Trademark Registration in Tunisia

Filing Trademark Application in Tunisia

Our Trademark Attorney, will check whether the trademark to be registered is entitled for protection in Tunisia. Once the Trademark is checked, the competent Trademark Attorney, will then File and prosecute Trademark applications at the Tunisia Intellectual Property Office

We will require the following information and documents to register trademark in Tunisia;

1. Name, address and nationality of the Applicant;
2. One print of the proposed trademark (even for word marks in ordinary type);
3. List of goods and services;
4. List of Classes;
5. Priority application number, country and date, if any;
6. Power of Attorney (no notarization or legalization required)

Tunisia follows the International Classification of Goods, Multiclass application is allowed, different Classes can be included in one Trademark application if the Trademark is to be registered in more than one class;

Once filed, examined and accepted the Trademark application shall be published and the opposition period is within 2 months following publication.

Registration and Renewal

The Trademark is registered for the first ten (10) years from the filing date, and The Trademark registration is renewable indefinitely for periods of ten (10) years upon each renewal. The trademark renewal can be requested during the grace period of six (6) months after expiration, upon payment of a late renewal fee.

The Trademark registration will be subject to cancellation actions based on lack of use, if it is not used for more than five years (5)after registration of the trademark.

Other Trademark Related Services.

We can also assist you with Trademark Monitoring, Recordial Change of names and Address, Recordial of Assignment and Merger.