À propos de la propriété intellectuelle Formation en propriété intellectuelle Respect de la propriété intellectuelle Sensibilisation à la propriété intellectuelle La propriété intellectuelle pour… Propriété intellectuelle et… Propriété intellectuelle et… Information relative aux brevets et à la technologie Information en matière de marques Information en matière de dessins et modèles industriels Information en matière d’indications géographiques Information en matière de protection des obtentions végétales (UPOV) Lois, traités et jugements dans le domaine de la propriété intellectuelle Ressources relatives à la propriété intellectuelle Rapports sur la propriété intellectuelle Protection des brevets Protection des marques Protection des dessins et modèles industriels Protection des indications géographiques Protection des obtentions végétales (UPOV) Règlement extrajudiciaire des litiges Solutions opérationnelles à l’intention des offices de propriété intellectuelle Paiement de services de propriété intellectuelle Décisions et négociations Coopération en matière de développement Appui à l’innovation Partenariats public-privé Outils et services en matière d’intelligence artificielle L’Organisation Travailler avec nous Responsabilité Brevets Marques Dessins et modèles industriels Indications géographiques Droit d’auteur Secrets d’affaires Académie de l’OMPI Ateliers et séminaires Application des droits de propriété intellectuelle WIPO ALERT Sensibilisation Journée mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle Magazine de l’OMPI Études de cas et exemples de réussite Actualités dans le domaine de la propriété intellectuelle Prix de l’OMPI Entreprises Universités Peuples autochtones Instances judiciaires Ressources génétiques, savoirs traditionnels et expressions culturelles traditionnelles Économie Égalité des genres Santé mondiale Changement climatique Politique en matière de concurrence Objectifs de développement durable Technologies de pointe Applications mobiles Sport Tourisme PATENTSCOPE Analyse de brevets Classification internationale des brevets Programme ARDI – Recherche pour l’innovation Programme ASPI – Information spécialisée en matière de brevets Base de données mondiale sur les marques Madrid Monitor Base de données Article 6ter Express Classification de Nice Classification de Vienne Base de données mondiale sur les dessins et modèles Bulletin des dessins et modèles internationaux Base de données Hague Express Classification de Locarno Base de données Lisbon Express Base de données mondiale sur les marques relative aux indications géographiques Base de données PLUTO sur les variétés végétales Base de données GENIE Traités administrés par l’OMPI WIPO Lex – lois, traités et jugements en matière de propriété intellectuelle Normes de l’OMPI Statistiques de propriété intellectuelle WIPO Pearl (Terminologie) Publications de l’OMPI Profils nationaux Centre de connaissances de l’OMPI Série de rapports de l’OMPI consacrés aux tendances technologiques Indice mondial de l’innovation Rapport sur la propriété intellectuelle dans le monde PCT – Le système international des brevets ePCT Budapest – Le système international de dépôt des micro-organismes Madrid – Le système international des marques eMadrid Article 6ter (armoiries, drapeaux, emblèmes nationaux) La Haye – Le système international des dessins et modèles industriels eHague Lisbonne – Le système d’enregistrement international des indications géographiques eLisbon UPOV PRISMA UPOV e-PVP Administration UPOV e-PVP DUS Exchange Médiation Arbitrage Procédure d’expertise Litiges relatifs aux noms de domaine Accès centralisé aux résultats de la recherche et de l’examen (WIPO CASE) Service d’accès numérique aux documents de priorité (DAS) WIPO Pay Compte courant auprès de l’OMPI Assemblées de l’OMPI Comités permanents Calendrier des réunions WIPO Webcast Documents officiels de l’OMPI Plan d’action de l’OMPI pour le développement Assistance technique Institutions de formation en matière de propriété intellectuelle Mesures d’appui concernant la COVID-19 Stratégies nationales de propriété intellectuelle Assistance en matière d’élaboration des politiques et de formulation de la législation Pôle de coopération Centres d’appui à la technologie et à l’innovation (CATI) Transfert de technologie Programme d’aide aux inventeurs WIPO GREEN Initiative PAT-INFORMED de l’OMPI Consortium pour des livres accessibles L’OMPI pour les créateurs WIPO Translate Speech-to-Text Assistant de classification États membres Observateurs Directeur général Activités par unité administrative Bureaux extérieurs Avis de vacance d’emploi Achats Résultats et budget Rapports financiers Audit et supervision
Arabic English Spanish French Russian Chinese
Lois Traités Jugements Parcourir par ressort juridique

Tunisie

TN015

Retour

Decree No. 2001-1603 of July 11, 2001, establishing the Procedures for the Registration of and Opposition to the Registration of Trademarks and Service Marks, as well as the Procedures concerning Recording in the National Register of Marks

 Decree No. 2001-1603 of July 11, 2001, establishing the procedures for registration and objection to registration of factory, trade and service marks, and the procedures for entry in the National Register of Marks

page 1/4

Decree No. 2001-1603 of July 11, 2001, establishing the procedures for registration and

objection to registration of factory, trade and service marks, and the procedures for entry in the National Register of Marks

The President of the Republic,

On a proposal by the Minister of Industry,

Considering Law No. 82-66 of August 6, 1982, on Standardization and Quality, in particular Article 4,

Considering Law No. 2001-36 of April 17, 2001, on the Protection of Factory, Trade and Service Marks, in particular Articles 8, 11, 12 and 13,

Considering Decree No. 82-1314 of September 24, 1982, on the Organization and Operation of the National Institute of Standardization and Industrial Property,

Considering the opinion of the Administrative Tribunal.

