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1. application path

Qatar has not yet acceded to the Madrid Agreement or the Madrid Protocol, trademark registration can only be handled through "single-country registration.

2. trademark type

the acquisition of trademark rights in Qatar follows the principle of "prior registration" and the classification of trademarks is in accordance with the 11th edition of the International Nice Classification. It should be noted that the Qatari trademark law does not give full protection to the claims of categories 1, 4 to 7, 10 to 14, 16 to 22, 29 and 31 using "all goods included in that category. In addition, because the Qatari people believe in Islam, alcohol-containing goods in categories 32 and 33 and pork products in category 29 are prohibited from being registered in the Qatari State. The elements that can be registered as trademarks in Qatar are: text, name, graphics, three-dimensional logo, color combination, slogan, appearance, etc.

3. to submit documents

1. Application form;

2. List of patents for inventions;

3. A letter of commitment that the amount of the application is not higher than 50% of the official fees paid for the patent; 4. The applicant's subject qualification materials may be exempted from the submission of such materials.

4. Review Form

Qatar's trademark application is accepted about one week after it is submitted, the Qatar Trademark Office will conduct formal and substantive examination. If the examination fails, it will issue a rejection notice and require the applicant to reply within the time limit specified in the rejection notice. The announcement shall be arranged immediately after examination and approval, and the objection period shall be 4 months from the date of the announcement, and any stakeholder or prior right holder may raise objections. If there is no objection or objection is not established during the announcement period, the trademark will be approved for registration.

5. protection period

Qatar trademark is valid for 10 years after registration, and the validity period starts from the date of application; it can be renewed within 1 year before the expiration date, with a grace period of 6 months and a renewal period of 10 years.

6. Application Language

Korean