Type of trademarks:

• Marks for goods
• Services marks
• Certification marks
• Collective marks
• Quality control marks
• Sound marks
• Geographical indication marks

Period of protection:

• 10 years from the application date.

Cancellation action:

• Non-use of the trademark within 5 years from the registration date.

Requirements:

• Power of attorney duly notarized by the consulate of Oman.
• Copy of the certificate of incorporation or the company commercial register extract.
• Certified copy of the priority document, (if the priority is claimed).

Period of protection:

• 20 years from the application filling date.

Cancellation action:

• Non-use of the trademark within 3 years from the registration date.

Requirements:

• Power of attorney duly notarized by the consulate of Oman.
• Copy of certificate of incorporation or company commercial register extract.
• Deed of assignment (if the applicant is not the inventor) signed by both parties.
• Certified copy of the priority document (if the priority is claimed.

Drawing or models

Period of protection:

• 10 years from the application date.

Cancellation action:

• Non-use of the trademark within 3 years from the registration date.

Requirements:

• Power of attorney duly naturized by the consulate of Oman.
• Deed of assignment (if the applicant is not the inventor) signed by both parties.
• Certified copy of the priority document (if the priority is claimed.

1. Literary works
2. reference works
3. artistic works
4. computer software and databases
5. Architectural works
6. Geographical maps
7. Technical drawing
8. Engineering plans and layout

Period of protection:

• 70 years after the authors death.

Requirements:

• Power of attorney duly notarized by the consulate of Oman.
• Notarized declaration from the author to the applicant (if the applicant is not the author).

IP treaties:

• Madrid Agreement
• PCT – Patent cooperation treaty
• Nairobi treaty
• WIPO Convention
• WIPO performances and phonograms treaty
• Paris convention
• Berne convention
• Brussels convention
• Trademarks law treaty
• WIPO copyright treaty
• Patent law treaty
• Budapest treaty
• Hague Agreement
• UPOV convention