Syria :

Trademark Application requirements:

• Full name and address and nationality of the applicant.
• Power of attorney notarized and legalized up to the Syria 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 documents are needed. It is possible to submit the application with scanned copy of the legalized POA and it is possible to submit the original copies in later stage within 2 months without any additional fees.

General information:

• Filing System: Single 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: 18:24 months.
• Trademark Search: available.
• Time required to complete the search: 07 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 3 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.
• Registration certificate: electronic certificate.
• If no Syria consulate in your country, the legalization can be made by any Arabic Consulate and then super legalization of the document will be prepared by us locally in Syria with additional fee.

Trademark Renewal requirements:

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

Trademark Assignment requirements:

• Power of attorney signed by assignee notarized and legalized up to the Syria Consulate.
• Assignment contract signed by both parties notarized and legalized up to the Syria Consulate.
• Copy of the trademark registration certificate.

Trademark change of name/address requirements:

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

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