• Egypt is a member of the Madrid Agreement for the International Registration of Marks Since July 1st 1952
• Egypt adopts NICE Classification 9th edition Int' classes 01~45

Procedures

First, we proceed with the filing of the subject trademark application at the Egyptian Trademark Office.

The trademark Office starts to examine the registrability of the subject trademark.

In case the examiner found the mark lacking any requirement as provided for in the law and its regulations, the examiner will decide to reject the application.

In such case, the applicant is asked to appeal this provisional refusal within (30) days from the date of receiving the relevant official notification, or the application will lapse.

The registrar reviews the appeal along with its supporting evidences (if any) and issue his decision, either to accept the appeal and resume registration procedures; or to confirm the rejection decision. Where the only course of action in such cases is to sue a case before the court of Law.

Approved trademark applications (by the registrar) are published in the Official Gazette; where a period of (60) days starting from the date of its publishing is granted for third parties to file a formal opposition against the same.

In the absence of opposition actions till the expiry of 60-day grace period, a published trademark will be due for registration,and the registration certificate will be issued in due course.

A trademark registration is valid for 10 years from its date of filing in Egypt; renewable for further 10 years with no limited number of renewals.

If the registrant fails to apply for renewal during the (6) months following the expiry of the protection period, the subject trademark registration will be cancelled and removed from the Egyptian trademark registry.