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2. Official language: Arabic
3. Oman's trademark law adopts the principle of prior application, and the acquisition of trademark rights is based on trademark registration.
4. The Omani Trademark Law protects commodity trademarks, service trademarks, joint trademarks, certification trademarks, and color trademarks.
5. The classification of goods and services used for trademark registration in Oman is basically consistent with the international classification, but Class 33 "Alcoholic Beverages" has been deleted.
6. Applicant qualification: According to the Omani Trademark Law, anyone, including natural persons, legal persons, and public associations, can submit a trademark registration application. Foreign applicants who do not have a residence or place of business in Oman must entrust a local agent registered with the competent authorities of Oman to handle the matter.
7. According to the Omani Lanham Law, nationals of member countries of international conventions on trademark protection to which Oman is a party, or nationals of countries that have bilateral trademark registration agreements with Oman, who have already applied for trademark registration in their own country, have priority in registering the same trademark in Oman within 6 months.
Oman is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention and the WIPO Convention, and a member of the Madrid Protocol. Therefore, trademark registration in Oman can be obtained through the "single country registration" method, or through the Madrid International Registration designating Oman.
Starting from the date of application, for those who need to continue using the registration after the expiration of the validity period, they should apply for renewal registration 6 months before the expiration of the registration. Each renewal registration is valid for 10 years and can be renewed indefinitely.
1. Apply as a legal entity, with one copy of the Business License or valid registration certificate stamped with the official seal; Apply for natural admission with one copy of personal identification document attached;
2. The applicant's detailed information (in both Chinese and English), including name or title, nature, nationality, as well as detailed address, postal code, and contact information;
3. Electronic trademark samples;
4. Product name and category.
Before registering a trademark, a search must be conducted to ensure that the applied trademark is not identical or similar to any previously registered or applied for trademark.
Submit application documents to the Oman Trademark Office, including trademark design, applicant's name and address, trademark category, and trademark application number.
Submit the prepared application documents to the Oman Trademark Office, which will conduct a formal examination first. Those that meet the requirements will be accepted.
The legality review of the submitted application documents, trademark designs, power of attorney and other documents after the application is submitted; Those who meet the requirements will be granted the application date and application.
According to the law, review whether the trademark has registrability, whether it is the same or similar to a previously registered trademark, and whether it violates the prohibition clause of the Trademark Law. For trademarks that fail substantive examination, the examiner will notify the applicant in writing and inform them of the reasons for rejection. The applicant may submit a review within the time limit from the date of receiving the rejection notice. Otherwise, the application will be deemed abandoned, and the application date and number will not be retained.
After examination, the examiner believes that the trademark application can be accepted and will publish a notice in the official trademark announcement of Oman. The objection period is 3 months from the date of announcement.
Trademarks that have been ruled to be eligible for registration after opposition, or trademarks that have been published without opposition, will be granted registration and a registration certificate will be issued. The entire smooth application process (if there are no rejections, objections, etc.) will take approximately 6-8 months.
It should be noted that there is no "registration certificate" in Oman, so applicants need to complete the relevant procedures before obtaining the registration certificate.
