Trademark Application requirements:
- Full name and address and nationality of the applicant.
- POA simply signed. Scanned copy is enough.
- Trademark image.
- List of goods/services to be covered by the application.
- Certified copy of priority document if claimed (accepted within six months).
General information:
- Filing System: Single class Filing system & Multi-Class 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: 7 days.
- Time from filing to receive renewal certificate: 3:6 months.
- Time from filing till receive assignment certificate: 3:6 months.
- Examination type: formal examination only. No substantive examination.
- Protection (registration) duration: 10 years from filing date.
- Use: a registered mark may be subject for a cancellation action by any interested party if it has not been used for 5 consecutive years.
- Renewal application can be made within: 6 months before expiry.
- Renewal duration: 10 years.
- Grace period to renew after expiration: 6 months with penalty.
- Registration certificate: paper certificate.
Trademark Renewal requirements:
- POA simply signed.
- Scanned copy of trademark registration certificate.
Trademark Assignment requirements:
- POA simply signed by the assignee.
- Assignment contract simply signed by both parties in Arabic and French languages.
Trademark change of name/address requirements:
- POA reflecting the new name and address simply signed.
- Certificate of change name/address in Arabic and French languages, notarized.
To know more information about IP matters in Tunis, please contact [email protected]
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