I. General Overview
Area: 185,180 square kilometers (including the Golan Heights occupied by Israel, approximately 1,200 square kilometers).
Population: 19.29 million (2022). Arabs account for over 80%, with Kurds and Armenians also present. Arabic is the national language. 85% of residents are Muslim, while 14% are Christian, including Turkmen.

II. Treaty Membership
1. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Convention)
Accession: 1924

2. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Accession: 2003

3. Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol)
Accession: 2004

4. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (hereinafter referred to as the Hague Agreement)
Accession: 2008

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

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

3. Required Documents
⦁ Name and address of applicant
⦁ List of goods and/or services
⦁ Clear representation of the mark
⦁ Notarized and legalized power of attorney
⦁ For products in categories 3 and 5, a certified document of origin must be provided.
⦁ If a priority is claimed, a certified copy of the priority document and its Arabic translation need to be submitted

4. Application Procedure and Timeline
Filing: the 11th edition of Nice Classification is aopted; 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 90 days
Registration: It takes about 8-10 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

6. Assignment
Assignment requires a notarized and legalized power of attorney from the assignee and a notarized and legalized assignment agreement, and the process takes approximately 6-12 months.

7. Chang of Name/Address
Trademark changes require a notarized power of attorney and a notarized and legalized proof of change, and the processing period is approximately 6-12 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: 12,328
2021: 11,743
2022: 10,272
B: Statistics of trademark applications from China:
2020:246
2021:254
2022:264