DOHA - With the participation of major intellectual property agents, including Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP), Qatari Trademark Registrar, Mr. Ahmed Yusuf Al Juffairi, held a meeting on February 9, 2006 to discuss new practices and mechanisms concerning the trademark registration process in Qatar.
The new practices, which will be applied as of March 9, 2006, incorporate the following:
- New trademark applications and recordals are to be filed with the needed documents. No
applications will be accepted without full documents.
- New trademark applications will be examined and the examination report will be issued
within six months from the filing date. At the same time, pending applications filed since
May 2002 will also be examined and finalized.
- Once a trademark application is examined and the examination report is issued, either
with condition or without condition, publication of the same is to be arranged within six
months.
According to Mr. Al Juffairi, such practices will certainly contribute to streamlining and speeding-up the trademark registration process in Qatar, which will ensure stronger protection for Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and attracting foreign investments to the country.
For more information, please contact AGIP office in Qatar at the following address: