IPRs Briefs

Trademark

	Service mark registrable	Validity renewal	Priority	Examination Re- anteriorities	Opposition before registration / term after republication	Can one application cover more than one class?	Number	Size CM	Printing block	The cancellation based on none-use within / Years	Time frame for completing registration
	Service mark registrable	Validity renewal	Priority	Examination Re- anteriorities	Opposition before registration / term after republication	Can one application cover more than one class?	Print block requirements			The cancellation based on none-use within / Years	Time frame for completing registration
Algeria	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	None	No	Yes	15	9*12	Yes	1	24 Months
Bahrain	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	Yes	Yes / 60 Ddays	No	7		No	5	20-24 Months
Djibouti	Yes	10 / 10		None	No	Yes	10		Yes	5	3-4 Years
Egypt	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	Yes	Yes / 2 Months	Yes	10		Yes	5	12-24 Months
Gaza *	Yes	7 / 14		Yes	Yes / 3 Months	No	15		No	2	18-24 Months
Iraq	Yes	10 / 10	No	None	Yes /90 Days	Yes	10		Yes	None	18-24 Months
Jordan	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	Yes	Yes / 3 Months	No	0		No	3	8-10 Months
Kuwait	Yes	10 / 10		Yes	Yes / 30Days	No	12	5*5	No	5	12-18 months
Lebanon	Yes	15 / 15	Yes	None	No	Yes	10	10*10	No	None	3 Weeks
Libya	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	Yes	Yes / 3 Months	No	15		No	5	4-5 Years
Mauritania	Yes	10 / 10		None	Yes / 6 Months	Yes	10	7*7	No	5	8 Weeks
Morocco	Yes	10 / 10	Yes/ 6 months	None	Yes/ 60days as of publication date	Yes	15	8*8	Yes	5 years from last use or registration date	4 months
Oman **	Yes	10 / 10	Yes/6 months	Yes	Yes / 90 days	No	15			3 From REG.	12-18 Months
Pakistan	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	Yes	Yes / 60 Days + 2 Months with Fee	No	15	6*8	Yes	5	3 - 4 Years
Qatar	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	Yes	Yes / 4 Months	No	5		Yes	5	24 Months
Russia	Yes	10	Yes	9-15 as from filing date	3 months	Yes	None			5 years	4-18 months
Saudi Arabia	Yes	10 / 10 Hijri	Yes	Yes	Yes / 90 Days	No	No	No	No	5 years from registration date	12-14 months
Somalia	Yes	20 / 20		None	No	Yes	10		Yes	3	2 - 3 Months
Sudan	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	Yes	Yes / 8 Months	No	15		No	5	12-36 Months
Syria	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	8	5*5	Yes	None	12-18 Months
Tangier	Yes	20 / 20	Yes	None	Yes /60 Days	Yes	15	8*8	Yes	5	18 - 24 Months
Tunisia	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	None	Yes / 2 Months	Yes	5	10*10	No	5	15-18 Months
UAE	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	Yes	Yes / 30 Days	No	18	5*6	No	5	4-6 Months
West Bank	Yes	7 / 14		Yes	Yes / 3 Months	No	15		No	2	8-12 Months
Yemen	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	Yes	Yes / 90 Days	No	1 clear print	4*6	No	5	16 Months
Turkey	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	6 Months	3 Months	Yes	5	55 / 77		5	12-14
India	Yes	10 / 10	Yes	Yes	Yes / 90 Days + 1 Month with Fee	Yes (Separate fee for each class)	10			5	2 - 3 Years

