– Jordanian Trade Marks Law No. 33 of 1952.

– None.

Definition: a mark used upon or in connection with goods for the purpose of indicating that they are the goods of the owner of such trademark by virtue of manufacture, selection, certification, dealing with or offering for sale.

Service marks: possible.

Not protectable: trademarks which are not distinctive, which are descriptive or similar to a prior registration.

Not registrable: public logos, official hallmarks, flags and the like; trademarks against public morality; marks similar to the Red Cross or Red Crescent; marks of purely religious significance; names and portraits of persons (except with their consent).

Classification: International Classification of Goods and Services (10th Edition of Nice Classification).

Multi-class applications: not possible.

Filing requirements for an application (to be sent to resident agent):
1. Power of attorney, notarized and then legalized up to the concerned Palestinian Consulate (or in its absence to the Jordanian Consulate); one general power is sufficient for all trademarks of the same applicant;
2. Name, nationality, address and occupation or business of the applicant;
3. A list of the goods/services to be claimed under each requested class.

Electronic filing: not available.

For a change of name or address:
1. Power of attorney, notarized and then legalized up to the concerned Palestinian Consulate;
2. A certified copy of the change of name or address certificate in English issued by the home registry and then legalized up to the concerned Palestinian Consulate;
3. The trademark registration's particulars including the mark, class, filing date, registration date and registration number.

Examination: as to formalities, registrability and prior registrations.

Opposition: possible within three months from the date of publication.

Publication: upon acceptance in the Official Gazette.

Disclaimers: available. 

Letters of consent: are accepted, must be legalized up to the concerned Palestinian Consulate.

Delivery of document: the registration certificate is issued in paper format.

Duration: seven years from the filing date.

Renewal: possible indefinitely for periods of fourteen years each.

Use: is not compulsory for filing applications nor for maintaining registrations in force, however, a trademark registration is vulnerable to cancellation if there was no honest use of the trademark during the two years immediately preceding the application for cancellation.

Assignment: only for registered marks and with the goodwill of the business concerned.