Libya
CLASSIFICATION
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
SEARCH
Possible for word and device marks
EXAMINATION
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
OPPOSITION
3 months from publication date
PROTECTION TERM
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
USE
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 5 years from registration dateNot possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
Filing Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures
Filing Requirements
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified, with sworn Arabic translation
- Certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register, legalized, with sworn Arabic translation
What you need to know
- All documents must be submitted at the time of filing
Filing Requirements
No additional documents are required
What you need to know
Grace period of 6 months
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, legalized, with sworn Arabic translation
What you need to know
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
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 Certificate of incorporation or extract from
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
- May be recorded for registrations only
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
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 registrations only
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Currently not available
EXAMINATION
As to form
PUBLICATION
Applications are not published prior to 18 months from the filing date or the earliest priority
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication date
ANNUITIES
Due annually on the anniversary of the Libyan filing date and payable after grant. 6 months grace period for late payment without a surcharge
PROTECTION TERM
15 years from the Libyan filing dateFiling Requirements
Legalized POA required for all of the below procedures
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
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, legalized
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
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
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
PROTECTION TERM
5 years from filing date
EXAMINATION
As to form only
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE DESIGNS AND MODELS
Admissible for up to 50 designs and models
RENEWAL
For two consecutive terms of 5 years each
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No
OPPOSITION
No provisionsFiling 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
| Title | SERVICE | TYPE | LAST UPDATED | DOWNLOAD PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya Power of Attorney for Trademarks | Trademark | POA | July 30, 2018 | download |
| LAW | SERVICE | DOWNLOAD PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Libya Trademark Law | Trademark | download |
| Libya Patent Law | Patent | download |
| Libya Industrial Design Law | Design | download |
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization (observer status), Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty
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