A new law — Law No. 8 of 2007 on Distinctive Marks, Geographical Indications and Industrial Designs and Models — entered into force on 12 April 2007, with its implementing regulations issued on 15 April 2007. Syria applies the single-class system: a separate application must be filed for the same trademark in each class in which protection is sought.
For renewal of a trademark registered in several classes, a single renewal application covering the multiple classes may be filed and is published by the Registrar to allow oppositions before renewal is granted. Once the renewal is recorded, however, a separate renewal number is issued for each class, a separate renewal certificate is issued, and the renewal is published separately for each class.
The Property Protection Office may require the applicant, in writing, to meet conditions or make amendments to clarify the mark so as to avoid confusion with rights previously registered or applied for; amendments must be made within three months of notification. An applicant whose application is refused, or suspended pending conditions or amendments, may object in writing to the competent ad-hoc committee within 30 days of written notification, against payment of the prescribed fee. If the committee rejects the objection, the applicant may appeal its decision before the competent court within 30 days of written notification.
Accepted applications that meet the requirements are published in the Property Protection Gazette so that the public may file oppositions. Any interested party may oppose the application before the Property Protection Office, against the prescribed fee, within 90 days of publication; the Office notifies the applicant or its agent within 30 days of receiving the opposition. The applicant must file a written, reasoned reply within 30 days of notification, failing which the application is deemed abandoned. After examining the parties' evidence and hearing their arguments, the Office issues a reasoned decision accepting or refusing registration — it may attach conditions to acceptance — and notifies both parties. The Office's decision may be contested before the specialised ad-hoc committee within 30 days of notification, and the committee's decision may be appealed to the competent court within a further 30 days.
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