Yemen – NJQ & Associates

YEMEN: THE TRADEMARK OFFICE ADOPTS THE 12TH EDITION OF THE NICE CLASSIFICATION

NJQ & Associates — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:24:45 +0000

SANA’A & ADEN – The General Department for Intellectual Property Protection of the Ministry of Industry & Trade has adopted the 12th Edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the purpose of registering marks under the Nice Agreement.

Effective 10 October 2024, users can select items from the 12th Edition of the Nice Classification through the online filing portal.

This has also opened the possibility of selecting ten (10) items from the list of goods instead of four (4) items. Applications pending examination may be amended to include up to ten (10) items.

For more information, please contact yemen@qumsieh.com.

Yemen – New Regulation Regarding the List of Goods and Services

NJQ & Associates — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 12:02:24 +0000

SANAA – On 5 May 2016 the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a Ministerial Decree No. 239 of 2011 stipulating new regulation in respect with the filing of new trademark applications. The new regulation states that new applications must include specific items for the goods and services in the List of Goods and Services as the general class heading is no longer accepted.
Said decision was effective on 6 July 2016.

For more information please contact yemen@qumsieh.com.

Yemen – Increase in the Official Fees

NJQ & Associates — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:18:52 +0000

Yemen – NJQ, It has been approved yesterday by the Yemeni Council of Ministers to increase the official fees for Trademarks, Patents, and Industrial Designs by 100% of the original charges.

It worth mentioning that, according to the new regulations, all official fees must be paid at filing stage.

This increase is expected to be effective within the next few days; we shall circulate a copy of the official decree immediately upon issuance.

According to the above, we recommend our clients and associates to proceed with any pending applications immediately before applying these new fees to avoid payment at high rates.

For more information, please contact yemen@qumsieh.com.

Yemen – Intellectual Property Office Update

NJQ & Associates — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:20:12 +0000

This is to advise that the Yemeni Intellectual Property Office is partially operational due to unrest in Yemen.

We may encounter delays in responses and notifications, but the team at NJQ is not sparing any effort in preparing applications, receiving instructions, listing deadlines, and replying to correspondences to ensure stability of client’s files.

NJQ shall report to you immediately of any developments in this regard.

However, we have previously reported to you that the official fees are expected to be increased shortly, we urge clients to send their instructions on urgent basis to avoid paying at high rates.

Yemen – Dramatic Increase in Official Fees to be Imposed

NJQ & Associates — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:18:40 +0000

We have been informed that the official fees of all IP matters in Yemen will be dramatically increased within 3 weeks; therefore we encourage our customers to send their instructions for renewals, recordals, and or new filings as soon as they can to avoid high rates charges.

Yemen – New Trademark Law

NJQ & Associates — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:44:36 +0000

A new Trademark and Geographical Indication Law has been issued on 22 November 2010 by a decree from the President Ali Abedllah Slaeh. The said law will become effective after three months from its issuance.

This new law, which is believed to be in parallel with Yemen’s plans to join WTO, encompasses new procedures, definitions, provisions, and regulations regarding trademarks.

The main features of the law can be summarized as follows:

The opposition period will be reduced to three months instead of 6 months.
A grace period of one year to renew registered trademarks.