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Libyan Trademark Law

Classification - 8th edition — single class application. Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, pork meat in class 29, and Christmas trees and related products in class 28 cannot be registered
Search - Possible for word and device marks
Examination – Formality and substantive
Opposition period - 3 months from publication date
Extension of time - Not possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
Term of protection - 10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
Use – Mark is vulnerable to cancellation action by interested parties if there is no effective use of the mark for a period of 5 consecutive years

Power of Attorney from applicant, legalized by the Libyan Consulate in the applicant’s home country
A certified copy of the Extract from the Commercial Register or Articles of Incorporation, legalized by the Libyan Consulate in the applicant’s home country, along with the Arabic translation of the same
If priority is to be claimed, a certified copy of the priority document issued from a country member of the Paris Convention should be submitted upon filing with other required documents

Power of Attorney duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate
Copy of the Trademark Registration Certificate

Power of Attorney duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate
Deed of Assignment duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate. An Arabic Translation of the document is mandatory
A certified copy of the Extract from the Commercial Register or Articles of Incorporation of the applicant also legalized by the Libyan Consulate. An Arabic translation is mandatory

Power of attorney legalized by the Libyan Consulate
Deed of merger legalized by the Libyan Consulate

Power of Attorney duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate
License agreement duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate. An Arabic translation of the document is mandatory
A certified copy of the Extract from the Commercial Register or Articles of Incorporation of the applicant also legalized by the Libyan Consulate. An Arabic translation is mandatory

Power of Attorney, duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate
Certificate of Change of Name and/or Address duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate
An Arabic translation of the document is mandatory

Libya Patent and Design Law, 1959

Search - Currently not available
Examination – Formality only
Publication - Applications are not published prior to 18 months from the filing date or the earliest priority
Opposition period - 60 days from publication date
Annuities - Paid annually on the anniversary of the Libyan filing date and payable after grant. A grace period of 6 months is allowed for late payment without an extra charge
Term of protection - 15 years from the Libyan filing date

Power of Attorney duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate. An Arabic Translation is mandatory
A certified copy of the Extract from the Commercial Register or Articles of Incorporation also legalized by the Libyan Consulate. An Arabic Translation is mandatory
Deed of Assignment from the inventor (s), duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate
An Arabic Translation is mandatory
Certified Copy of Priority document, in case of claiming priority. An Arabic translation is mandatory
Copy of the first two pages of the PCT Application as published for PCT application. An Arabic Translation is mandatory
Specification, claims, abstract in Word format and formal drawings, if any, in English and Arabic languages

No documents required

Power of Attorney duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate
Deed of Assignment signed by both the assignee and the assignor. An Arabic translation is mandatory
A certified copy of the Extract from the Commercial Register or Articles of Incorporation of the assignee, also legalized by the Libyan Consulate. An Arabic translation is mandatory

Power of attorney legalised by the Libyan Consulate (in case there is no Libyan Consulate, legalization may be done by any other Arabic Consulate)
Merger agreement legalised by the Libyan Consulate
Certificate of incorporation or Extract from the Commercial Register legalised by the Libyan Consulate

Power of attorney signed and stamped by the licensee company’s stamp and legalised by the Libyan Consulate in the applicant's home country
License agreement legalised by the Libyan Consulate
Extract of the entry of the applicant's company in the Commercial Register legalised up to the Libyan Consulate

Power of Attorney, duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate
Certificate of Change of Name and/or Address, duly legalized by the Libyan Consulate. An Arabic translation of the document is mandatory

Patent and Industrial Design Law

Member of the Paris Convention
Priority can be claimed under Paris Convention within 6 months from the filing date
Protection Term - 15 years
A design or an industrial model registration is valid for 5 years starting from the filing date and renewable for two similar periods of 5 years each

Power of attorney legalised by the Libyan Consulate (in case there is no Libyan Consulate, then a legalisation may be made by any other Arabic Consulate)
Brief description of the design
3 copies of the drawing of the design
Certificate of incorporation or Extract from the Commercial Register legalised by the Libyan Consulate

No documents required

Power of attorney legalised by the Libyan Consulate (in case there is no Libyan Consulate, legalization may be done by any other Arabic Consulate)
Deed of assignment legalised by the Libyan Consulate
Certificate of incorporation or Extract from the Commercial Register legalised by the Libyan Consulate

Power of attorney legalised by the Libyan Consulate (in case there is no Libyan Consulate, legalization may be done by any other Arabic Consulate)
Merger agreement legalised by the Libyan Consulate

Power of attorney legalised by the Libyan Consulate (in case there is no Libyan Consulate, legalization may be done by any other Arabic Consulate)
License agreement legalized by the Libyan Consulate
Certificate of incorporation or Extract from the Commercial Register legalised by the Libyan Consulate

Power of attorney legalised by the Libyan Consulate
Certificate of change legalised by the Libyan Consulate

Trademark Registration Process

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Trademark Review

Your lawyers will help you to review the trademark(s) to be registered and advise you of the best protection approach according to the country laws and requirements.

Trademark Classification

With the knowledge of your goods/services, your lawyers will assist you with identifying the most appropriate international class for your trademark.

Trademark Search

Although not mandatory, a trademark clearance search should be conducted to establish if your trademark can be registered and used in the market.

Filing

Your lawyers will submit your application for registration after reviewing and confirming that all formal requirements by the respective IPO have been met.

Examination

At this stage, the IPO will examine whether your trademark fulfills the requirements of the applicable trademark law.

Publication

After the examination process, the trademark is published and third parties may submit an opposition against it being registered. Your lawyers' role is to address and respond to any oppositions and ensure that your trademark proceeds to registration.

Registration

After the opposition period, your trademark is registered and a certificate of registration is issued.

Watch Service

Registration of the trademark is just the beginning, there is need for vigilance in the market. Your lawyers help you lookout for potential infringement through our trademark watch service.

Renewal

Trademark registration is valid for a specific period of years after which it has to be renewed, 10 years in most jurisdictions with a few exceptions. We got you covered.

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