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The Law No. 8 of 2007 for protection of “Trademarks,
Geographical Indications, Industrial Drawings and Designs” entered into force
on April 12, 2007.
Single class system for trademark applications is adopted in Syria, i.e. each
class relating to the same trademark should be covered by separate application.
The Property Protection Office may request in writing the
applicant to include any conditions or amendments to clarify the mark in a
manner that prevents confusion with another right previously registered, or for
which an application for registration was filed. The amendment should be made
within 3 months from the date of notification.
The applicant, whose application was rejected or suspended pending certain
conditions or amendments, may object in writing to the decision of the Property
Protection Office mentioned to the competent ad hoc committee within 30 days
from the date on which the decision was served to him in writing, in return for
payment of the assigned fee.
If the ad hoc committee rejects the applicant's objection, the applicant can
appeal before the competent court within 30 days from the date on which the ad
hoc committee's decision has been served to him in writing.
Accepted applications fulfilling the stipulated requirements shall be published
in the property protection journal for opposition by the public.
Any interested party may object in writing to the application for the
registration of a mark to the Property Protection Office after payment of the
specified fee within 90 days of the date of publication. The Property
Protection Office shall inform the applicant or his agent of the objection
during a period of 30 days from the date of receipt.
The applicant or his agent shall submit to the Property Protection Office a
written and grounded response to that objection within 30 days from the date of
being informed of the objection. Otherwise, the applicant shall be considered
as waived his application.
The Property Protection Office shall issue a grounded decision on the objection
either accepting or rejecting the registration, after studying the documents
submitted by the parties of the dispute and hearing their arguments. The Office
may include in its acceptance a decision that obliges the applicant to implement
the requirements, as it deems necessary for the registration of a mark. The
Property Protection Office shall notify both parties of its decision.
The Property Protection Office's decision can be appealed before the ad hoc
committee within 30 days from the date of notification. The decision of the ad
hoc committee may be appealed before the competent court within 30 days from
the date of notification.
Syria is a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial
Property and it follows the International Classification of Goods and Services
for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks under the Nice Agreement.
Nice
classification (edition 11) is practiced in Syria.