Qatar
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
11th edition – single class application. Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, and pork meat in class 29 cannot be registered
Possible for word and device marks
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
60 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 filing date
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, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Budapest Treaty, GCC Patent Law, Patent Cooperation Treaty
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of the certificate of incorporation
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- POA and certificate of incorporation must be submitted at the time of filing
- Priority document may be submitted within 6 months from filing date
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
- Extract from the commercial register or any other document evidencing this change, legalized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized
- Copy of certificate of incorporation of assignee
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized
- Copy of certificate of incorporation of licensee
What you need to know
- License recordal is compulsory in order to be effective against third parties
- May be recorded for registrations only
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Available
As to form, novelty, inventiveness, and industrial applicability
Applications will be published upon grant in the official gazette
60 days from announcement
Due annually on the anniversary of the international filing date and payable prior to grant. Grace period of 12 months for late payment with a surcharge
20 years from the international filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of international publication (with ISR if published)
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Copy of the specifications in English and Arabic
What you need to know
- All documents may be submitted within 6 months from filing date
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Extract from the commercial register or any other document evidencing this change, legalized
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Qatar issued Law no. 10 of 2020 on the Protection of Industrial Designs on April 19, 2020, and the implementing regulations are expected to be issued in the near future. Until then, protection could be sought out by publishing cautionary notices at regular intervals in local Qatari newspapers. Such notices could have legal value when submitted in court, in the event of infringement, thereby claiming ownership of the design and alerting third parties against further infringement.
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Street No. 231, Zone 23 Bin Mahmoud,
Doha, Qatar
P.O. Box 14035
+974 44 42 3992
+974 44 32 4106
qatar@sabaip.com
Office Hours
Sunday to Thursday: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.