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The Road Map to Trademarks

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The Road Map
to Trademarks
-JORDAN-
FILECLOSED
FILECLOSED
FILECLOSED
FILECLOSED

OFFICE ACTION RAISED?

Submit Reply on Due Time?

Reply accepted by the Registrar?

Fees Paid Within the Deadline?

Oppositions Raised?

Reply Submitted Within the Deadline?

Decision to Applicant’s Favour?

APPLICANT WISHES TO APPEAL?

NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
Filing Fees
Official filing fees are paid
at the time of filing of
the application
Reply To Office Action
One (1) month period
to reply to the office action
After Second Chance
After two appeals in front
of the Registrar, the case
goes to the Supreme Court
Publication Fees
One (1) month period
to pay the publication fees
Opposition Period
There is a three (3) months
period for oppositions by
third parties
Counter Statement
One (1) month period
to submit a counter
statement to reply
to the opposition
Go to
Supreme
Court
Go to
Supreme
Court
The application undergoes a substantial
examination process by the Office.
Pay the publication fees at the Trademark
Office to get the application published.
The application gets published in the
Official Gazette subject for oppositions.
Applicant must pay the registration fees
to obtain the final registration certificate.
01
TRADEMARKS OFFICE
Receives the trademark
application

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Trademarks Behind the Scenes

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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

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7 Basic facts about trademark stats in the MENA region

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7

7

basic facts
2016 Statistics
on Trademarks in MENA
23
Countries
Country Specific
updated data
charts
Help You Compare

Filing

System

Multi Class
  • Algeria –
  • Djibouti –
  • Egypt –
  • Ethiopia –
  • Iran –
  • Iraq –
  • Lebanon –
  • Morocco –
  • Tunisia
0%
Single Class
  • Bahrain –
  • Gaza –
  • Jordan –
  • Kuwait –
  • Libya –
  • Oman –
  • Palestine –
  • Qatar –
  • Saudi Arabia –
  • Sudan –
  • Syria –
  • United Arab Emirates –
  • Yemen
0%
Single & Multi Class
  • South Sudan
%

Nice

Classification

  • Algeria –
  • Bahrain –
  • Djibouti –
  • Egypt –
  • Jordan –
  • Lebanon –
  • Morocco –
  • Oman –
  • Saudi Arabia –
  • South Sudan –
  • Syria –
  • Tunisia –
  • UAE

10th Edition

of Nice Classification

0 Countries
0%
  • Iran –
  • Sudan

9th Edition

of Nice Classification

0 Countries
0%

8th Edition

of Nice Classification

  • Ethiopia –
  • Gaza –
  • Iraq –
  • Kuwait –
  • Libya –
  • Palestine –
  • Yemen
0 Countries
0%

7th Edition

of Nice Classification

  • Qatar
0 Country
0%

Treaties

Member of Paris Convention

  • Algeria –
  • Bahrain –
  • Djibouti –
  • Egypt –
  • Iran –
  • Iraq –
  • Jordan –
  • Kuwait –
  • Lebanon –
  • Libya –
  • Morocco –
  • Oman –
  • Qatar –
  • Saudi Arabia –
  • Sudan –
  • Syria –
  • Tunisia –
  • UAE –
  • Yemen
0%

Member of Madrid Agreement

  • Algeria –
  • Egypt –
  • Iran –
  • Morocco –
  • Sudan –
  • Tunisia –
  • Yemen
0%

Claiming Priority Under Paris Conventions

  • Algeria –
  • Bahrain –
  • Djibouti –
  • Egypt –
  • Ethiopia –
  • Iran –
  • Iraq –
  • Jordan –
  • Kuwait –
  • Lebanon –
  • Libya –
  • Morocco –
  • Oman –
  • Qatar –
  • Saudi Arabia –
  • Sudan –
  • Syria –
  • Tunisia –
  • Yemen
0%

Member of Protocol to Madrid Agreement

  • Bahrain –
  • Egypt –
  • Iran –
  • Morocco –
  • Oman –
  • Sudan –
  • Syria –
  • Tunisia
0%

