Trademark Information

General Information

Type of Trademarks:

Marks for goods, Service marks or Collective marks.

Type of Applicant:

Company, Individual or Jointly.

Registrable Elements:

Character, Chinese characters, Figure Sign, Claiming color, Claiming priority, Combination of colors or Motion.

Term of Protection:

10 Years from filing date and renewable for 10 years within 6 months before expiry or 6 months after expiry with surcharge.

Priority Deadline:

6 months from the priority application filing date.

Classification:

11th Edition – Multi class application applicable.

Search:

Applicable for Word marks, Device marks or Chinese Characters.

Examination:

Formal, Substantive, Relative grounds and Absolute grounds.

Recordation Applicability :

Applications, Registrations, Partial recordation or Termination.

Time Frames (Up To):

Search: 4 days.

Registration: 18 months.

-          Filing to Examination decision 17 months

-          Publication Opposition Period 0 months

-          Registration to Certificate Issuance 1 month

Renewals: 18 months.

Recordation: 6 months.

Appeal: 12 months.

Opposition:  Not Applicable.

Declaration of Use:

Applicable within 100 months from Filling date.

Consent and Disclaimers:

Acceptable to overcome refusal.

Cancellation Action:

Applicable for Unlawful registration Non-use for a period of 5 years from the Registration before the Administrative Authorities and Courts.

Infringement Measures:

Prevention of importation of infringing goods by Customs, Raid, Injunction, Damages, Fine and Imprisonment.

Filing Requirements:

• Power of Attorney simply signed. 
• Certified copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed. 
(All the above may be submitted within 60 days from the filing date)

Renewal Requirements:

• Power of Attorney simply signed. (Required at the time of filing in case we are not the agent of record). 

Assignment Requirements:

• Power of attorney simply signed by the assignee.
• Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized up to the Algerian consulate.

License Requirements:

• Power of attorney simply signed by the licensee.
• License agreement signed by both parties duly legalized up to the Algerian consulate.

Merger / Mortgage Requirements:

• Power of Attorney simply signed. 
• Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized up to the Algerian consulate.

Name / Address Requirements:

• Power of Attorney in the new name/address simply signed.  
• A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes duly legalized up to the Algerian consulate.

Appeal / Opposition Requirements:

• Power of Attorney simply signed. (Required at the time of filing)
• Any document to show prior use in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries. 
• Brief history of the applicant’s company including list of registrations along with copies of the same in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries. 
• The date of first use and registration worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries. 
• Extracts from bills/invoices, etc., from the year of inception of the company. 
• Sales turnover from inception up to date in the country of origin and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries. 
• Any additional helpful documents (ex. Distribution agreements, local advertisements, local newspapers, magazines, etc.) evidencing the use and existence of the mark worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.