TUNISIA
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Trade Mark Information
International and Regional Arrangements:
- Madrid Agreement: No
- Paris Union: Yes
Types of Trade Marks:
- Goods and services
- Collective marks
- Well-known marks
- No provision for defensive marks
Classification:
The International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification) is applied.
Filing Requirements:
- Particulars of Applicant (name, address and nationality)
- Simply signed Power of Attorney incorporating a French translation
- Representation of the mark
- List of goods and / or services
- Certified copy of the priority document
Duration: The trade mark is registered 10 years from the filing date
Renewal: Renewable every 10 years
General Information
- Area: Approximately 163 600 km2
- Population: 10.6 million
- Capital: Tunis
- Currency: Tunisian Dinar
- GDP: $ 100.3 billion (2010)
- Domain name extension: .tn
- Languages: Arabic (official language), French
- Exports: Agricultural products; chemicals and phosphates; electrical equipment; mechanical goods; semi-finished goods, textiles and clothing
- Imports: Hydrocarbons; food; textiles; machinery and equipment; chemicals
International / Regional Conventions:
- Berne Convention
- Hague Agreement on Designs
- Nice Agreement on Classification of Marks
- Paris Convention
- Patent Cooperation Treaty
- WIPO Convention
- WTO/TRIPS