Summary of the guide:
- Laws relating to Trademark in Jordan
- Trademark registration process in Jordan
- How long does it take to get a trademark registration in Jordan?
- Examination criteria for trademarks in Jordan
- Costs for trademark registration in Jordan
- How long is a trademark protected for?
- When does the protection of a trademark in Jordan start?
- What trademark classes are available in Jordan?
- What are the documents required for trademark protection in Jordan?
- What are important deadlines for trademark protection in Jordan?
- Are international trademarks available in Jordan?
- National Vs International trademark in Jordan?
- Local tips for trademark registration in Jordan
- Important Notes
- Service level guarantee for trademark registration in Jordan
Laws relating to Trademark in Jordan
In Jordan, trademark protection is governed by the Trademarks and Geographical Indications Law No. 33 of 1952 (as amended by Law No. 47 of 1999) and implementing regulation No. 22 of 2010 on Amendments to the Trademarks Rules. This law provides the legal framework for registering and protecting trademarks, collective marks, and certification marks in Jordan.
Trademarks are registered at the TM department at the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply
Trademark registration process in Jordan
A smooth trademark registration generally passes through three phases:
Filing – you file the trademark at the TM department.
Publication – if the mark is accepted and not rejected, it will be published for 90 days (opposition period).
Registration – after the opposition/publication period ends, you can pay the final registration fees and receive your trademark certificate.
After filing a trademark at the trademark office, and settling official fees relating to filing the trademark examiners at the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply to examine trademark applications, the examination process takes place on two levels:
Formal examinations of trademarks in Jordan - are examinations that take into account regulatory, formal, or documentary aspects of the trademark filing requirements. In other words, an examiner will look at, whether all the required documents for filing have been submitted, whether these documents have been properly authenticated (legalized or locally legalized), whether the fees have been settled, whether the applicant is entitled to register a trademark locally, whether the classes designated are available locally, and whether priority documents are included or not.
Substantive examinations of trademarks in Jordan - are conducted by examiners at the trademark office within the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply.
How long does it take to get a trademark registration in Jordan?
It takes anywhere between 6 to 9 months to receive a trademark registration certificate.
Examination criteria for trademarks in Jordan
The examination criteria are both on absolute grounds and relative grounds:
Absolute grounds for trademark refusals in Jordan are:
- Trademarks that are devoid of any distinctive character.
- Trademarks exclusively consist of signs regularly used in trade, to refer to a type, kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value, geographical origin, or other characteristics relating to the goods or service the trademark is registered on.
- Trademarks which exclusively consist of signs or indications that are used in the normal course of the trade.
- Trademarks that are contrary to public policy.
- Trademarks that are contrary to public morals and ethics.
- Trademarks that deceive the public, as to the nature, quality, or source of the goods or services.
- Trademarks which include public emblems, flags, and other symbols relating to the state, Arab, or international organizations, or one of their institutions, or a foreign state unless so authorized by it, as well as any imitation of such emblems, flags, or symbols.
- Trademarks include symbols of the Red Crescent or Red Cross and other similar imitating symbols.
- Trademarks that are similar to or resemble symbols of a purely religious character.
- Trademarks are geographical names whose protection or use create confusion as to the origin or source of the goods, the products, or the services.
- Trademarks are essentially the name, surname, picture, or emblem of a third party unless prior approval is provided.
- Trademarks which are indications of honorary distinctions that the applicant for registration cannot prove.
Relative grounds for trademark refusals - assess whether a trademark application filed in Jordan may confuse due to the similarity with a previously registered or famous trademark locally.
Costs for trademark registration in Jordan
Costs relating to trademark registration are both official and professional. Official fees are fees paid to the government for processing your trademark registration and are required to be paid for each phase of the process.
Professional fees for trademark registration
Professional fees for trademark registration in Jordan range from USD160 to USD1,500 depending on the service provider you are working with. Easy trademarks provide cost-effective solutions and have professional fees ranging from USD160 to USD300 depending on the package you choose, as we leverage legal technology, which provides the brand owners with the ability to get premium service, consistency, and delivery at a cost-effective price. Once you are ready to start, choose the package you want and you will see the total official fees and professional fees for each package.
Official fees for trademark registration
Official Filing fees of a trademark = USD164
Official Publication fees of a trademark = USD82
Official Final Registration fees of a trademark = USD439
How long is a trademark protected for?
A trademark is valid for 10 years from the filing date.
When does the protection of a trademark in Jordan start?
Protection of a trademark in Jordan starts from the filing date. In other words, a trademark owner does not have to wait until a trademark is registered in Jordan to have protection. This protection starts immediately when the trademark is filed (lodged at the trademark office).
What trademark classes are available in Jordan?
A trademark owner who is usually referred to as an applicant has to file a trademark on each class required since Jordan is not a multi-class system. Each class is considered a different trademark. An applicant can protect a trademark on all 45 classes. Every trademark is registered on a specific list of goods (products or services). In Jordan, there is no limitation on the number of classes you can register your trademark on. Historically, pork products were not included; however, now fewer rejections are being issued on it. Alcoholic products are also tricky, as these products are used locally but not necessarily registrable.
What are the documents required for trademark protection in Jordan?
A Power of Attorney
- If you are not a resident of Jordan, then a legalized power of attorney is required for trademark registration in Jordan. A legalized power of attorney means that the power should be stamped at the Jordan embassy the applicant is from to be enforceable locally within Jordan.
- If you are a resident or a national of Jordan living in Jordan, the power of attorney should be notarized and a copy of your trade license or Jordan ID will be sufficient to file the trademark locally.
- The power of attorney can be submitted within 90 days of filing a trademark in Jordan. You can file your trademark in Jordan without a legalized power of attorney and submit it later on within 90 days calculated from the filing date.
Trade License / Commercial Certificate / Certificate of Good Standing:
- If you are a local entity, then a trade license is required, and a simple copy of the license as long as it is valid.
- If you are an international company, a license is NOT required.
What are important deadlines for trademark protection in Jordan?
The power of attorney can be submitted within 90 days of filing a trademark in Jordan.
Are international trademarks available in Jordan?
An international application can not designate Jordan. If you want to register your trademark nationally in Jordan, a local application is filed nationally at the ministry.
National Vs International trademark in Jordan?
Jordan is not a party to Madrid so there are no international applications available in Jordan.
Local tips for trademark registration in Jordan
To register your trademark in Jordan, you will need to translate applicant details, list of goods (classes), and trademark details into the Arabic language.
Examiners in Jordan are very diligent when it comes to identification of goods and classifications which generally refer to goods in other classes receive an office action.
If a trademark has any general elements such as stand-alone letters or numbers, examiners in Jordan frequently request that the applicant signs a disclaimer to these letters.
Important Notes
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