The Trade Mark Office in Gaza is gradually resuming its operations.
The functioning of the Registry in Gaza had been substantially disrupted over the past period as a result of the circumstances that affected the region. Consequently, the filing and prosecution of trade mark matters, together with various Registry-related procedures, were placed on hold, resulting in an unavoidable suspension of administrative activities.
For now, the Trade Mark Office has recommenced processing the following:
- New trade mark applications
- Publications
- Renewals
- Recordals of assignments, mergers, and changes of name and/or address.
However, uncertainty remains regarding historical trade mark applications, including examination procedures, examination citations, and other prosecution steps, such as past changes of agent.
Rights holders who postponed filings or other recordal actions due to the previous suspension are encouraged to review their portfolios and consider proceeding with any outstanding matters at the earliest opportunity.
This article first appeared on the CWB website.