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Lebanon Trademark Registration Costs and Procedures

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Lebanon Trademark Registration Costs and Registration Procedures

The legal basis of Lebanon trademark is the Law No. 14/87 of May 4, 1987 on Duties and Fees due for the Publication of Trademarks and Patents in the Official Gazette in Lebanon. Lebanon is a member of the Paris Convention and the Madrid Agreement. Lebanon adopts first-to-use basis for trademark protection. A trademark registration is valid for 15 years from the date of application and could be renewed for 15 years before the expiry date.

1.	Lebanon Trademark Registration Fees
	Please contact our company by email (info@kaizencpa.com) to request a quotation.

Materials Required for Filing of Trademark Application in Lebanon

(1)	A Power of Attorney (to be provided by Kaizen) signed by the applicant, notarized before a notary Public and legalized up to Lebanese Consulate in applicant’s country.
(2)	A duly completed trademark search/registration order form (to be provided by Kaizen).
(3)	A soft copy of the trademark in JPEG format.
(4)	A very brief description of the trademark.
(5)	A copy of identity proof of the applicant (passport for individuals and Business Registration Certificate/Certificate of Incorporation for companies).
(6)	A certified copy of the home registration or an application has to be filed within three months from the filing date when priority is claimed (extra charge will be charged for filing priority claim documents).

Lebanon Trademark Application Procedures

(1)	Kaizen acknowledges the information including the specimens of mark, its goods/services and registration details, then provides the latest quotation, preliminary advice and classifies your goods/services;
(2)	After the quotation has been confirmed, client will be required to complete our Trademark Search/ Registration Order Form and send it back to Kaizen by email, fax or post;
(3)	Once receipt of the payment for pre-filing search, Kaizen will conduct the pre-filing search (if requested). The search report will be sent to client within 15 working days (based on the duration of the official search);
(4)	Client could refer to our analysis and suggestion in the search report and decide whether to file the application. Kaizen will file trademark application to the Office of Intellectual Property of Lebanon upon receipt of your payment and instruction;
(5)	The Office of Intellectual Property of Lebanon will examine your trademark application within one week with respect to form and if prior rights exist. If prior rights exist, the application will not be rejected directly, it would be necessary to sign a Notice of Similarity as an acknowledgement of taking note of the cited trademark registration (extra charge will be charged for that);
(6)	Once your trademark has been accepted, the publication fee and registration fee will be paid and the trademark would be deemed registered;
(7)	The registration of a trademark is completed within two weeks and the certificate of registration will be issued within three weeks from the registration date. We will review and send the certificate to you.
(8)	The trademark registration is published in the Lebanese Official Gazette within four months for informational purposes. There is no opposition procedure at the Office of Intellectual Property of Lebanon.

4.	Time scale
	Currently it takes around 3 - 10 months to get a trademark registered in Lebanon in a smooth case.

Payment Term and Payment Method

Our fees for each stage of an application are to be invoiced and settled before the commencement of each stage of service. If a China or Taiwan Value-Added Tax invoice is required, 7% or 5% additional charge will be incurred.

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Refund Policy

No refund of fees will be made after the commencement of services. For example, if we have conducted a pre-filing search and found an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be proceeded, the fees for pre-filing search will not be refunded. If we have already filed an application and the application is failed, there will not be any refunded of fees.

In case you have paid our fees for all three stages of an application and the search result indicates that an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be proceeded. The fees for services not performed, i.e., filing for application and issuing of certificate of registration will be refunded, after deducting bank wiring charge.

If you wish to obtain more information or assistance, please visit the official website of Kaizen CPA Limited at www.kaizencpa.com or contact us through the following and talk to our professionals:
Email: info@kaizencpa.com
Tel: +852 2341 1444
Mobile : +852 5616 4140, +86 152 1943 4614
WhatsApp/ Line/ WeChat: +852 5616 4140
Skype: kaizencpa

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