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Patent

	Priority claim	Novelty	Validity years	Extension years	Substantive examination	Pharmaceutical / Medical product / Patent	Annuity	Working requirements
Algeria	Yes	Absolute	20	None	None	Yes	Yes	Yes, witin 4 years from filing or 3 years from grant
Bahrain **	No	Based on basic regist.	15	5	None	Based on basic regist.	None	None
Egypt	Yes	Worldwide	20	None	Yes	Yes, black box	Yes	Yes, 3 years from grant
Gaza *	No	Local	16	None	None	Normal application	Yes, Every 4 years	Yes, 3 years from grant
GCC Patent	Yes	Absolute	20	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, 3 years from grant
Iraq	Yes	Absolute	20	None	Yes	Yes	Yes, After granting	Yes, 3 years from grant
Jordan	Yes	Worldwide	20	None	None	Yes	Yes, After granting	Yes, 3 years from grant
Kuwait **	Yes. Based on reciprocity	No	20	None	None	No	None	Yes, 3 years from grant
Lebanon	Yes	Absolute	20	None	None	Yes	Yes	None
Libya	Yes		15	5	None	Yes	Yes	Yes, within 3 years
Mauritania	Yes	Absolute	10	Two 5 Years periods	None	Yes	Yes, After publica.	Yes, 5 years from grant
Morocco	Yes 12 months	Absolute	20	yes (maximum of 2.5 years additional) if related to phamaceutical products	None	Yes, Black box application under US Free Trade Agreement	Yes, each 5 years	Yes, within 3 years
Oman **	Yes, 12 moths	Absolute	20	None	Yes	Yes	yes, after filing	None
Pakistan	Yes	Absolute	20	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, 5 years from grant
Qatar **	Yes	Absolute	20	None	None	Yes	Not yet available	None
Russia	12 months	Yes	20 years	None	2-3 months as from filing date	Yes	Yearly basis	None
Saudi Arabia **	Yes	Absolute	20	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, 3 years from grant
Somalia	No	Absolute	15	None	None	No	Yes, After granting	Yes,2 years from grant
Sudan	Yes	Absolute		None	None	Yes	Yes	Yes, within 4 years from filing
Syria	Yes	Absolute	2015	None	Yes	Yes, Only method	Yes	Yes, 24 years from grant
Tangier	Yes	Absolute	20	None	None	Yes, Black box application	Yes	Yes, within 3 years
Tunisia	Yes	Absolute	20	None	None	Yes	Yes	Yes, within 3 years from filing
UAE **	Yes	Absolute	20	None	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, within 4 years from filing
West Bank	Yes	Local	16	None	None	No	Yes, paid evrey 4 years	Yes,3 years from grant
Yemen	Yes	Absolute	20	None	Yes	No	Yes	None

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Industrial Designs/Models

	Priority claim	Novelty	Validity years	Extension years	Substantive examination	Annuity	Working requirements
Algeria	Yes	Not created prior to application	10 (1ST + 9)	None	None	None	None
Bahrain	No	None	5	2 5 Years periods	None	None	None
Djibouti
Egypt	Yes	None	5	2 5 Years periods	None	None	None
Gaza *	No	Local	5	15 Years periods	None	None	Valnerable to cancellation on the basis of none use
Iraq	Yes	None	7	None	Yes	Yes	None
Jordan	Yes	Worlwide	15	None	None	None	Valnerable to cancellatlion on the basis of none use
Kuwait	Yes	None	15	None	None	None	None
Lebanon	Yes, by reciprocity	Distinguishable from prior registration	25	25	None	None	None
Libya	Yes	Local	5	2 5 Years periods	None	None	None
Mauritania	Yes	Local	2 (5 years)	2 5 Years periods	None	None	Within 4 years from filing
Morocco	Yes, 6 months	Absolute	15, renewable twice each five years	None	None	Each 5 years with a maximum of 15 years	None
Oman	Yes, 6 months	Absolute	15	None	None	Every year	None
Pakistan	Yes	Not created prior application	10	10+10	Yes	None	None
Qatar
Russia	Yes	Yes	15 years	None	Yes	Yes	None
Saudi Arabia	Yes, 6 months	Absolute, worldwide	10	None	None	Every year	None
Somalia	No	Absolute	None	None	None	None	Within 1 years from filing
Sudan	Yes	Absolute	5	None	None	Yes	None
Syria	Yes	Local	5	2 5 Years periods	Yes	None	None
Tangier	Yes	Absolute	15 (5+10)	None	None	None	None
Tunisia	Yes	None	5.10 or 15	Up to max.15 years	None	None	None
UAE	Yes	Absolute	10	None	None	Yes	Within 4 years from filing or 3 years from grant
West Bank	Yes	Not published	5	2 5 Years periods	None	None	Valnerable to cancellation on the basis of none use
Yemen	Yes	Absolute	5	2 5 Years periods	None	None	-

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IP Laws

	Year	State	Algeria	Bahrain	Djibouti	Egypt	Gaza Strip	Iraq	Jordan	Kuwait	Lebanon	Libya	Mauritania	Morocco	Oman	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	Somalia	Sudan	Syria	Tangier	Tunisia	Turkey	UAE	Yemen
Domain name registration
Trademark laws
Patent laws
Industrial design laws
Copyright laws
Plant variety laws
GCC / Patent
WIPO bodies	1967	184
WTO bodies	1995	150
Berne copyright	1886	163
	1891	35
	1883	57
Paris	1971	171
Strasbourg Patent Classification	1971	57
Nice Class. good / services	1957	80
	1981	46
	1973	23
	1971	76
Hague Industrial Designs	1925	74
	1958	26
	1970	137
Rome Convention ICPPPPBO	1961	86
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