Designs: West Bank
General Information
Novelty Requirements : None
Claiming priority : No
Protection Period : 5 Years – as of filing date
Extension Term : Two terms of 5 years each
Publication : Yes – in the Official Gazette
Opposition : Yes – within 2 months as of publication date
Compulsory Licensing : None
Working or nominal working of Designs : None
Notes : Designs are subject to cancellation in the event any interested party requests such a cancellation before the competent tribunal. Cancellation can be based on the grounds that the subject design was not novel at the time of filing the relevant application or that the design is applied through manufacturing processes to any article in a foreign country and is not so applied through any manufacturing processes in the territories to such extent as is reasonable in the circumstances of the case.
Filing Requirements
Design Filing Requirements
- Power of attorney notarized and legalized up to the Palestinian Consulate.
- (3) sets of specimens or representations of the design.
- The name, business, nationality and address of the applicant.
- The class(es) in which the design is to be registered.
- The article(s) covered by the design and the material used in producing these items.
- A description of the design pointing out its novel aspects.