Customs

Border Protection

Available

0%

Not Available

0%
  • Algeria

  • Egypt

  • Ethiopia

  • Jordan

  • Lebanon

  • Morocco

  • Sudan

  • Tunisia

  • UAE

  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Gaza
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Kuwait
  • Libya
  • Oman
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Syria
  • Yemen

Summary

39%
  • Available
  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Sudan
  • Tunisia
  • UAE
61%
  • Not Available
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Gaza
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Kuwait
  • Libya
  • Oman
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Syria
  • Yemen
35%
  • Yes
  • Bahrain
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
65%
  • No
  • Algeria
  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
  • Gaza
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Tunisia
  • UAE
  • Yemen
30%
  • Yes
  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Morocco
  • Sudan
  • Tunisia
  • Yemen
70%
  • No
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
  • Gaza
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Oman
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Syria
  • UAE
87%
  • Yes
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • Yemen
13%
  • No
  • Gaza
  • Palestine
  • South Sudan
  • UAE
83%
  • Yes
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • UAE
  • Yemen
17%
  • No
  • Ethiopia
  • Gaza
  • Palestine
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
4%
  • 7th Edition
  • Qatar
30%
  • 8th Edition
  • Ethiopia
  • Gaza
  • Iraq
  • Kuwait
  • Libya
  • Palestine
  • Yemen
9%
  • 9th Edition
  • Iran
  • Sudan
57%
  • 10th Edition
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • UAE
57%
  • Single-Class
  • Bahrain
  • Gaza
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Libya
  • Oman
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen
39%
  • Multi-Class
  • Algeria
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia
4%
  • Single & Multi Class
  • South Sudan
 
Customs Border Protection
Member of Protocol to Madrid Agreement
Member of Madrid Agreement
Claiming Priority Under Paris Convetion
Member of Paris Convetion
Nice Classification
Filing System
 
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Custom Protection Available

  • Custom Protection Available
  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Sudan
  • Tunisia
  • UAE
Custom Protection Not Available

  • Custom Protection Not Available
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Gaza
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Kuwait
  • Libya
  • Oman
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Syria
  • Yemen
Member of Protocol to Madrid Agreement

  • Member of Protocol to Madrid Agreement
  • Bahrain
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
Not Member of Protocol to Madrid Agreement

  • Not Member of Protocol to Madrid Agreement
  • Algeria
  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
  • Gaza
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Tunisia
  • UAE
  • Yemen
Member of Madrid Agreement

  • Member of Madrid Agreement
  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Morocco
  • Sudan
  • Tunisia
  • Yemen
Not Member of Madrid Agreement

  • Not Member of Madrid Agreement
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
  • Gaza
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Oman
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Syria
  • UAE
Claiming Priority Under Paris Convention Possible

  • Claiming Priority Under Paris Convention Possible
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • Yemen
Claiming Priority Under Paris Convention Not Possible

  • Claiming Priority Under Paris Convention Not Possible
  • Gaza
  • Palestine
  • South Sudan
  • UAE
Member of Paris Convention

  • Member of Paris Convention
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • UAE
  • Yemen
Not Member of Paris Convention

  • Not Member of Paris Convention
  • Ethiopia
  • Gaza
  • Palestine
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
7th Edition

  • 7th Edition of Nice Classification
  • Qatar
8th Edition

  • 8th Edition of Nice Classification
  • Ethiopia
  • Gaza
  • Iraq
  • Kuwait
  • Libya
  • Palestine
  • Yemen
9th Edition

  • 9th Edition of Nice Classification
  • Iran
  • Sudan
10th Edition

  • 10th Edition of Nice Classification
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • UAE
Single Class

  • Single-Class Filing System
  • Bahrain
  • Gaza
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Libya
  • Oman
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen
Multi Class

  • Multi-Class Filing System
  • Algeria
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia
Single & Multi Class

  • Single & Multi Class Filing System
  • South Sudan

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