Libya
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
8th edition – single class application. Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, pork meat in class 29, and Christmas trees and related products in class 28 cannot be registered
Possible for word and device marks
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
30 days from publication date
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 5 consecutive years from registration date
EXTENSION OF TIME
Not possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
- Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register, legalized, with sworn Arabic translation
What you need to know
- All original supporting documents must be submitted at the time of filing the application or recordal. Further legalization is required at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
RENEWAL
Filing Requirements
No additional documents are required
What you need to know
Grace period of 6 months
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register, legalized, with sworn Arabic translation
What you need to know
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized, with sworn Arabic translation
- Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register of the assignee, legalized, with sworn Arabic translation
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
- May be recorded for registrations only
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register of the surviving company, legalized, with sworn Arabic translation
- Certificate of merger, legalized, with sworn Arabic translation
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized, with sworn Arabic translation
- Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register, legalized, with sworn Arabic translation
What you need to know
- License recordal is not compulsory but advisable in order to be effective against third parties
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
No provisions
As to form
Applications are not published prior to 18 months from the filing date or the earliest priority
60 days from publication date
Due annually on the anniversary of the Libyan filing date and payable after grant. 6 months grace period for late payment without a surcharge
15 years from the Libyan filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment from inventors, legalized
- Extract from the commercial register or, certificate of good standing, legalized
- Simple copy of the priority document
- Copy of international publication (with ISR if published)
- Copy of the specifications in both English and Arabic
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, legalized
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Extract from the commercial register of assignee, legalized
- Deed of assignment, legalized
What you need to know
- Separate POAs are required from assignee and assignor
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized
- Extract from licensee commercial register, legalized
What you need to know
- Separate POAs are required from licensee and licensor
- Documents must be accompanied with a sworn English translation if made in a foreign language, and a sworn Arabic translation
- Recordal cannot be filed except by the filing agent on PTO records
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
5 years from filing date
As to form only
Admissible for up to 50 designs and models
For two consecutive terms of 5 years each
No
No provisions
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- POA, legalized
- Certificate of incorporation, legalized
- Drawings of the design
- Brief Description of the design
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- POA must be submitted at the time of filing
- Copy of priority document may be submitted within 3 months from filing date
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