Hereby decrees:

1. An application for registration of a mark should necessarily be accompanied by a file containing the following documents and information:

1 – a request for registration of the mark, drafted using a form established by the body responsible for industrial property.

The application must specify:

– the identity of the applicant and his address,

– the model of the mark, consisting of a graphic representation thereof in three copies,

– the goods or services to which the mark applies as well as the classes to which the goods and services belong,

– where appropriate, an indication that the applicant claims the right of priority attached to a previous deposit abroad,

2 – proof of payment of the prescribed fees,

3 – the power of attorney, where this is established,

4 – justification for use where the distinctive character of the sign registered as a mark has been acquired through use,

5 – where the applicant is a foreigner who is neither domiciled nor has his registered office on the national territory, and subject to international conventions, proof that he has lawfully registered the mark in the country of his domicile or where his registered office is based, and provided that country grants reciprocal protection to Tunisian marks.

A single deposit may relate to one mark only.

page 2/4

2. On receipt of a deposit, the body responsible for industrial property shall indicate the deposit date and number on the registration application.

All subsequent correspondence or filings of documents which do not state the registration application number or which are not accompanied, where appropriate, by proof of payment of the prescribed fee, shall be declared inadmissible.

3. The objection provided for by Article 11 of the above Law on the Protection of Factory, Trade and Service Marks shall be submitted in writing.

The objection raised shall include:

1 – a request for the entry of an objection in the National Register of Marks in two copies. The request shall include the following information:

– the identity of the party raising the objection and the information allowing the existence, nature, origin and scope of his rights to be established;

– references relating to the registration application against which the objection is raised and an indication of the goods or services covered by the objection;

2 – the following documents:

– an explanation of the means on which the objection is based;

– the power of attorney, where appropriate.

4. The objection shall be raised according to the following procedure:

1 – the objection shall be notified without delay to the holder of the registration application. A prescribed period shall be given for that person to submit his observations and, where appropriate, establish a power of attorney. The prescribed period may not be less than 45 days;

2 – where he fails to submit his observations or, as necessary, establish a power of attorney lawfully within the prescribed deadline, the holder of the registration application shall be considered to have acquiesced in the allegations made by the party raising the objection and therefore to have withdrawn the registration application;

3 – where the holder of the registration application submits his observations, the body responsible for industrial property shall forward a copy to the party raising the objection and shall invite both parties to present themselves at his office on a date which he shall set, with a view to achieving reconciliation between them;

4 – The body responsible for industrial property shall propose an amicable solution once he has studied the case and heard both parties.

Where the amicable solution is accepted by both parties, the agreement shall be recorded in an official report signed by both parties and the legal representative of the body responsible for industrial property.

Details of the follow-up action taken in relation to the registration application shall be recorded in the official report.

Where one of the parties rejects the amicable solution and the party raising the objection provides proof, within two months of the recording of non-conciliation made by the legal representative of the body responsible for industrial property, that he has made a request to

page 3/4

the competent court, challenging the mark registration application, the body responsible for industrial property shall decide to suspend the registration procedure for the mark in question.

5. The holder of the registration application may, in the observations he submits, invite the party raising the objection to produce documents establishing that the loss of the rights on which the objection is based is not incurred as a result of failure to use those rights.

The body responsible for industrial property shall grant a period of one month for the party raising the objection to produce the documents.

6. The objection procedure shall be terminated where:

1 – the party raising the objection has lost the capacity to act or has not provided, within the period provided for in Article 5 of this Decree, a document establishing that the party has not been deprived of his rights;

2 – the objection has become pointless following either an agreement between the parties, or the withdrawal or rejection of the application for registration against which the objection was raised;

3 – the effects of the previous mark on the basis of which the objection was raised have ceased.

7. For each deposit, the following shall be entered in the National Register of Marks, hereinafter the Register:

1 – the identity of the applicant and references to the deposit, as well as subsequent acts affecting its existence or scope;

2 – the acts leading to any change in ownership of a mark, or the enjoyment of the rights attached thereto and, where ownership of the mark is claimed, the objection to its registration or corresponding assignment;

3 – changes in names, legal status or address of the applicant, as well as rectifications of material errors affecting entries in the Register.

8. The information referred to in Article 7(1) of this Decree shall be entered at the initiative of the body responsible for industrial property or, where the judgment is final and relates to cancellation or disentitlement, at the request of one of the parties.

9. The acts referred to in Article 7(2) of this Decree, amending the ownership of a mark or the enjoyment of the rights attached thereto, such as the transfer, granting of a right of use, transfer of a security or renunciation thereof, seizure, validation and lifting of seizure, shall be entered in the Register at the request of one of the parties to the act.

Where an objection is raised to the registration of a mark, an entry in the Register shall be made at the request of the party raising the objection.

10. Changes to names, address, legal status and rectifications of material errors shall be entered in the Register at the request of the holder of the registration application or owner of the mark.

However, where these changes and rectifications relate to a previously registered act, the request may be made by any party to the act.

11. An application for entry in the Register shall include:

page 4/4

– a written request for registration in two copies;

– any document justifying the registration;

– proof of payment of the prescribed fee;

– power of attorney, where appropriate.

12. The Minister of Industry shall be responsible for enforcing this Decree which shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia.

Tunis, July 11, 2001. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

Note: Translation by the International Bureau of WIPO.