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Trademarks

Information For Trademarks Registration In Iraq

  1. The Filing System ( Multi-Class Filing System) .
  2. The Classification of goods/services ( national classification) .
  3. Registrable ( Trademarks, service marks, collective marks, quality marks (certification marks), color marks ) .
  4. Iraq Is A Member of Paris Convention .
  5. The Claiming priority Is under  Of Paris Convention .
  6. The Filing international registration Is Not under Of Madrid Agreement .
  7. The Filing international registration Is Not under Of Protocol  Madrid Agreement .
  8. The Time from filing to registration ( 24 months) .
  9. Protection (registration) duration ( 10 years from filing date) .
  10. The Examination type ( substantive examination) .
  11. The Examination time ( 12 months) .
  12. The Publications ( in the Official Gazette after acceptance) .
  13. The Opposition period ( 90 days from the date of the last publication) .
  14. The Time limit to pay publication fees after acceptance ( directly after acceptance) .
  15. The Time limit to pay registration fees after the end of the opposition period( directly after the end of the opposition period) .
  16. The Use (  A registered mark may be subject for a cancellation action by any interested party if it has not been used for 5 consecutive years) .
  17. The Renewal application can be made within ( One 1 year before expiry) .
  18. The Renewal duration ( 10 years) .
  19. The Grace period to renew after expiration ( 6 months with penalty) .
  20. Method of conducting the search ( official search only) .
  21. The Time required to complete the search ( 60 days) .
  22. The Claiming goodwill upon assignment ( optional) .
  23. Publication after recordal of the assignment ( in the Official Gazette) .
  24. Publication after recordal of the change (  in the Official Gazette) .
  25. Publication after recordal of the merge (  in the Official Gazette) .
  26. Publication after recordal of the license (  in the Official Gazette) .
  27. Time period of the license ( can be decided by parties) .

Accepted trademarks will be published in three consecutive editions of the Official Gazette with one-week interval between each edition, subject for the opposition period of 90 days from the date of the last publication. This regulation is effective following the publication of the Official Gazette No. 557 published on 20 November 2017.

FILING REQUIREMENTS

  1. Power of attorney legalized.
  2. Legalized copy of the priority document if claimed.

NOTES : Late filing of documents: within 6 months without additional charge 

RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS : Power of attorney legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.

NOTES : Late filing of documents not allowed.

 

SEARCH REQUIREMENTS : No documents are required.
 
 

ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS

  1. Power of attorney signed by the assignee, legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.
  2. Deed of assignment document, legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed ) .

 

MERGER REQUIREMENTS

  1. Power of attorney legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.

  2. Merger agreement document signed by both parties, legalized by Iraqi Consulate.

NOTES : Late filing of documents: (not allowed ) .

 

RECORDAL OF CHANGE

  1. Power of attorney reflecting the new name or address, legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.
  2. Certificate of change legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.

NOTES : Late filing of documents( not allowed) .

 

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

  1. Power of attorney signed by the licensee, legalized by the Iraqi Consulate. The legalization stamp must appear on the back page of the document.
  2. License agreement document signed by both parties, legalized.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed) .

Industrial Design

Information For Industrial Design Filing In Iraq

  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: 10 years from the date of acceptance.
  4. Annuities: The first annuity is due 1 year after acceptance, and then every year thereafter.
  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 legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.
  2. Eight (8) copies of the drawing of the design.
  3. Eight (8) copies of the summary description of the design.
  4. Two (2) miniature models of the design.
  5. Certified copy of the priority document duly legalized by the Iraqi Consulate in case priority is to be claimed.

NOTES : Late filing of documents: not allowed.

 

ANNUITY REQUIREMENTS : No documents are required.

 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ASSIGNMENT

  1. Power of Attorney legalized by the Iraqi Consulate signed by the assignee.
  2. Deed of assignment legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed ).

 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MERGER

  1. Power of attorney duly legalised by the Iraqi Consulate.
  2. Deed of merger legalised by the Iraqi Consulate.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed ) .

 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN RECORDAL OF CHANGE

  1. Power of Attorney reflecting the change legalised by the Iraqi Consulate.
  2. Certificate of change legalized.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed) .

 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN LICENSE

  1. Power of attorney duly legalized by the Iraqi Consulate. The legalisation stamp must appear on the back page of the power.
  2. Legalized license agreement executed by both licensor and licensee.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed ) .

Patent

Information For Patents In Iraq 

  1. You can claim priority according to Paris Convention within: 12 months from the first filing date.
  2. Member of Paris Convention, PCT.
  3. Period of protection of a patent: 15 years.
  4. Annuities: are paid after the patent is granted. All unpaid annuities are collected from the applicant with a retroactive effect upon the grant of the patent.
  5. Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: no time restrictions.
 

Patents – Filing Requirements

  1. Power of attorney duly legalized by the Iraqi Consulate. The power of attorney must be stamped and sealed by the applicant’s company.
  2. Eight copies of specifications, claims, and drawings in English and Arabic languages.
  3. Certified copy of the priority document duly legalized by the Iraqi Consulate in case priority is to be claimed.
  4. Deed of assignment from the inventor(s) duly legalized by the Iraqi Consulate in case the applicant is not the inventor himself.

NOTES : Late filing of documents( not allowed) .

 
 

ANNUITY REQUIREMENTS : No documents are required.

 
 

PATENT ASSIGNMENT

  1. Power of Attorney legalized by the Iraqi Consulate signed by the assignee.
  2. Deed of assignment legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed) .

 

PATENT MERGER

  1. Power of attorney duly legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.
  2. Deed of merger legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.

NOTES : Late filing of documents (not allowed) .

 
 

PATENT RECORDAL OF CHANGE

  1. Power of Attorney reflecting the change legalized by the Iraqi Consulate.
  2. Certificate of change legalized.

NOTES : Late filing of documents( not allowed) .

 

PATENT LICENSE

  1. Power of attorney duly legalized by the Iraqi Consulate. The legalization stamp must appear on the back page of the power.
  2. Legalized license agreement executed by both the licensor and the licensee.

NOTES : Late filing of documents ( not allowed) .

 

PCT Filing

Iraq Is  A Member of PCT  Patent Cooperation Treaty And They will become bound on (  30 April 2022)

Copy Rights

 Information For Copyrights In Iraq 

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

Copyrights – Filing Requirements

Every intellectual property work of art is subject to the copyright protection in Iraq regardless of the type of work. In order to gain protection, the publishers of the copyrightable works will have to deposit copies of the work with the Ministry of Culture. Protection is granted to every Intellectual Property work of art no matter what its type, method of expression, importance and purpose are.

Domain Names

Information For Domain Names In Iraq 

  1. Country code top level domain name extension (ccTLD): .IQ
  2. Grace period for late renewal of the domain: no grace period.

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