Trademark registration in Palestine

The trademark office and official links

Trademarks in Palestine are registered by the Directorate of Intellectual Property, Ministry of National Economy (Registrar of Trademarks) (MNE).

• Trademark office: Directorate of Intellectual Property, Ministry of National Economy (Registrar of Trademarks) (MNE)
• Law: Trademarks Law No. 33 of 1952 (Jordanian law applied in the West Bank)

Official fees in Palestine

The office does not publish an up-to-date fee schedule we could verify. Ask firms that cover Palestine for a quote that shows official and professional fees separately — post a request or compare packages.

How to register a trademark in Palestine

1. Search the Ministry's trademark records for identical or similar marks before filing.
2. File a separate application for each class with the Registrar of Trademarks at the Ministry of National Economy, through a Palestinian trademark agent, with an original legalised power of attorney.
3. The Registrar examines the application for registrability and accepts, refuses or requests amendments.
4. The accepted application is published in the Official Gazette, and any person may oppose it within three months of publication.
5. Oppositions are decided by the Registrar, whose decision can be appealed to the High Court of Justice.
6. If there is no opposition, or it fails, the registration fee is paid and the Registrar issues a registration certificate.

Examination, publication and opposition

• Examination: The Registrar of Trademarks examines applications for registrability before acceptance and publication.
• Publication: Official Gazette.
• Opposition period: 3 months from publication of the application (Art. 14 of Law No. 33 of 1952); the Registrar's decision can be appealed within 20 days.

Protection, renewal and use

• Term: 7 years from the filing date, renewable.
• Use requirement: a registration can be challenged after 2 years of non-use.

Filing from abroad

• Local agent: Secondary sources state that applications must be filed through a Palestinian trademark agent.
• Power of attorney: An original, legalised power of attorney must be filed with the application; late filing of the POA is not accepted (secondary source).
• Language: Arabic

Firms on TrademarksHub that cover Palestine can act as your local agent — see firms.

Madrid Protocol

Palestine 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; each application covers a single class.. Each application covers one class, so file one application per class. Not sure which classes you need? See all 45 classes or classes by business type.

How Palestine compares

• Opposition: 3 months from publication of the application (Art. 14 of Law No. 33 of 1952); the Registrar's decision can be appealed within 20 days. — compare all countries
• Renewal: every 7 years — compare all countries
• Foreign owners: required — rules in every country

Guides: registering in any country · costs by country · Madrid

Good to know in Palestine

• The first registration lasts seven years, counted from the application date (which the law treats as the registration date), and each renewal lasts 14 years.
• Any interested person may seek cancellation of a mark that has not actually been used during the two years before the cancellation request (Art. 22).
• The West Bank applies Jordanian Trademarks Law No. 33 of 1952, while the Gaza Strip has a separate register under older Mandate-era legislation, so secondary sources recommend filing in both.
• Palestine is not a member of the Madrid System, so protection requires a national filing with the Ministry of National Economy.
• A trademark can be assigned only together with the goodwill of the business it relates to (Art. 19).

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