Parties benefiting from service

Owner of the trademark, companies and establishments owning trademarks and/or agent (lawyer) representing owners

Where to apply

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supplies/ Industrial Property Protection Directorate/ the section for follow-up on industrial property rights

• The person or entity owning the trademark or their proxies/lawyers or agents of the trademark should be present.
• All parties should appear in person to sign before the Registrar (or an authorized official), who will endorse the contract of ownership transfer for local and foreign companies.

Documents required

• Trademark ownership transfer contract or document duly certified in case the transaction concerns foreign companies.
• Published announcements
• A general or special power of attorney duly certified (by the foreign and justice ministries)
• Valid registration certificates of companies or entities belonging to the original and new trademark owners. These certificates are verified ahead of the transfer concerning local companies.
• In case the application is filed by Syrian nationals, they should present the residency card as a requirement to process the request.

• Filing the application form of trademark ownership transfer, which can also be obtained electronically onour website, and filing it with the reception clerk for double-check.
• The application is documented at the follow-up section in the presence of all parties concerned.
• Fees are paid to the ministry’s treasurer and a receipt of the payment is provided.
• The application is transferred to the follow-up section to be examined by the legal researcher or the head of the section, to verify the agency and agreement and set fees.
• The result is declared in writing via an official letter signed by the Registrar or the head of the section.
• The follow-up section makes the necessary changes to the database.

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• JD100 for the transfer of the trademark ownership
• JD50 for publishing the decision in the Official Gazette

7 days starting the date of filing the application