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Tunisia

General Information

Capital: Tunis
Population: 11 000 000
Languages: Arabic

International Arrangements

WIPO Convention
Paris Convention (Industrial Property)
Berne Convention (Literary and Artistic Works)
PCT (Patents)
Madrid Agreement (False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods)
Hague Agreement (International Deposit of Industrial Designs)
Nice Agreement (International Classification of Goods and Services)
Lisbon Agreement (Appellations of Origin)
Vienna Agreement (International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks)
Budapest Treaty (Deposit of Micro-organisms)
Nairobi Treaty (Olympic Symbol)
WTO: Member and Signatory to TRIPS Agreement
Member of UCC
Member of UPOV

Trademarks

Filing Requirements:

Power of Attorney simply signed
Applicant data
Sample of mark, (not required for word marks)
List of the goods and/or services
Certified copy of priority document (if applicable) with certified Arabic or French translation

Duration:

10 years from the filling date

Renewal Requirement:

Power of Attorney simply signed

Domain Names

Domain extension: .tn

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News & Event

07
02
19

Statistics concerning filing of international trademarks designating OAPI

Since its accession to the Madrid Protocol in 2015, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) is available in the list of targetable territories in the context of an international application. As a preliminary, it must be admitted logically, and without considering the figures, that the rallying of OAPI seems to be a boon for international […]

07
02
19

New Morrocan border control measures

The African continent remains one of the major markets where intangible assets remain the least protected in comparison with the strength of sales and service delivery in a continent undeniably emerging. The Continent is still a sanctuary where the wrong sometimes takes the place of the real in countries the purchasing power is not yet […]