Yemen
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
12th 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
90 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, Berne Convention, Paris Convention
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register, with English translation, legalized
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
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
- Simple copy of latest certificate of registration
What you need to know
- Grace period of 1 year
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register attesting the change of name/address of the applicant, legalized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
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 merger, legalized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized
What you need to know
- License recordal is compulsory in order to be effective against third parties
- May be recorded for registrations only
- Separate POAs must be submitted by licensor and licensee
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Pending and granted patents are searched by title, patentee name and/or priority date
As to form
Published in the Official Gazette upon allowance
90 days from publication
Due annually on the anniversary of the filing date, and for the time being, no surcharge for late payment of maintenance fees. The patent grace period will be implemented as soon as the new implementing regulation comes into force
20 years from the filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Extract from the commercial register, legalized
- Deed of assignment, legalized
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
- Abstract of the invention
- Technical specifications of the invention
What you need to know
- All original supporting documents must be submitted at the time of filing the application or recordal. Additional superlegalization is required at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, legalized
- Extract from the commercial register, legalized
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized
- Extract from the commercial register of assignee, legalized
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
- Extract from the commercial register, if new legal entity formed, legalized
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized
- Extract from the commercial register of licensee, legalized
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
10 years from filing date
As to form and content
Possible for up to 3 figures
No
90 days from publication date
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- POA, legalized
- 2 copies of the design or of each different respective angle/view
- Deed of assignment from the inventor(s), legalized
- Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register, legalized
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, legalized
What you need to know
- All original supporting documents must be submitted at the time of filing the application or recordal. Additional superlegalization is required at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
+967 1 420 595
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Office Hours
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