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Trademarks

Information For Trademarks Registration In Syria

1. The Filing System ( Single-Class Filing System) .
2. Classification of goods/services (10th Edition of Nice Classification) .
3. Registrable: trademarks, service marks, collective marks, quality marks(certification marks), color marks.
4. Syria Is A Member of Paris Convention . 
5. The Claiming priority Is under Of  Paris Convention .
6. The Filing international registration Is Not under Madrid Agreement .
7. Filing international registration Is under Protocol to Madrid Agreement .
8. Time from filing to registration ( 15 months ) .
9. Protection (registration) duration: 10 years from filing date.
10. Examination type ( substantive examination) .
11. Examination time ( 6 months ) .
12. Opposition period (3 months) .
13. The Use ( A registered mark may be subject for a cancellation action by any interested party if it has not been used for 3 consecutive years.
14. Renewal application can be made within (12 months before expiry) .
15. Renewal duration (10 years) .
16. Grace period to renew after expiration (6 months with penalty) .
17. Method of conducting the search ( official search only) .
18. Search for a device ( possible) .
19. Time required to complete the search (5 days) .
20. Publication after recordal of the assignment ( in the Official Gazette) .
21. Publication after recordal of the change (in the Official Gazette) .
22. Publication after recordal of the merge ( in the Official Gazette) .
23. Publication after recordal of the license ( in the Official Gazette) .
24. Time period of the license ( can be decided by parties) .

1. Late filing of documents: allowed within 6 months from filing date with penalty.
2. Extension of time for late filing of documents ( not allowed )

1. Late filing of documents: allowed within 6 months from filing date with penalty.
2. Extension of time for late filing of documents ( not allowed )

Industrial Design

Information  For Industrial Designs Registration In Syria

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 ( 15 years) .
4. Time to pay publication fees after grant (acceptance): within 3 months.
5. Time to pay registration fees after publication (within 6 months) .
6. Annuities: duration of a design is 5 years from the date of filing and expires five years after the last day of the month in which the registration application was submitted, the registration may be renewed for two consecutive periods of 5 years each provided that renewal is made during the last year of the protection period after paying the prescribed fees & this renewal shall be published in the directorate journal.
7. Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement ( within 2 months without fine) .

Patent

Information For Patents Filing In Syria

1. You can claim priority according to Paris Convention within (12 months from the first filing date) .
2. Syria Is A Member of PCT, Paris Convention.
3. Period of protection of a patent (15 years) .
4. Time to pay publication fees after grant (acceptance)- Three months.
5. Time to pay registration fees after publication (One year) .
6. Annuities: must be paid annually before or at the anniversary date of the filing with a grace period of 6 months after payment of a fine.
7. Allowed time to submit the assignment deed from the date of signing the agreement: Two months without fine.

1. Late filing of documents: allowed within 2 months from filing date without penalty.
2. Extension of time for late filing of documents ( not allowed )

PCT Filing

Syria has been a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) since June 26, 2003. It is possible to file a national application of PCT international application in Syria by the 31-month period. 

The deadline for entering the National Phase in Syrian Arab Republic is 31 months from the earliest date claimed in the PCT Request.

PCT  Filing Requirements In Syria 

1.  Power of Attorney to be legalized up to the Syrian consulate. Subsequent local super-legalization procedures of the POA in Syria take 2-3 months.
2. Copy of the PCT international application (request form 101).
3. WIPO IB advice of the priority document transmittal (form 304).
4. Copy of the PCT publication.
5. Copy of the search report and the ISA’s written opinion.
6. Copy of the Preliminary examination report.
7. Specifications, claims and abstract of the invention in English or French with the Arabic translation, which can be made through our office. 

Notes:

1. The Pharmaceuticals and The chemical compounds are not patentable under the Syrian Patent Law substantially , However, such inventions are filed as to the method of preparation thereof, whereupon the invention title and the claims should be amended to start with “Method of preparation of that it Accept In the Patent Office In Syrian 
2. The PCT supportive documents should be translated into Arabic by local Syrian translator and authenticated in Syria.
3. The patent Office In Syrian Give  3-month grace period is allowed for late payment of annuities against payment of a lateness fine.
4. The Arabic version of patent specifications exceeding the first (30) pages and the claims exceeding the first (10) claims will be surcharged individually per page/claim.
5. The annuities from the international filing date to the filing year should be paid upon filing the application for the PCT applications.
6. If The Filing accepted, first publication of the accepted patent application for opposition occurs for six months.
7. If  They granted, second publication of registered patent certificate and registration fees of a patent should be paid to be followed by receiving the Patent Certificate.
8. Annuities should be paid annually from the international filing date for patent application under PCT and as from the national filing date for patent application under Paris Convention.
9. Patent duration in Syria is (20) years as from the international filing date for patent application under PCT and as from the national filing date for patent application under Paris Convention.
10. Working of a granted patent is compulsory within 3 years as of the date of the grant. In the absence of local investment, a nominal working notice published in a local newspaper inviting potential investors to exploit the invention in the country is acceptable for satisfying the compulsory condition.

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Copy Rights

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.

Domain Names

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

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