Oman
CLASSIFICATION
11th edition – single class application
SEARCH
Possible for word and device marks
EXAMINATION
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
OPPOSITION
60 days 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 filingNot possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions. Possible for responding to office actions
Filing Requirements
POA with Apostille certification required for all of the below procedures
Filing Requirements
- Copy of certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- All documents may be submitted within 60 days from filing date
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, with Apostille certification
What you need to know
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, with Apostille certification
- Copy of certificate of incorporation
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
- Merger agreement, with Apostille certification
- Copy of certificate of incorporation
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, with Apostille certification
- Copy of certificate of incorporation
What you need to know
- License recordal is not compulsory but advisable in order to become effective against third parties
- May be recorded for registrations only
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Patent applications and patents may be searched by title and patentee name
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability, unity, and compliance
PUBLICATION
Patents are published in the Official Gazette after substantive examination and after grant
OPPOSITION
120 days from first publication. The patent is re-published after grant but no opposition period is provisioned then
ANNUITIES
Due annually on the anniversary of the international filing date and payable prior to grant. 6 months grace period for late payment with a surcharge
PROTECTION TERM
20 years from the international filing dateFiling Requirements
POA with Apostille certification required for all of the below procedures
Filing Requirements
- Copy of International Publication (with ISR if published)
- 2 copies of the specifications in both English and Arabic
- 2 sets of drawings in both English and Arabic
- Assignment from inventors, with Apostille certification
- Extract from the commercial register or certificate of good standing
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, with Apostille certification
Filing Requirements
- Extract from the commercial register of assignee
- Deed of assignment, legalized
What you need to know
- Separate POAs are required from assignee and assignor
Filing Requirements
- No additional documents are required
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, with Apostille certification
- Extract from licensee commercial register, with Apostille certification
What you need to know
- Separate POAs are required from licensee and licensor
PROTECTION TERM
5 years from filing date
EXAMINATION
As to novelty
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Possible
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No
OPPOSITION
No provisionsFiling Requirements
- POA, with Apostille certification
- Certificate of incorporation
- Deed of assignment from the inventor(s)
- Full description of the design, name of the designer and 4 prints of the design
| Title | SERVICE | TYPE | LAST UPDATED | DOWNLOAD PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman Deed of Assignment for Patents | Patent | DOA | May 6, 2015 | download |
| Oman Deed of Assignment for Trademarks | Trademark | DOA | May 6, 2015 | download |
| Oman Power of Attorney for Copyright | Copyright | POA | July 3, 2018 | download |
| Oman Power of Attorney for Designs | Design | POA | July 3, 2018 | download |
| Oman Power of Attorney for Patents | Patent | POA | July 3, 2018 | download |
| Oman Power of Attorney for Trademarks | Trademark | POA | July 3, 2018 | download |
| LAW | SERVICE | DOWNLOAD PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Oman Trademark Law | Trademark | download |
| Oman Patent Law | Patent | download |
| Oman Industrial Design Law | Design | download |
| Oman Copyright Law | Copyright | download |
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Brussels Convention, Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Patent Law Treaty, Trademark Law Treaty, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Budapest Treaty, Hague Agreement, Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, GCC Patent Law, Apostille Convention, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
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