Jordan:

Trademark Application requirements:

• Full name and address and nationality of the applicant.
• Power of attorney notarized and legalized up to the Jordan 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 a POA. However, the scanned copy of legalized POA must be submitted within 90 days 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.
• 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.
• Examination type: substantive examination.
• Protection (registration) duration: 10 years from filing date.
• Time from filing to receive renewal certificate: 3:6 months.
• Time from filing till receive assignment certificate: 3:6 months.
• 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: 12 months with penalty.
• Registration certificate: paper certificate.
• If no Jordanian Consulate in your country, the legalization can be made by any Arabic consulate in your country.

Trademark Renewal requirements:

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

Trademark Assignment requirements:

• Power of attorney signed by assignee notarized and legalized up to the Jordan Consulate.
• Assignment contract signed by both parties or by assignor at least, notarized and legalized up to the Jordan Consulate.
• Copy of the trademark registration certificate.

Trademark change of name/address requirements:

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

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