Effective August 3, 2024, Qatar became the 115th member of the Madrid Trademark System. This makes Quatar the fourth Gulf Cooperation Council country to join the Madrid Trademark System.
The Madrid System is a convenient and cost-effective solution for registering and managing trademarks worldwide. With a single application and fee, you can seek protection in up to 125 countries.
This accession further strengthens the Madrid System as a practical and efficient solution for protecting trademarks worldwide.
What does this mean for you?
If you are a brand owner in Qatar and already have – or have applied for – a national trademark registration through the Intellectual Property Department of Qatar’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, you will be able to use the Madrid System to seek protection of your brand in up to 130 countries simultaneously, by filing just one international application, in one language and paying a single set of fees, in one currency;
If you are a trademark holder in any other Madrid System Member you will be able to seek overseas protection of your trademark in Qatar, and;
If you are already the holder of an international trademark registration, you will be able to expand its geographical scope to include Qatar.
Dr. Michael Heinrich