BAGHDAD - In what is considered a highly significant development in the protection of well-known trademarks in Iraq, Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) announced that it has become the first Firm to provide protection for one of the world's top 10 well-known trademarks.
The Trademark Office at the Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals announced on August 9, 2006, that it will reject or cancel the registration and prohibit the use of any trademark that may create conflect with the well-known trademarks
In line with the above, AGIP will provide the adequate protection for unregistered well-known trademarks in Iraq. It will also consider this transaction as filing procedure and will charge its clients the standard filing fees.
Once it becomes possible to register such well-known trademarks in Iraq, AGIP will make available to its clients information about relevant registration requirements and fees.
AGIP emphasized that it will absorb the official charges for changing the Power of Attorney in all Arab countries for its clients, who want to protect their well-known trademarks in Iraq. The UAE, Bahrain and the GCC Patent Office are exempted , where the fees charged are the official fees only.
Upon the completion of the necessary protection formalities under this newly established procedure, any litigation actions that may arise against any infringement on the clients' trademarks will be handled through AGIP’s sister company, Abu-Ghazaleh Legal.
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