From Filing to Registration: 6-10 Months
Convention Priority: Yes
Classification of Goods/Service: International
Trade/Service mark Use: Not pre-requisite for registration.
Multiple Class Applications: One application can include several classes with official fees to be paid for each class.
Registration Validity: 10 years, renewable for other consecutive periods, each of which is 10 years.
Renewal Time: Application for Renewal should be submitted during the last year of the protection period. There is 6 months grace-period for late renewal upon payment of lateness fine.
Procedure: Once the application is filed, it is queued to be examined as to trademark registrability. Accepted applications are forwarded to the Israel-Boycott Department to clear the applicant company name. In case of the first-time applicant who has no prior clearing approval and prior registration, a boycott declaration is requested from the applicant. Once the clearing approval is obtained, the application progresses to registration according to the Registrar’s decision. Upon registration the trademark is published in the Official Gazette. There is no grace period for third party opposition.
Requirements:
Trademark/Service Mark Applications
1- Power of Attorney, notarized.
2- 10 prints of the trademark.
4- Certified copy of home registration. In absences of home registration foreign one will do if accompanied with undertaking from the applicant that the there is no home registration.
5- Certified copy of priority document, if priority is to be claimed. (should be submitted to Trademark Department within 3 months as of filing the application)
* Separate Power of Attorney is required for each application. However, one Power of Attorney would be sufficient for filing several application at the same time for the same applicant.
* Applications filed in class 3 for soaps/detergents or in class 5 for pharmaceutical products need to be accompanied with certificate of origin from Ministry of Health, Chamber of Commerce or any competent authority in the applicant’s country. This document should be legalized up to the Consulate of Syria. (form available on request)
* Applications filed for pharmaceutical preparations should be also accompanied with list of main ingredients of the products the trademark is to be registered for. The list should be typed on the Applicant's letterhead.
Renewal of Trademark/Service Mark Registrations
1- Power of Attorney, notarized.
2- Explanation of any modifications on the subject Syrian registration, including the change of name or address or in the mark's title etc...., along with mentioning the number and date of the relevant certificate issued by the Proprietary Protection Department (PPD) in Syria.
3- Copy of the Certificate of Registration.
Assignment Applications
1- Power of Attorney from the Assignee, notarized.
2- Deed of Assignment, signed by both parties, notarized and legalized up to the Consulate of Syria.
Change of Name/Address Applications
1- Power of Attorney in the new name/address, notarized.
2- Certificate of change of name /address, duly legalized up to the Consulate of Syria.
License Applications
1- Power of Attorney from Licensee notarized.
2- License agreement duly signed by both parties and legalized up to the Consulate of Syria. This agreement should include the name of both parties, licensed trademark (s), its number and date, duration of the license, date of commencement and its termination.
