From Filing to
Registration: 12-15 months
Convention Priority:
N/A
Multiple Class
Applications: N/A
Classification of
Goods/Service: International (8th Edition), and subdivided into
local sub-classes
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 3 months
grace-period for
late renewal upon
payment of lateness
fine.
Trade/Service mark
Use:
Not pre-requisite
for registration.
However, a trademark
is vulnerable for
cancellation by any
interested party,
who may prove that
the trademark was
not actually used
for five consecutive
years.
Procedure:
Once the application
is filed, it is
queued to be
examined as to the
trademark
registrability.
Accepted
applications by the
Registrar are
published in the
Trademark Official
Gazette. There is 6
months period for
filing an opposition
by any interested
party. In absence of
an opposition, the
published trademark
is registered, and
the certificate of
registration is
issued.
Requirements:
Trademark/Service
Mark Applications
1- Power of
Attorney, duly
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
2- Certificate of
Incorporation or
extract from the
commercial register
showing applicant's
name, address and
objectives, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
3- 20 Prints of the
trademark.
4- Certified copy of
the priority
document, if
priority is to be
claimed.
Renewal of
Trademark/Service
Mark Registrations
1- Power of
Attorney, duly
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
2- Copy of the
Certificate of
Registration.
Assignment
Applications
1- Power of Attorney
by the Assignee,
duly notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
2- Deed of
Assignment, signed
by both parties,
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
3- Copy of the
Certificate of
Registration of the
mark.
Change of
Name/Address
Applications
1- Power of Attorney
in the new
name/address, duly
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
2- Certificate of
change of name
/address, duly
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
3- Copy of the
Certificate of
Registration of the
mark.
Registered
User/License
Applications
1- Power of Attorney
by the Licensee,
duly notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
2- License
Agreement, signed by
both parties,
notarized and
legalized up to the
Consulate of Yemen.
3- Copy of the
Certificate of
Registration of the
mark.
