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Qatar Intellectual Property Law

Trademark Registration
in Qatar

The state of Qatar is one of the GCC members with the most notoriety and wealth, and it is regarded as an extremely wealthy economy by the World Bank. Trademark registration is mandatory to be granted rights over a trademark, as it is a "first to file" jurisdiction.

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The process of trademark registration in Qatar is governed by the Law no. 9 of 2002 pertaining to Trademarks, Commercial Indications, Trade Names, Geographical Indications, and Industrial Designs and Models. The Law prescribes that the following may be registered as marks especially when having a distinctive form: names, signatures, words, letters, numbers, designs, pictures, symbols, stamps, seals, vignettes, three-dimensional figures and any other sign or combination of colours, a single non-functional colour, a sound, a smell or a combination of signs, if used or intended to be used to distinguish the products of enterprises in the fields of industry, handicraft, agriculture, forestry, mining, goods sold or services offered.

Registration Process:

01

Trademark search

The businessmen avoid potential objections by conducting a thorough trademark search before formally seeking for trademark registration. The owners of the brands must keep in mind that their trademarks should not be in conflict with those that have already been registered or that have been submitted for registration by third parties.

02

Registration:

For registering trademarks, Qatar uses the NICE International Classification of Products and Services. Yet, classes 1, 4 to 7, 10 to 14, 16 to 22, and 31 are not granted entirely under the trademarks law. Products covered by class 33, alcoholic drinks and beverages in class 32 and pork meat in class 29 are not registrable in Qatar. In Qatar, trademark registration does not permit multi-class filing; therefore, separate filings must be made for each class. The following documents including the legalised Power of attorney, a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or an extract from the commercial register and a certified copy of the priority document, if claimed must be produced at the time of filing the application.

03

Examination

Following the filing of the trademark application, the Registrar examines the trademark. The possible trademark's form and content will be assessed. If the examination officer identifies an issue with the trademark, he may object to it. The applicant will have the chance to respond to the objection and establish the legitimacy of his trademark application. You have the option of sending the response online or another form. The trademark will be accepted if the examiner determines that the application is valid.

04

Publication and registration certificate

The Official Gazette of Trademarks will then publish the trademark. Within four months of the trademark's publication in the Gazette, any interested party may object to its registration.

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Documents required:

  • A single application for registration may be filed for a group of marks upon payment of the prescribed fee.
  • Copy of the mark.
  • Applicant info (name, address, and nationality).
  • A list of the goods to be covered by the application (Classes) - translated to Arabic.
  • Power of Attorney (POA): Original should be notarized and legalized at the Qatar embassy and submitted within 30 days of filing. (Late submission fees apply)
  • A certified copy of the priority document in case claimed should be provided within 6 months of filing date.
  • A copy of the commercial certificate translated to Arabic is required at filing.

Fee For Register Your Trademark in Qatar

Official fee for filing: QAR 1,000
Official fee for registration: QAR 2,025
Publication: QAR 325

Limitations for registration in Qatar:

Frequently Asked Questions

After the Registrar examines and accepts the application, the trademark is published in the Official Gazette of Trademarks. Any interested party then has four months from the publication date to object. If no objection is filed, or one filed is unsuccessful, the registration certificate follows.

Official fees include QAR 1,000 for filing, QAR 2,025 for registration, and QAR 325 for publication, in addition to professional service charges. Since Qatar does not permit multi-class filing, these fees apply separately to each class you register.

Yes. Foreign applicants file through a local trademark agent, submitting a legalised Power of Attorney (notarized and legalized at the Qatar embassy) within 30 days of filing, along with a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or an extract from the commercial register.

The basic documents required include:
  • Copy of the mark
  • Applicant information (name, address, and nationality)
  • A list of the goods to be covered by the application (classes), translated to Arabic
  • Power of Attorney, notarized and legalized at the Qatar embassy, submitted within 30 days of filing (late submission fees apply)
  • A certified copy of the priority document, if claimed, within 6 months of the filing date
  • A copy of the commercial certificate, translated to Arabic, at filing

No, Qatar does not permit multi-class filing, so a separate application is required for each class of goods or services. A single application can, however, be filed for a group of marks upon payment of the prescribed fee.

Yes. Classes 1, 4 to 7, 10 to 14, 16 to 22, and 31 are not granted entirely under Qatar's trademarks law. Alcoholic drinks and beverages under Class 32, pork meat under Class 29, and products under Class 33 are also not registrable in Qatar.

If the examination officer raises an objection during examination, the applicant can respond online or in another accepted form to establish the legitimacy of the application. Separately, once published in the Official Gazette, any interested third party has four months to file an objection to the registration.

Signs devoid of distinctive character or that are merely descriptive, marks contrary to morality or public order, public emblems, flags and symbols of a State or international organization (without prior written authorization), official state hallmarks (without prior written authorization), Red Cross/Red Crescent symbols, a third party's picture or emblem without consent, and unproven claims to honorary distinctions cannot be registered.

Yes. Qatar is a "first to file" jurisdiction under Law No. 9 of 2002, meaning registration is required to be granted legal rights over a trademark, regardless of prior use of the mark.

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