DOHA – The Intellectual Property Rights Protection Department of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (the Office) has initiated a pilot phase introducing key digital transformations to its operations. This development includes the online publication of the Official Gazette for trademarks, as well as the introduction of electronic registration certificates.
During the initial implementation stage, the Office will adopt a dual approach. For certain trademark applications, certificates will be issued solely in electronic form. At the same time, some registrations will continue to issue as paper form while the digital system is gradually phased in.
These provisions came into effect in early July 2025.
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