Qatar
CLASSIFICATION
11th edition – single class application. Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, and pork meat in class 29 cannot be registered
SEARCH
Possible for word and device marks
EXAMINATION
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
OPPOSITION
4 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 filingNot possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
Filing Requirements
Filing Requirements
- Copy of the certificate of incorporation
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- POA and certificate of incorporation may be submitted within two months from filing date
- Priority document may be submitted within 6 months from filing date
Filing Requirements
No additional documents are required
What you need to know
Grace period of 6 months
Filing Requirements
- Extract from the commercial register or any other document evidencing this change, legalized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized
- Copy of certificate of incorporation of assignee
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for applications and registrations
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized
- Copy of certificate of incorporation of licensee
What you need to know
- License recordal is compulsory in order to be effective against third parties
- May be recorded for registrations only
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Not available at this time
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, inventiveness, and industrial applicability
PUBLICATION
Applications will be published upon grant in the official gazette
OPPOSITION
60 days from announcement
ANNUITIES
Although the Law provides for payment with a surcharge, there is no statutory grace period deadline for payment of the annuities. Accordingly, the IP Office accepts payment of annuities any time before or after the due date without the 10% surcharge
PROTECTION TERM
20 years from the international filing dateFiling Requirements
Filing Requirements
- Copy of International Publication (with ISR if published)
Filing Requirements
- Extract from the commercial register or any other document evidencing this change, legalized
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized
What you need to know
- It is not possible for the time being. We can only submit a letter stating that the subject application has been assigned from the assignor to the assignee
Filing Requirements
- No additional documents are required
What you need to know
- It is not possible for the time being. We can only submit a letter stating that the owner of the application has merged to form a new entity
Filing Requirements
- No additional documents are required
Qatar issued Law no. 10 of 2020 on the Protection of Industrial Designs on April 19, 2020, and the implementing regulations are expected to be issued in the near future. Until then, protection could be sought out by publishing cautionary notices at regular intervals in local Qatari newspapers. Such notices could have legal value when submitted in court, in the event of infringement, thereby claiming ownership of the design and alerting third parties against further infringement.
| Title | SERVICE | TYPE | LAST UPDATED | DOWNLOAD PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Declaration for Copyright | Copyright | DOA | July 6, 2015 | download |
| Qatar Deed of Assignment for Trademarks | Trademark | DOA | May 7, 2015 | download |
| Qatar Power of Attorney for Trademarks | Trademark | POA | May 6, 2015 | download |
| LAW | SERVICE | DOWNLOAD PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar Trademark Law | Trademark | download |
| Qatar Patent Law | Patent | download |
| Qatar Industrial Design Law | Design | download |
| Qatar Copyright Law | Copyright | download |
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