YEMEN (ADEN)

Lysaght offers a complete IP service in this jurisdiction, assisting clients in the registration, renewal, recordal and enforcement of their IP rights.

trade mark information

Types of Trade Mark

Classification

International, Nice Classification;
Single class;
Goods and services can be registered, but not alcohol in class 32 or anything in class 33;
Class headings are not accepted at the Yemeni Registry, and so goods/services must be specified in detail.

International Arrangements

Convention priority can be claimed.

Renewal

10 years from the filing date and every 10 years thereafter.

Use Provisions

A mark is vulnerable to cancellation by any interested party if there has been no effective use of the mark for a period of five consecutive years preceding the date of filing for cancellation. 

Patent information

Types of Patent

Substantive with or without priority claim.

International Arrangements

Convention priority can be claimed.

Duration

Patents are granted for a term of protection of 20 years from the filing date.

Renewal

Renewal fees are due annually in respect of the second and each subsequent year from the filing date.

design information

Types of Design

International Arrangements

Convention priority can be claimed.

Duration

10 years from the date of filing, which term is non-extensible.

Renewal

No renewal fees are payable.

latest YEMEN (ADEN) articles

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Yemen - IP Registry in Sana’a relaxes its policy towards foreign trade mark applicants
Yemen - IP Registry in Sana’a relaxes its policy towards foreign trade mark applicants

On 11 November 2024, the Ministry of Economy and Industry and Investment Trade in Sana'a issued Ministerial Decision No. 56 of 2024 which relaxes some of the restrictions previously imposed on Swedish and American trade mark applicants and owners. This Decision now permits the renewal of trade mark registrations owned by entities in the US and Sweden. Whilst it is not clear whether the restrictions have also been removed for UK-based right holders, we believe that the removal of the ban also applies here.

Yemen – IP Registry in Sana’a cancels registrations held by U.S. and British owners
Yemen – IP Registry in Sana’a cancels registrations held by U.S. and British owners

The Intellectual Property Office based in Sana’a, Yemen has announced that trade mark rights owned by US and British companies are now invalid, and that they will no longer accept new applications. Furthermore, ongoing civil unrest has led to a de facto two-state country. To obtain trade mark, design and patent protection across the whole country, it is necessary to file applications in both Sana’a and Adan Registries.