Trademarks, service marks, collective marks and certification marks.
Official search only.
Multi-Class Filing System.
An application can include goods in any number of classes, but with additional charges for each additional class.
Where before any publication is made two or more persons apply simultaneously for the registration of the same mark or of identical or similar marks in respect of goods or articles of the same class of products, the Registrar may suspend all such applications until the renunciation by one of the disputants is duly attested to or a final decision is made in favor of one of them.
24 to 36 months.
The owner of a registered mark may apply at any time to the Registrar to alter or add to such mark in manner not substantially affecting its identification. The Registrar shall give a decision approving the registration of such alteration in principle, in accordance with the provisions prescribed for decisions on original applications for registration of mark. The decisions shall be notified to the interested parties and shall be subject to opposition as aforementioned.
YES, within 90 days.
15 years as from the filing date.
12 months before expiry.
6 months from the protection’s expiry date.
A registered mark may be subject for a cancellation action by any interested party if it has not been used for 2 consecutive years.
The assignment, merger or license is delayed until the trademark obtains registration. Only the recordal change of name and address can be made against pending applications.
Recordal of an assignment or a license for the mark shall not be required for the assignee or licensee to establish the validity of the mark or to assert rights in the mark against third parties.
Trademarks may be assigned with the goodwill of the business concerned unless otherwise agreed upon.
The Registrar may, whenever there is justification, make any alteration in the register if this alteration is designed to correct a mistake or to complete a technical deficiency. In the case of fault in the assignment of any registered mark, the Registrar shall refer the matter to the court for an order for correction.
Can be decided by parties.
Kurdistan has a separate registry for trademark registration. There are two methods for trademark registration in this region of Iraq; either file a fresh application at Kurdistan Trademark Office or apply for extension of protection of a trademark originally registered at the trademark office in Baghdad.
In addition to the legalized POA and Certificate of Incorporation, a certified copy of the registration of trademark at Baghdad Trademark Office will be required.