Al Sharq, 22 September 2024: The Qatari Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched Qatar’s trademark database on the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)’s Global Brand Database.

Those interested in Qatari trademarks can now search the database through the Global Brand Database (wipo.int) website before applying for trademark registration and learn about trademarks in markets of interest to both the government and private sectors. The changes come after Qatar’s accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Trademarks, which aims to achieve international legal protection for trademarks.

The move is part of a series of initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, represented by the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Department, to enhance the frameworks for protecting intellectual property rights in Qatar and achieve the highest standards of transparency in government procedures.

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