Libyan Trade Mark Office

With thanks to good friends Saba & Co an update on the Libyan Trade Mark Office. 

The Libyan Trade Mark Office is not fully operational. It has recently started accepting and processing trade mark search requests. It is also processing previously filed applications.  However, it is not accepting new applications or amendments to existing applications. Work is ongoing to replace the previous system which was damaged during the revolution. The latest information is that the Trade Mark Office is expected to re-open towards the end of August, after Eid Al Fitr.

This part of the Empty Quarter welcomes this news. The Libyan Trade Mark Office has had a troubled decade or more with records going missing, normal operation being suspended and other issues. A return to normal operations will be welcome.