Lebanon
Lysaght offers a complete IP service in this country, assisting clients in the filing, registration, recordal and renewal of their IP rights. For further information and our prices, please e-mail us with your specific enquiry. |
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| TRADE MARK INFORMATION | |
| Classification | International, Nice 10th Edition Multi-class Goods and services can be registered |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Renewal | 15 years from the filing date and every 15 years thereafter |
| Use provisions | Non-use of a mark for a period of 5 years from registration renders it open to an action for cancellation by third parties |
| PATENT INFORMATION | |
| Types of Patent | Substantive with or without priority claim |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Duration | 20 years from the local filing date |
| Annuities |
Renewal fees are due annually on the anniversary of the filing date (any annuities which fell due during the prosecution of the application are payable at the date of issue of the patent). Failure to pay renewal fees when due, or within a six-months period of grace, will lead to lapse of the patent. A patent forfeited for non-payment of an annuity may be restored, but only within the six months following expiry of the six-months grace period |
| DESIGN INFORMATION | |
| Priority | Convention priority can be claimed |
| Duration | An industrial model is registrable for an initial term of 25 years starting from the registration date. |
| Renewal | The duration of a design registration is extendible only once for a term of 25 years |
Mon, 31/07/2000 - 10:22
On 25 July 2000 the Lebanese Parliament enacted a new Patent Law which will enter into force within weeks. The new law overhauls Lebanon's decades old law on intellectual property protection and brings the law into compliance with TRIPs. Absolute novelty of the invention before the filing or priority date is required of an application. Software, pharmaceutical compositions and micro-organisms are all patentable. Specifications may be in English or French.