Trademark registration in IraqQuick answer
Trademarks in Iraq are registered with the Trademark Registration Office, Ministry of Industry and Minerals (Baghdad); the official application fee is IQD 200,000, and third parties can oppose within 90 days from the last of three consecutive publications. A registration lasts 10 years from the filing date and can be renewed. Iraq is not in the Madrid System, so a national filing is needed.
Checked against official sources on 11 October 2026 · see sources
- Office
- Trademark Registration Office, Ministry of Industry and Minerals (Baghdad)
- Official fee
- IQD 200,000
- Madrid Protocol
- Not a member
- Opposition
- 90 days from the last of three consecutive publ…
- Protection
- 10 years from filing date
- Multi-class filing
- Allowed
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The trademark office and official links
Trademarks in Iraq are registered by the Trademark Registration Office, Ministry of Industry and Minerals (Baghdad).
- Trademark office: Trademark Registration Office, Ministry of Industry and Minerals (Baghdad)
- Law: Law No. 21 of 1957 on Trademarks and Trade Names (as amended up to Law No. 9 of 2010)
- Law: Coalition Provisional Authority Order No. 80 of 2004 amending Law No. 21 of 1957 (renamed the Trademark and Geographical Indications Law)
Official fees in Iraq
| Official fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application, one item (مادة) Plus 20,000 per additional item up to three and 10,000 per item beyond three; capped at 500,000 | IQD 200,000 |
| Publication | IQD 200,000 |
| Final registration, one item Additional items charged on the same scale; capped at 700,000 | IQD 250,000 |
| Renewal, one item Additional items charged on the same scale; capped at 700,000; 50% surcharge for renewal within 6 months after expiry | IQD 250,000 |
| Opposition notice, per opposed application | IQD 20,000 |
Official office fees only (schedule as of 2010). Official fee schedule. Professional fees of a local firm are extra — compare fixed-fee packages.
How to register a trademark in Iraq
- Search the Baghdad register for earlier identical or similar marks.
- File the application with the Trademark Registration Office of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals in Baghdad, paying the filing and publication fees at filing.
- The office examines the application for conflicts with earlier identical or similar marks.
- Accepted applications are published in three consecutive issues of the bulletin.
- Any person may oppose in writing within 90 days of the last publication.
- If no opposition is filed, the final registration fee is paid and a certificate is issued.
- For the Kurdistan Region, consider a separate filing with the regional authority in Erbil.
Examination, publication and opposition
- Examination: The Trademark Registration Office examines applications for conflicts with earlier identical or similar marks; no official time frame was found.
- Publication: Three consecutive issues of the trademark bulletin/Official Gazette (Article 11 of the law as amended)
- Opposition period: 90 days from the last of three consecutive publications (Article 11)
Protection, renewal and use
- Term: 10 years from the filing date, renewable.
- Late renewal: 6 months after expiry, with a supplemental fee (Article 20 as amended by Order No. 80)
- Use requirement: a registration can be challenged after 3 years of non-use.
Filing from abroad
- Local agent: Article 4 of the law allows any natural or legal person, Iraqi or foreign, to apply. The law text read does not require a local agent; agent and power-of-attorney formalities are set by regulations that were not found.
- Language: Arabic
Firms on TrademarksHub that cover Iraq can act as your local agent — see firms.
Madrid Protocol
Iraq is not a member of the Madrid System, so an international registration cannot cover it. You need a national filing, usually through a local agent.
Trademark classes
Nice Classification (Article 7.1 of the law as amended by Order No. 80); one application may cover several classes and results in a single certificate (Article 7.3). One application can cover several classes. Not sure which classes you need? See all 45 classes or classes by business type.
How Iraq compares
- Opposition: 90 days from the last of three consecutive publications (Article 11) — compare all countries
- Renewal: every 10 years; grace period 6 months after expiry, with a supplemental fee (Article 20 as amended by Order No. 80) — compare all countries
- Foreign owners: not required — rules in every country
Guides: registering in any country · costs by country · Madrid
Good to know in Iraq
- Since 2011 the Kurdistan Regional Government has run its own trademark registration in Erbil; brand owners active in the Kurdistan Region often register there as well as in Baghdad.
- Since April 2024, filing and publication fees are reportedly payable at filing, and applications covering class 5 (pharmaceutical, veterinary and medical preparations) must include a certified copy of the home registration certificate legalised by an Iraqi consulate.
- Under Article 21 as amended, a cancellation petition may be filed if the mark has gone unused for an uninterrupted period of three years, unless there is a lawful excuse.
- Registration is prima facie evidence of ownership, and ownership can no longer be contested after five consecutive years of use, except under the cancellation rules of Article 21 (Article 3 as amended).
- Customs cannot act on their own initiative; counterfeit goods can be stopped at the border only on the basis of a court order.