Trademarks Behind the Scenes | NJQ & Associates

Trademarks Behind the Scenes

15 August 2016

by NJQ & Associates

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
PENALTY 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