For country-specific details, please refer to our offices in Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and other locations across the Arab world.
At KY Trademarks, we streamline the trademark registration process to ensure businesses and individuals secure their brand identity with ease. While the specific steps may vary by country, most countries abide by a similar process.
Overview & Legal Framework Algeria is a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and, since 31 July 2015, of the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks. It follows the Nice International Classification of Goods and Services, including the revision of Class 42 and the addition of Classes 43–45 […]
Introduction Egypt is a member of the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Act of Stockholm of 1967). The International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks under the Nice Agreement is followed in Egypt and the revision of class 42 with the creation of classes […]
Overview & Legal Framework Iraq is a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. Trademarks are registered under the Trademarks and Descriptions Law No. 21 of 1957, as amended. Order No. 80, issued by the Coalition Provisional Authority on 26 April 2004, amended the law and renamed it the "Trademarks and […]
Overview & Legal Framework Jordan has been a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property since 17 July 1972. According to the Trademark Office, Jordan has followed the 9th edition of the Nice International Classification since 14 November 2008, which allows protection of marks registered in Classes 35 to 45. A […]
Overview & Legal Framework Kuwait follows the Nice International Classification of Goods and Services. The trademark law grants no protection to marks covering alcoholic beverages in Classes 32 and 33 or pork in Class 29: Class 33 has been dropped entirely, and Class 34 is restricted to tobacco products. A separate application must be filed […]
Overview & Legal Framework Lebanon is a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. Registration in Lebanon is deposit-based. A single application may cover goods and/or services in any number of classes, with a fee per class. Lebanon follows the 11th edition of the Nice International Classification, and a single Power […]
Overview & Legal Framework Libya is a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and follows the Nice International Classification of Goods and Services. The law grants no protection to marks covering alcoholic beverages in Classes 32 and 33 or pork in Class 29. Service marks are registrable in accordance with […]
Overview & Legal Framework Oman is a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and follows the Nice International Classification of Goods and Services. A separate application must be filed for each class of goods or services. Examination, Publication & Opposition Upon filing, the mark is examined for registrability. The Registrar […]
Overview & Legal Framework Qatar follows the Nice International Classification of Goods and Services. However, Classes 1, 4–7, 10–14, 16–22, 29 and 31 cannot be fully protected under the trademark law; goods in Class 33 and alcoholic beverages in Class 32 are not registrable. Following an amendment to the law, a separate application must be […]
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