FAQs

Is it possible to add (®) to my brand once you deposit the registration application?

This code cannot be used in order not to be subject to legal accountability, but it is possible to use the code (TM) until it is officially registered.

What’s the difference between (™) – (®) – (©)?

– First (TM) is the abbreviation of a trademark word used by the trademark owner and the company to promote the product or service it provides under an unregistered trademark. – Second (®) This code means that the trademark or brand is registered, and this means that the company providing the product or service in the market has become a registered trademark and has all legal rights to protect the identity or trademark. – Third (©) This code is an abbreviation for a word for a copyright sentence and is used with anything original compiled such as (designs, writings, photos, statues, sculptures) and the purpose of using this code is to declare your desire to preserve copyright and to prevent anyone from using them without reference to you.

What is the difference between trademarks and trade name?

Trademark: Everything that takes a distinctive form is words, illuminations, letters, symbols, addresses, photographs, or photographic items intended to be used for the business to distinguish its products, paintings, or indications. Trade name: It is the name approved in the commercial registry of the business and used in contracts, official transactions and enterprise paintings and is in Arabic.

Can a personal name be registered as a trademark?

Yes, provided that the management of the marks considers it a distinctive name. The name is considered distinctive depending on a range of different factors. In general, the more general the name is the less likely it is to be considered a distinctive name because it may be a personal name for several other people. In return, the more the name is removed from the usual, the more discriminatory it can be registered.

What are the penalties provided by Egyptian law in case of assault on a registered trademark?

Article 113 of the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Act No. 82 of 2002 is punishable by a term of up to two months’ imprisonment and a fine of not less than 5,000 pounds and not more than 20 thousand pounds or one of these penalties and without prejudice to any more severe penalty in another law. Whoever imitated a mark recorded in accordance with the law in a way that calls for misleading, The same penalty shall also be imposed on anyone who intentionally uses a counterfeit trademark. The penalty shall apply to anyone who intentionally places on his products a trademark owned by another person. Lastly, any person who sells, offers for sale, trades, or possesses products with the intent to sell or trade a trademark with a counterfeit or subject without his knowledge.

All it Takes is a Single Call—Protect Your Intellectual Property

Contact Us

العربية