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OMAN LAW
Conventions :Paris Convention, Berne, GCC Patent Office, and WIPO.
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Trademarks:
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| Law: |
New Trademarks Law issued by Royal Decree No. 38/2000 on May 21, 2000 and came into effect from June 3, 2000.
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| Classification: |
Oman follows International Classification of goods and services except class 33. A separate application has to be filed in each class. |
| Duration: |
Registration is for a period of 10 years renewable for similar periods. A grace period of six months is allowed for renewal.
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| Use: |
Use is not compulsory for filing application or maintaining the registration. However, a registration is vulnerable to cancellation by any interested party who can establish that the mark was not in use for a successive period of 5 years without any reasonable excuse.
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| Assignment: |
Assignment of a registration shall be together with the goodwill.
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| License: |
Recording of a license is compulsory.
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| Infringement: |
Infringement of a registered trademark is an offense and an actionable wrong.
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Oman became a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property as of July 1, 1999.
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