The Qatar Trademark Office adopts the Nice Classification for the description of goods and services, and has been accepting service items in Classes 43, 44, and 45 since February 12, 2017. Prior to this, the 7th edition of the Nice Classification only had 42 classes; Class 33 goods, Class 32 goods related to alcohol, and Class 29 pork products cannot be registered; We do not accept applications with multiple categories. The elements that can be registered as trademarks in Qatar include: text, name, graphics, three-dimensional identification, color combination, slogan, appearance, etc.

If the applicant does not reside in Qatar, they must entrust a specialized agent in their home country to handle the matter. The basic materials required for trademark application are:
1. Trademark design;
2. Specific product/service items;
3. Name and address of the applicant;
4. Power of attorney for notarization and authentication;
5. Copy of business license and English translation;
6.If priority is declared, priority proof documents and corresponding Arabic translations must be provided.

The main process for applying for registration of a trademark in Qatar is: application, examination, announcement, approval, and issuance of a certificate. After about one week of application submission, the Qatar Trademark Office will conduct formal and substantive examinations. If the examination fails, a rejection notice will be issued and the applicant will be required to respond within the time limit specified in the rejection notice; Once the review is approved, an announcement will be made, with a 4-month objection period from the announcement date. Any interested party or prior rights holder may raise objections, and the main reasons for raising objections are:
1. Conflict with prior trademarks, such as owning a prior registered trademark;
2. Trademarks are descriptive;
3. The trademark lacks distinctiveness;
4. The trademark has adverse effects;
5. Well known trademark;
6. Malicious registration;
7. Conflict with other prior rights, such as trade name rights, design rights, copyrights, personal names, etc;
8. Common name;
9. Geographical indications;
10. Unauthorized use of logos;
11. Violating public order and good customs.

If there are no objections or objections are not valid during the announcement period, the trademark will be approved for registration. If everything goes smoothly, trademark registration in Qatar will take about one and a half years. If there are any objections or rejections encountered during the process, the time will be extended.