OMAN

• Kinds of Trademarks registrable in OMAN

  • Following indications may be used as Trademarks in Oman:

    • Word marks
    • Signatures
    • Letters
    • Numbers
    • Drawings, Pictorial Elements
    • Sign Boards
    • Stamps, Seals
    • Colours and combinations of colours.
    • Engravings
    • Names
    • Phrases
    • Symbols
    • Devices
    • Slogans
    • Packaging
    • Designs
    • Combination of all of the above

    Types of Marks registrable:

    1. Collective marks
    2. Certification marks
    3. Marks for non-commercial purposes
    4. Service marks
    5. Well Known marks
• Requisites for a Trademark to be registrable in OMAN

  • For a mark to be registrable, it should be able to identify and distinguish the applicant’s goods and services from those of the others.

    Trademarks must contain the following essential requirements to be registrable in Oman:

    • Distinctiveness
    • Non-descriptiveness of the goods and / or services
    • Not be a well known term in the line of business, trade channels of the applicant
    • Not be same / similar / identical either visually and/or phonetically to prior registered / pending marks.
• Kinds of Trademarks not registrable in OMAN

  • Applicants should bear in mind that the following will not be registrable as Trademarks in Oman:

    1. Marks not distinctive.
    2. Marks that are mere descriptions of the goods, products that they represent or familiar drawings and ordinary pictures of goods and products.
    3. Marks and Signs contravening morality, public order and law of the land.
    4. Marks misleading the public as to the origin or the source of the products or services or their characteristics.
    5. Marks that are considered imitations / copies/ translations of famous and well known marks.
    6. Marks that are similar / identical to registered and pending marks.
    7. Marks identical /similar to or containing elements resembling maps, emblems, flags, signs, seals and official insignia of national and international organisations.
    8. Signs passing off as appellations owing to every day usage of the goods and products.
    9. Names, Sur names, photos, pictures, portraits, emblems, crests of people without prior consent and authorization. 10. Marks that are identical and similar to symbols and icons of a purely religious characters and nature.

    TrademarkCopia through its associate Law Firms and Lawyers in Oman is at hand to help you with trademark registration and prosecution.

• Trademark Search in OMAN

  • It is highly advisable to conduct a search of the proposed mark to ensure that a similar mark has not been applied for by other contenders and is not pending registration or is already registered.

    A search is useful in determining the following:

    • Conflict with existing trademarks.
    • Confirm validity of the proposed trademark.
    • Evaluate the filing of the application and assess the risk of nullity and 3rd party claims.
    • Strategise on the kind of mark to file regarding the denominations such as figurative, coloured, black & white etc.
    • Search is a useful tool prior to filing of applications since search concerning prior pending marks carried out by the Trademarks Office of Oman.

    Our Attorneys are at hand to assist you with searches and provide opinions about registrarbility of the proposed / coined trademark in Oman.

• Trademark Filing in OMAN

  • Filing is done with the Trademark office of Oman.

    Applicant has to furnish the following documentation for filing:

    1. Name of the applicant
    2. Logo (if any) in B/W or Colour
    3. Address along with nationality of the Applicant
    4. Classes in which Registration is sought.
    5. Power of Attorney (POA)
    6. Details regarding Goods and Services for which registration sought
       (Goods and Services classified as per NICE classification)
       (Oman is not member of NICE Classification though follow NICE System)

    TRADEMARKCOPIA.COM will assist you with the following:

    • Filings
    • Infringement & Opposition Actions
    • Renewals
    • License and Assignment procedures
    • Trademark Watch Services
• Trademark Examination in OMAN

  • Once the application is filed, a Preliminary (Formality) examination regarding compliance of all the requisites is carried out along with a search for prior existing trademarks.

    Applicant as to make necessary changes, amendments if any within stipulated time post examination. Else, application is deemed as not filed.

    Post formality examination, substantive examination is conducted and registrability of the trademarks is determined..

• Trademark Publication & Opposition in OMAN

  • Once the mark is examined regarding registrability. Mark is accepted and are published in the official gazette and 1 local Arabic newspaper. Interested people may file opposition within 2 months from the date of publication to the same.

    TrademarkCopia through its experienced Trademark Lawyers and Trademark Attorneys in Oman can comprehensively assist you with trademark opposition and prosecution.

• Trademark Registration in OMAN

  • In the absence of opposition, the published mark is registered and certificate of registration issued.

    Trademark registration in Oman is valid for 10 years from the date of application after which it can be frequently renewed for another 10 years.

    Rights of Trademark Owners: Trademarks may be:

    • Transferred in whole or in part with or without compensation
    • Inherited – Assigned and licensed.
    • Mortgaged and creditors may seize such trademarks belonging to their debtors.
    • Licensed to natural or legal persons
    • Prevented from unauthorized usage by third parties
    • The subject of appropriate redressal from a court of law upon infringement
• Trademark Usage in OMAN

  • Usage before filing an application for registration is not a pre-requisite. However, non-use continuously for 5 yrs. post registration would make the mark vulnerable for cancellation.

• Trademark Cost of Registration in OMAN

  • Please write mail for the cost of registration of trademark in Oman to the mail address given below:

    contact@trademarkcopia.com