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1. The Republic of Djibouti, abbreviated as Djibouti, is located on the west coast of the Gulf of Aden in northeastern Africa, with a land area of 23200 square kilometers and its capital city, Djibouti City.
2. In 1977, Djibouti declared independence and named itself the Republic of Djibouti. Before independence, the Republic of Djibouti had always adopted French trademark law. After independence, it was stipulated that French trademark law remained valid from June 27, 1977, as long as it did not violate national sovereignty. On November 17, 1985, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Djibouti also stipulated that trademarks registered and protected in France before 1977 also need to be protected in Djibouti.
3. The Djibouti trademark registration authority is the Djibouti Ministry of Industry and Trademark, and the official languages are Arabic and French.
4. The exclusive right to use a Djibouti trademark is obtained through registration, following the principle of "first to apply".
5. At present, the Djibouti authorities adopt the Nice Classification 11th edition of goods and services descriptions and accept applications for multiple categories in one form.
Djibouti is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the TRIPS Agreement, Paris Convention, and WIPO Convention, and has not yet joined the Madrid Agreement or Madrid Protocol. Therefore, trademark registration can only be processed through "single country registration".
The Djibouti trademark is valid for 10 years after registration, starting from the date of application; Renewal can be processed within 6 months before the expiration date, with a grace period of 6 months; The renewal is valid for 10 years.
1. Trademark design;
3. Name and address of the applicant;
4. Power of attorney, just sign it;
If priority is declared, priority proof documents and corresponding French translations must be provided.
After the application is submitted, the official will conduct a formal review, which includes examining whether the application materials and classification information comply with regulations, whether the applied trademark has distinctiveness, and whether it violates the prohibition and prohibition clauses (mainly whether it violates public order and good customs). Generally, it takes about 4 weeks to know whether it is accepted or not; If not accepted, the official will issue a response notice to the applicant and request a defense within 3 months. Failure to defend within the deadline will be considered as giving up the application.
If ultimately accepted, the application date will be the trademark registration date, and arrangements will be made to issue the trademark registration certificate.
In a smooth situation, trademark registration in Djibouti usually takes about 6 months.
After registering a trademark in Djibouti, when handling changes, transfers, or licenses, the official requires the submission of corresponding notarized/certified documents as proof; When changing the address, the original registration certificate needs to be submitted.
When registering a trademark in Djibouti, the official does not conduct a "relative reasons" examination, that is, does not examine whether there are prior identical or similar trademarks and actively rejects them; There is also no objection system during the application registration process.
