Beirut Practice offers guidance on all aspects of Design Management, from registration to prosecution, dispute resolution, portfolio management, negotiation and drafting of the full range of design commercialization agreements.

IN BRIEF

• A design should be distinguishable from those previously known
• Time of Protection: (25) years
• Renewable: (25) years
• Industrial Design filling up to the registration: (2) Weeks
• Opposition is not available in Lebanon

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

• Notarized Power of Attorney
• The name, address, nationality and occupation of the applicant(s) and inventor(s)
• Description of the design
• A set of the drawings using the metric system and specifying the views
• In case Convention Priority is to be claimed, a certified copy of the home application must be submitted within three months of the filling date

Our team advises on all aspects of Patent protection, registration, prosecution, portfolio management, patent licensing, technology transfer agreements, patent enforcement, litigation and dispute resolution.

IN BRIEF

• The Lebanese Registration System is a deposit system
• Specifications can be filled in Arabic, English or French
• Registration in (1) Week
• Registration Certificate is issued within (2) weeks of the Registration date
• Annuity Fee is payable one year after the acceptance date
• Time of Protection: (20) Years from the grant date
• Grace period for renewals: (6) months
• Oppositions are not available in Lebanon

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

• Notarized Power of Attorney
• The name, address, nationality and occupation of the applicant(s) and inventor(s)
• Three copies of the specifications and claims in English, French or Arabic, and three sets of the formal drawings, divided as follows:
  1. Title of the invention
  2. Summary of the invention
  3. Full description of the invention (detailing the methods to execute the invention and its industrial application, preferably with examples, statistics, etc.)
  4. Claims
  5. Drawings & brief description of the drawings
  6. A list of all enclosed documents
• A certified copy of the home certificate of registration or application, which is required only for claiming convention priority

At Beirut Practice, we assist in all aspects of trademark services, from registration to prosecution, portfolio management, advisory work, trademark assignment, licensing, due diligence, cancellations, litigation and enforcement.

IN BRIEF

• Trademark Search: (2) Working days
• Trademark filling up to the registration: (1) Week
• Time of protection in Lebanon: (15) Years
• Renewable: (15) years
• Grace period for renewals: (3) months from the expiration date of the trademark
• Multi-Class application is available in Lebanon
• Oppositions are not available in Lebanon; the alternative used is Cancellation

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

• Notarized POA
• A certified copy of the home certificate of registration or an application, which is required only for claiming convention priority
• The name, address and nationality of the applicant and the nature of the business
• The classes of interest and the related list of goods to be covered
• Prints of the logo