Trademark Renewal Guide in Qatar

Trademark renewal involves obtaining accurate details of the trademark, submitting the filing date and number to the trademark office, completing documents accurately, and submitting official fees. The trademark office then examines the application submitted, ensures that all the fees are accurate and complete, then issues a renewal certificate.

The renewal process in Qatar takes 1-4 weeks to issue the renewal certificate.

If you forget to renew your trademark before the expiry date, you have a chance to renew it within a grace period. The grace period for renewal in Qatar is six months from the expiry date and penalty charges are around USD 800 for the delay. If the trademark in Qatar is renewed within the grace period, then the owner will have to settle penalty fees.

If the owner of the trademark fails to renew the mark within the grace period, the trademark registration will lapse. However, the Law gives the applicant the right to refile the trademark within 3 years after the expiry of the protection period, after which if he doesn’t, then any interested third party can proceed with registering the said mark.

The registration of a trademark in Qatar protects for 10 years from the date of filing, and the protection can be renewed for successive periods of 10 years.

The required documents for renewing a trademark in Qatar are:

A power of attorney

A power of attorney is given to whoever you are designating to represent you at the trademark office.

• If you are a local company or a resident of Qatar, the power of attorney can be signed and notarized.

• If you are not a resident of Qatar, then the power of attorney needs to be legalized at the Qatar embassy.

Trade license

• If you are a local company or a resident of Qatar, a simple copy of your trade license.

Trademark renewals can be filed 6 months after the expiry date in a period called the grace period. So, if you forget to renew your mark before the expiration date, then you have a six months grace period to renew the trademark. Renewing a trademark in the grace period yields penalty charges. Failing to renew a trademark in Qatar will entitle anyone interested in the mark to cancel it from the register and protect it in their name.

We have individually vetted all trademark agents, and have provided them with a proprietary system owned by Easy Trademarks to guarantee the level of service you will receive. Trademark agents are both native Arabic and English speakers and will respond to all renewal queries within 2 business days. If the documents and fees are settled and there are no outstanding matters which have been communicated, then Easy Trademarks will guarantee customer satisfaction; otherwise, if our services were not acceptable, we will refund all of our professional fees for the service rendered. Remember to choose the package you want. If you are not a lawyer, we recommend you choose the premium package. If you require approval from management, you can print this page and obtain approvals.