1. Mark should not be separate from its distinct products or services;
2. Be actually prepared for use; and
3. Be specified for a production or servicing project.

Registration Procedures

1. Application to be submitted to the specialized department in MOST, containing mark description and list of products and services for mark registration;
2. Specialized department is to issue -within one month from accepting the application for examination- its decision to approve application or amend the mark for clarity purposes or to prevent its mixture with another mark or for its unsuitability for registration;
3. Applicant is entitled to protest the department?s decision -within one month from its communication- and the department is to take action vis-à-vis the protest-within one month- but its decision could be revoked by court in one-month time;
4. Mark to be registered in the assigned register;
5. Applicant to be given a mark registration certificate;
6. Registration takes effect starting from the application?s date, taking into consideration cases? priority;
7. Registration to be declared through methods specified in relevant regulations;
8. Mark registration results in preventing others from using the mark without prior approval of registration certificate holder; and
9. Registration also results in mark protection for ten years starting from registration date.