News from good friends SMAS that the Syrian Ministry of Interior Trade and Consumers Protection issued a Ministerial Decree (No. 2057) on 9 December 2013 stating that from 19 December 2013 a separate renewal application must be filed for any multi-class trade mark registration. Separate fees must be paid for the renewal of each class. Multi-class renewals will no longer be allowed.
The part of the Empty Quarter is disappointed by this change on two counts. The first is that a multi-class system should allow multi-class renewals. The second is the very short notice of the change. There seem to be changes taking place in the Trade Mark Office as it was only two months ago that there was an announcement of changes in renewal fees (here). Some stability in the Trade Mark Office (and the country itself) would be most welcome.
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