of attorney

Can be filed later
  • LEBANON
    without penalty fee
Within 30 days
  • PALESTINE
    without penalty fee
  • YEMEN
    without penalty fee
Within 1 month
  • GAZA
    without penalty fee
  • IRAN
    without penalty fee
Within 2 months
  • TUNISIA
    without penalty fee
  • EGYPT
    without penalty fee
Within 3 months
  • BAHRAIN
    with penalty fee
  • JORDAN
    with penalty fee
  • KUWAIT
    without penalty fee
Within 6 months
  • ALGERIA
    without penalty fee
  • IRAQ
    without penalty fee
  • SYRIA
    with penalty fee
  • MOROCCO
    without penalty fee
  • OMAN
    without penalty fee
Not allowed
  • DJIBOUTI
  • LIBYA
  • SAUDI ARABIA
  • UAE
  • ETHIOPIA
  • QATAR
  • SOUTH SUDAN

Renewal
rules & regulations

PENALTY FOR LATE RENEWAL RENEWAL CAN BE MADE WITHIN GRACE PERIOD
FOR LATE RENEWAL
1 MONTH 3 MONTHS 6 MONTHS 12 MONTHS
YES
NO
    TUNISIA   2 MONTHS
YES
NO
  ETHIOPIA
UAE
LEBANON
LIBYA
BAHRAIN 3 MONTHS
YES
NO
  IRAQ DJIBOUTI, IRAN, MOROCCO, Sudan
SAUDI ARABIA, SOUTH SUDAN
ALGERIA, EGYPT, OMAN
KUWAIT, QATAR, SYRIA
6 MONTHS
YES
NO
JORDAN GAZA   PALESTINE
YEMEN
12 MONTHS

Cancellation of TMs
based on non-use

Can be made within
2 YEARS 5 YEARS 3 YEARS
Gaza
Iraq
Palestine
Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen Algeria
Ethiopia, Iran
Jordan
Morocco, Oman
Syria