EGYPT:

Trademark Application requirements:

• Full name and address and nationality of the applicant.
• Power of attorney notarized and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
• Trademark image.
• List of goods/services to be covered by the application.
• Certified copy of priority document if claimed (accepted within six months).

Note: Original POA is needed. It is possible to submit the application without POA. However, the scanned copy of legalized POA must be submitted within 6 months without any additional fees. And the original copy can be submitted any time before receiving the registration certificate.

General information:

• Filing System: Single class Filing system – Multi-classes Filing system.
• Classification of goods / services: 11th Edition of Nice Classification.
• Registrable: trademarks, service marks, collective marks.
• Claiming priority: Paris Convention within 6 months.
• Time from filing to registration certificate: 12:18 months.
• Trademark Search: available.
• Time required to complete the search: 30 days.
• Time from filing to receive renewal certificate: 3:6 months.
• Time from filing till receive assignment certificate: 3:6 months.
• Examination type: substantive examination.
• Protection (registration) duration: 10 years from filing date.
• Use: a registered mark may be subject to a cancellation action by any interested party if it has not been used for 5 consecutive years.
• Renewal application can be made within: 12 months before expiry.
• Renewal duration: 10 years.
• Grace period to renew after expiration: 6 months with penalty, 3 years with super penalty.
• Registration certificate: paper certificate.
• If no Egyptian Consulate in your country, the legalization can be made by any Arabic Consulate.

Trademark Renewal requirements:

• Power of attorney notarized and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
• Scanned copy of trademark registration certificate.

Trademark Assignment requirements:

• Power of attorney signed by assignee notarized and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
• Assignee’s business license/incorporation certificate/commercial registry, notarized and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
• Assignment contract signed by both parties or by assignor at least, notarized and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
• Copy of the trademark registration certificate.

Trademark change of name/address requirements:

• POA reflecting new name/address, notarized and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
• Certificate of change name/address notarized and legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.

To know more information about IP matters in Egypt, please contact [email protected]