Lebanon
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
11th edition — multiclass application
Possible for word and device marks
On formal and absolute grounds
No provisions
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
No provisions
EXTENSION OF TIME
Not possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status),Berne Convention, Brussels Convention (Signature), Madrid Agreement (Source), Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty (Signature), Rome Convention, Nice Agreement
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- Priority document may be submitted within 3 months from filing date
RENEWAL
Filing Requirements
- No additional documents are required
What you need to know
- Grace period of 3 months
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, legalized
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized
- Original certificate of registration
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
- Must be made within 3 months after the transfer or else a surcharge is levied for each delay of 2 months
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
- Original certificate of registration
What you need to know
- Must be made within 3 months after the transfer or else a surcharge is levied for each delay of 2 months
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized
What you need to know
- License recordal is not compulsory but advisable in order to become effective against third parties
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
No provisions
As to form only
Applications are published upon issuance
No provisions
Due annually on the anniversary of the filing date and payable before the granting of the patent. Grace period of 6 months for late payment with a surcharge
20 years from filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Certified copy of priority document
- Deed of assignment, legalized
- Specifications in English with drawings (if any) in English
- Arabic translation of the title, claims, and abstract
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, legalized
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
What you need to know
- Must be made within 3 months after the transfer or else a surcharge is levied for each delay of 2 months
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
What you need to know
- Must be made within 3 months after the transfer or else a surcharge is levied for each delay of 2 months
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
25 years from filing date
As to form only
Admissible for up to 100 figures
Allowed for one additional term of 25 years. There is a 3-month grace period for late payment with a surcharge
No
No provisions
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- POA, legalized
- 2 copies of representations of the design
- Description of each representation in English and Arabic
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- POA, copies of representations of the design, and the description of each representation must be submitted at the time of filing
- Copy of priority document may be submitted within 3 months of filing date
+961 5 45 48 40
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lebanon@sabaip.com
Office Hours
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