What is the trademark?
The Trademark concerns with acquainting the products, the commodities or services. It may be a name, a slogan, a symbol or a solid figure.

How do you protect your trademark?
The trademark is legally protected by being registered in the specified Authority (the Ministry of commerce and Industry). Usually, it is registered via the trademarks registry lawyer.

Why do we have to protect our trademarks?
Owing to the inimitable economical and technological progress which is witnessed nowadays, the emergence of the international trade which assisted in opening the global markets for the products and due to the lawful and unlawful competitions, the piracy of all types of products, it became indispensable that the trademarks are protected to prevent others from imitation and distortion.

The trademark grants you personally the privacy and the right to use your products which have a distinctive trademark (a certain fashion of packaging) which is preferred, appreciated and recognized by the consumer whereof makes your products very distinct and won’t be competed.

The registry of your trademark is considered the quickest and the shortest way to protect your products anywhere they are sold from being utilized by the others in order to get the merit you have acquired in the market.

Is it possible to register all the current trademarks in the Republic of Yemen?
The Republic of Yemen has certified the international classification of goods and services for the purposes of the trademarks’ registration except trademarks covering alcoholic drinks (beer in class 32 and all products in class 33) are not registrable according to the Trademark Law number (263) 1999.

What are the requirements for the trademark registry?

1. A power of attorney legalized by the Consulate of the Republic of Yemen.
2. The objection’s notice will be sent to the Trademark’s registrar during the validity term, and in case that the opposition is accepted, it will be referred to the commercial court.

When the definite term is expired without presenting any objection or the presented objections have been rejected, the certificate of the trademark’s registry is issued and the registry will be announced in the commercial gazette.

Is it possible to register the trademark for more than one class of the products and services?
Relying on the international classification of goods and services which are approved in the Republic of Yemen, it is likely to register the trademark for more than one class. It is made by providing separate application patterns for every class of the categories.

What is the validity term of the trademark registration?
The validity of the trademark registration is ten years effective from the date of submitting the application.

Is it likely to renew the trademarks? What are their provisions?
The trademark is renewed for another 10 years by submitting the application during the final year of current validity term. The renewal application should be attached with a power of attorney certified from the Consulate of Yemen, and in case that the registration validity term exceeds three months without submitting a request to renew the registration, it will be cancelled spontaneously.

What are the advantages of the trademarks?
Should you register your trademark, you will have the lawful protection for your products in the market. Whereas the Law of Republic of Yemen penalizes every person makes forgery or imitate a registered trademark or used a registered trademark has been imitated which bears the same of trademark.

What are the disadvantages?
Should you neglect registering your trademark, you will allow your competitors to register your trademark or a one which is similar to it. This will lead to restrain your products from entering the local market. Hence, will delay the registration of your trademark and will cost you excessive amounts at the legal procedures in order to prove your priority in the production.