06-May-2020
May 06, 2020
On
April 19, 2020, the State of Qatar released a Law No. 10 of 2020 for
the Protection of Industrial Designs. This new law revoked the
industrial design law of 2002.
The
release of this new law was an ongoing effort for the protection of
Intellectual Property rights in Qatar, also in alignment with the vision
of Qatar for the future and will enhance the protection of designs.
However,
this new law requires the issuance of an implementing decree which will
provide the registration formalities and official fees to be applied
for industrial designs protection. As soon as the implementing
regulation will be issued, we will update you and share with you the
relevant information.
Nevertheless,
in order to avoid any future infringements conflicts, and to protect
the designs, it is recommended to publish cautionary announcements at
regular intervals in any local Qatari newspapers, since the patent
office is currently not receiving new applications for design
registrations.
Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at: rmul@wx-oh.xln