Trademark protection is one of the top issues for protecting investors' rights. It is crucial to be protected by registration in the territory where it operates a business or provides services under that specific mark, title, drawing, name, colour pattern, or logo.
Oman is a new commercial location for manufacturers and investors. It attempts to safeguard the interests of business owners in the most effectual way possible. This act of great transparency and rigorous legislation for business protection attracts investors to Oman to start-up enterprises and branches of firms.
Oman has enacted trademark registration legislation under the Industrial Property Rights Law, which was promulgated by Royal Decree Number 67/2008, the Intellectual Property Law (IP Law). Through the adopted laws, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) controls industrial and intellectual property problems. The GCC Trademark Law was ratified by Oman in accordance with Royal Decree No. 33/2017, but because no implementing rules were enacted, the GCC Law has not yet superseded the previous IP Laws.
There are two ways of registering a trademark in Oman:
For registering a trademark in Oman an application should be filed at the Department of Intellectual Property (IP Department) at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The brand owners need to submit the application to the IP Department through trademark agents in Oman.
The IP department will examine the mark on absolute and relative grounds, checking for distinctiveness and violation of public morals. They will then deliver a decision to allow publication, reject, or request amendments.
If accepted, the applicant files the trademark application in the Official Gazette as well as a local Daily Newspaper.
There is a trademark opposition period of 120 days from the date of publication. Interested third parties can raise objections citing conflicts of interest or similarity to existing marks. Extension of this period is not allowed.
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