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The average time frame for the registration approval is around 9 to 12 months, if no objections or oppositions arise.
Trademark registration in Qatar extends to its borders.
Yes, a power of attorney is necessary.
- Use may demonstrate acquired distinctiveness
- Use may help overcome an objection on the ground of non-distinctiveness
The Trade Mark Law provides that a trademark may be removed from the register if it has not been used by the proprietor or a licensee in a period of five consecutive years, without specifying the date of commencement of the relevant period.
- words
- names
- devices
- certain three-dimensional shapes
- colors
- slogans
- trade dress/get-up
- holograms
- collective marks
- certification marks
- well-known marks
- service marks
The order of the application process is an examination, publication, and registration.
- generic terms
- geographic location names
- non-distinctive trademarks
- marks contrary to moral standards or public order
- names, flags, or symbols of states, nations, regions, or international organizations
- marks identical with or similar to symbols of a religious character
- a mark that consists of the picture or emblem of a third party without authorization or consent
- symbols that are identical with or similar to the Red Crescent or Red Cross and other similar symbols
- indications of honorary distinctions to which the applicant cannot prove that he is legally entitled
- marks belonging to the natural or legal persons or States
- marks that the Boycott of Israel Office has decided are similar to an Israeli mark, symbol or emblem
Qatar uses the Nice Classification System.
The Community Trademark is not effective in Qatar since this jurisdiction is not part of the European Union.
- If an applicant’s home country is a signatory to the Paris Convention.
- If the home application was filed within six months preceding the application in Qatar.
- If an applicant’s home country is a member of the World Trade Organization.
- If an applicant’s home country is a member of the Andean Community.
A registered trademark must be used within 5 consecutive years.
The amount of use must be on a commercial scale and must occur in this jurisdiction.
The initial term of a registration is 10 years calculated from the application date.
The first renewal date of a registration is 10 years from the application filing date.
Use of an unregistered mark for any goods or services is legal.