The Qatar Patent and Trademark Office Issued New Regulations

Release Time：2024-09-14 11:36Author：Views：306

The Qatar Patents and Trademarks Office has issued new regulations regarding power of attorney and announced a reduction in official fees.

The power of attorney is valid for a period of three years. If the power of attorney is executed outside Qatar, it must first be authenticated by the Qatar Consulate in that country and then by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar. If the power of attorney is not in Arabic, an Arabic translation accompanied by an affidavit from a translator recognized by Qatar must be submitted.

Effective from July 11, 2024, there has been a reduction in official fees for patents and designs. The revised fees cover application, substantive examination, patent grant, registration, and technical search fees. According to the amended regulations, the filing fee and substantive examination fee for patent applications shall be paid together upon submission of the application, while the patent grant fee and registration fee shall be paid together upon patent registration. Furthermore, the obligation to pay annual fees during the application process has been abolished, and an option to pay accumulated annual fees upon patent registration has been introduced.

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