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Trademarks

Information For Trademarks Registration In Tunisia

  1. The Filing System (  Multi-Class Filing System) .
  2. Classification of goods/services ( 11th Edition of Nice Classification) .
  3. Registrable ( Trademarks, service marks, collective marks, quality marks (certification marks).
  4. Tunisia Is A Member of Paris Convention .
  5. The Claiming priority Is under Of Paris Convention .
  6. The Time from filing to registration ( 14 months) .
  7. Protection (registration) duration ( 10 years from the application date) .
  8. The Examination type (  formal examination) .
  9. The Examination time (  2 months) .
  10. The Opposition period ( 2 months from publication date) .
  11. The Use ( A registered mark may be subject to a cancellation action by any interested party if it has not been used for 5 consecutive years ) .
  12. The Renewal application can be made within ( Six  6 months before expiry) .
  13. The Renewal duration ( 10 years) .
FILING REQUIREMENTS
  1. Power of attorney simply signed.
  2. Certified copy of the priority document if claimed.

NOTES : The priority document can be submitted within three months from the filing date.

REGISTRATION WITH CUSTOMS DUTY
  1. Power of attorney simply signed.
  2. Certified copy of the registration certificate of the subject trademark or an application for registration of the same.
  3. Twenty advertising materials show the applicant’s products bearing the trademarks that we will file before the different Tunisian Customs Offices to help the officials recognize and identify the genuine products and to detect the counterfeited goods.
  4. Some comparative documents show the differences between genuine and the counterfeited goods.
 

RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS : Power of attorney simply signed.

 

SEARCH REQUIREMENTS : No documents are required.

 

ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS

  1. Power of attorney signed by the assignee.
  2. Deed of assignment document signed by the assignor and assignee with Arabic or French translation.

NOTES : Late filing of documents: not allowed.

 

MERGER REQUIREMENTS

  1. Power of attorney simply signed.
  2. Merger agreement document simply signed, with Arabic or French translation.

NOTES : Late filing of documents: not allowed.

 

RECORDAL OF CHANGE

  1. Power of attorney reflecting the new name or address simply signed.
  2. Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or the extract from the commercial register reflecting the change.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed ) .

 

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

  1. Power of attorney signed by the licensee.
  2. License agreement document signed by both parties, with Arabic or French translation.

NOTES : Late filing of documents ( not allowed)

The certificate of incorporation is not required for the change of address.
 

Industrial Design

Information For Industrial Design In Tunisia

  1. You can claim priority according to Paris Convention within: 6 months from the first filing date.
  2. Member of: Paris Convention.
  3. Period of protection of a design: 50 years.
  4. Annuities: are to be paid every year starting from the first anniversary of the filing date.
  5. Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: no time restrictions.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS

  1. Power of attorney simply signed.
  2. Certified copy of the priority document if claimed, with French translation.
  3. Four sets of the design.
  4. Four copies of the summary description of the design, in French or Arabic language.

NOTES : The power of attorney and the priority document can be filed with 3 months from filing date.

 

ANNUITY REQUIREMENTS : No documents are required.

 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN SEARCH : No documents are required.

 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ASSIGNMENT

  1. Power of attorney signed by the assignee.
  2. Deed of assignment document signed by the assignor and assignee, with French translation.

NOTES : Late filing of documents: not allowed.

 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MERGER

  1. Power of attorney simply signed.
  2. Merger agreement document signed by both parties, with French translation.

NOTES : Late filing of documents ( not allowed ) .

 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN RECORDAL OF CHANGE

  1. Power of attorney reflecting the new name or address simply signed.
  2. Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation or the extract from the commercial register reflecting the change, with French translation.

NOTES :Late filing of documents ( not allowed ) .

 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN LICENSE

  1. Power of attorney signed by the licensee.
  2. License agreement document signed by both parties, with French translation.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed) .

Patent

Information For  Patents Filing In Tunisia 

  1. You can claim priority according to Paris Convention within: 12 months from the first filing date.
  2. Member of: PCT, Paris Convention.
  3. Period of protection of a patent: 20 years.
  4. Annuities: are to be paid every year starting from the first anniversary of the filing date.
  5. Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: no time restrictions.
PATENT FILING REQUIREMENTS
  1. Power of attorney simply signed.
  2. Three copies of the specifications in Arabic, English, or French language.
  3. Three sets of the formal drawings.
  4. Copy of the priority document.

NOTES : The priority document can be submitted within ninety days from the filing date.

 

ANNUITY REQUIREMENTS : No documents are required.

 

PATENT SEARCH : No documents are required.

 

PATENT ASSIGNMENT

  1. Power of attorney signed by the assignee.
  2. Deed of assignment document signed by the assignor and assignee with Arabic or French translation.

NOTES : Late filing of documents: not allowed.

 

PATENT MERGER

  1. Power of attorney simply signed.
  2. Merger agreement document simply signed, with Arabic or French translation.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed ) .

 

PATENT RECORDAL OF CHANGE

  1. Power of attorney simply signed.
  2. Copy of the certificate of incorporation or the extract from the commercial register reflecting the change, with Arabic or French translation.
  3. For the change of address, it is only required to submit a power of attorney, showing the new address, simply signed.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed) .

 

PATENT LICENSE

  1. Power of attorney signed by the licensee.
  2. License agreement document signed by both parties, with Arabic or French translation.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed ) .

PCT Filing 

Tunisia Is A member In PCT , Paris Convention Since ,10 December 2001

The requirements for filing a PCT application in Tunisia are as follows:

  1. Power of Attorney (simply signed) – required within 2 months of filing;
  2. Specification, claims, drawings, and abstract in English, Arabic, or French – required on the day of filing; and
  3. Copy of PCT International advertisement – required on day of filing.
  4. International Patent Classification (can be late filed)
  5. Published International application (required upon filing)
  6. International Search Report and International Preliminary Report on Patentability (can be late filed).

Copy Rights

 Information For Copyrights In Tunisia 

  1. Validity of the copyright protection period before expiry: for the author’s life.
  2. Validity of the copyright protection period after the death of the author(s): 50 years.

Filing Requirements  For Copyrights

Tunisia is a member of Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and copyright owners from countries that are party to this Convention do not require registration

Domain Names

Information For Domain Names

  1. Country code top level domain name extension (ccTLD): .TN
  2. Grace period for late renewal of the domain: 30 days.

Filing Requirements Domain Names In Tunisia 

 
For Companies:
Copy of the certificate of incorporation or the extract from the commercial register in Tunisia or copy of a Tunisian trademark registration, along with a valid Tunisian contact information.

 

For Individuals:
Tunisian nationality card or ID and a valid contact information.

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