Trademark Registration in Jordan

Jordan is a “first to file” jurisdiction, so registration is mandatory in order to be granted rights over a trademark. Only in some exceptional cases can an unregistered mark be protected, which makes filing a national registration the practical way to secure exclusive rights and prevent others from protecting a similar sign in your place.

Trademark applications must be filed with the Trademark registration section of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan MIT.

It is not necessary for the trademark to be in use in Jordan to be filed or registered. However, prior use may be useful to overcome objections on the grounds of lack of distinctiveness, by showing that the mark has acquired distinctiveness through use.

If you register a combined trademark (with both word and figurative elements) in Jordan, your exclusive rights are limited to using the mark in the exact configuration in which it was filed and registered. If you want to use the word part separately from the logo (or vice versa), it is advisable to file an additional application for the specific elements you wish to protect on their own.

For trademark search reports, the mark must be in the Latin alphabet, and the search will only consider other marks also in Latin script. If you need a search for a mark in Arabic, including results for trademarks in the local alphabet, you must request a specific search service, for which additional fees will apply.

To register a trademark in Jordan, you will generally need:

• Original Power of Attorney, signed, notarized, and legalized before the Consulate of Jordan.
• The name or logo you want to register
• The applicant’s details

Your iGERENT consultant will confirm the exact requirements for your case and guide you through each step.

The average time for a straightforward trademark application in Jordan is 12 months.

This is an estimated processing time based on current application timeframes and may vary considerably depending on the particular circumstances of each case.

Once your trademark is examined, published without successful opposition and registered, it will enjoy protection for a defined term and can be renewed:

• A registered trademark in Jordan has a validity of 10 years from the application date.
• It can be renewed indefinitely for further periods of ten (10) years.
• Renewal can be requested within twelve (12) months before the expiration date and until the last day of the month in which it expires.
• After that, there is a grace period of twelve (12) months during which renewal is still possible upon payment of a late renewal fee.

If you wish, the figurative or design elements of your mark can also be considered in a Trademark Search Report for Jordan. In that case, you must contact the provider directly to confirm whether such a search can be offered for this jurisdiction, as prices and timeframes may vary.

Yes. If a third party attempts to register a mark for similar goods or services that includes a primary or distinct part of your trademark, you have the right to oppose that application on the basis of confusing similarity.

Opposition actions by third parties may be filed within three (3) months from the date the application is published in the official gazette of Jordan. The probability of success of an opposition will depend on the specific circumstances of each case and the evidence presented.

Use is not required to obtain registration in Jordan. However, once a mark is registered, continuous non-use has consequences:

• If the trademark is not used for a period of three (3) consecutive years after registration,
• It becomes vulnerable to cancellation actions based on lack of use.

To avoid this risk, the use of the mark must be on a commercial scale.