I. General Overview
Area: 309,500 square kilometers
Population: 5.16 million (January 2024), of which 57% are Omanis. Islam is the state religion. 85.9% of the population is Muslim, mostly Ibadi.

II. Treaty Membership
1. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Convention)
Accession: 1999

2. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Accession: 2001

3. Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol)
Accession: 2007

4. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (hereinafter referred to as the Hague Agreement)
Accession: 2009

III. Trademark Application Procedure and Required Documents
1. Trademark Registrable Elements and Types
Elements that can be registered as trademarks in Oman include: text, graphics, symbols, slogans, three-dimensional logos, color combinations, sounds, motion graphics, holograms, location logos, etc.
The types of trademarks that can be registered in Oman include: trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks, and certification trademarks.

2. Filing Routes
1) National filing (direct filing)
2) Madrid International Registration

3. Required Documents
⦁ Clear representation of the mark;
⦁ List of goods and/or services;
⦁ Applicant's name, nationality and address;
⦁ Notarized and legalized power of attorney;
⦁ If priority is claimed, a certified copy of the priority document and its Arabic translation must be provided.

4. Application Procedure and Timeline
Filing: the 11th edition of Nice Classification is adopted; multiple-class applications are not allowed; the first-to-file principle is followed.
Examination: formal examination and substantive examination
Publication/Opposition: the opposition period is 60 days
Registration: It takes about 10-12 months from filing to registration (if smooth).

5. Protection Period and Renewal
The validity period is 10 years from the date of application and can be renewed for 10 years each time before expiration

5. Assignment
Trademark assignment requires a notarized and legalized assignment agreement and a notarized and legalized power of attorney from the assignee, and the process takes approximately 10-12 months.

5. Chang of Name/Address
Trademark changes require notarized and legalized proof of change and a notarized and legalized power of attorney, and the processing period is approximately 5 months.

8. Cancellation
Non-use Cancellation: If a trademark has not been used for three consecutive years, any interested party may file a cancellation request for the non-used trademark.

IV. Trademark application statistics *:
A: Statistics on total trademark applications:
2020: 9,759
2021: 11,437
2022: 11,310
B: Statistics of trademark applications from China:
2020:309
2021:372
2022:344