Tunisia
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
11th edition – multiclass application
Possible for word and device marks
On formal and absolute 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 registration 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, Berne Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Budapest Treaty, Hague Agreement, Lisbon Agreement, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement, Vienna Agreement, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- POA must be submitted within 30 days from filing date
- Priority document may be submitted within 3 months from filing date
RENEWAL
Filing Requirements
- No additional documents are required
What you need to know
- No grace period
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of the change of name or an extract from the commercial register, with simple French translation
- For change of address, no additional documents are required other than the POA
What you need to know
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- 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 with simple French translation
What you need to know
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, with simple French 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
- Separate POAs required from licensee and licensor
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
May be searched by title and patentee name
As to form
Patents are published in the Industrial Property Bulletin upon allowance
2 months from publication date
Due annually on the anniversary of the international filing date and payable prior to grant. Grace period of 6 months for late payment with a surcharge
20 years from the international filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of PCT request
- Copy of international publication
- Copy of international search report
- Copy of international preliminary examination report (if available)
- 3 copies of the specifications in English, French or Arabic
- 3 sets of formal drawings
What you need to know
- POA must be submitted within one month from filing date
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, simply signed
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, simply signed
What you need to know
- POA may be submitted by assignee or assignor
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, simply signed
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, simply signed
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Options include 5, 10 or 15 years from filing date
As to form only
Admissible
Allowed for two consecutive periods of 5 years each, where the initial duration was 5 years, and for a further period of 5 years where the initial duration was 10 years
No
No provisions
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- POA, legalized
- 4 representations of the design
- 3 short descriptions of the design in English or French
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- Representations of the design and the short descriptions of the design must be submitted at the time of filing
- POA may be submitted within 30 days of filing date
- Priority document may be submitted within 3 months of filing date
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