Syria
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
11th edition - single class application
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 by any interested party if there has been no effective use of the mark for a period of 3 consecutive years preceding the date of filing for cancellation
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
World Intellectual Property Organization, Berne Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Rome Convention, Hague Agreement, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
• Simple copy of home or foreign registration with Arabic translation
• Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
• All documents 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
• Certificate of change of name/address, legalized
What you need to know
• May be recorded for registrations only
• Must be recorded within 3 months from effective date otherwise a surcharge is levied
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
• Deed of assignment, legalized
What you need to know
• Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
• May be recorded for registrations only
• Must be recorded within 3 months from effective date otherwise a surcharge is levied
MERGER
Filing Requirements
• Certificate of merger, legalized
What you need to know
• May be recorded for registrations only
• Must be recorded within 3 months from effective date otherwise a surcharge is levied
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
• License agreement, legalized
What you need to know
• License recordal is not compulsory but advisable in order to be effective against third parties
• May be recorded for registrations only
• Must be recorded within 3 months from effective date otherwise a surcharge is levied
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
By title, applicant, priority / PCT number
As to form and novelty, inventiveness, and
industrial applicability
Published after substantive examination and
before grant
6 months from publication date
Due annually on the anniversary of the filing date and payable prior to grant. Grace period of 6 months for
late payment with a surcharge
20 years from filing date
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
Simply signed POA required for all of the below procedures
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
• Copy of PCT request with Arabic translation
• Copy of international publication with Arabic translation
• Copy of International Search Report with
Arabic translation
• Copy of written opinion of the international searching authority (if available) with Arabic translation
• Specifications and claims in French or
English and Arabic
What you need to know
• All documents may be submitted within
3 months from filing date
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
• Certificate of change of name/address, legalized
What you need to know
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
• Deed of assignment, legalized
What you need to know
• Separate POAs are required from the assignee and assignor
MERGER
Filing Requirements
• Certificate of merger, legalized
What you need to know
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
• License agreement, legalized
What you need to know
• Separate POAs are required from licensee and licensor
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
+963 11 223 6628
+963 11 222 6280
syria@sabaip.com
Office Hours
Sunday to Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.