More than 31,000 intellectual property applications received in Oman last year

Energy Saturday 27/January/2018 22:12 PM
By: Times News Service
More than 31,000 intellectual property applications received in Oman last year

Muscat: The number of local and international applications for trademarks, patents, author rights and industrial models in Oman last year stood at more than 31,000 a senior Ministry of Commerce and Industry official said.
“This figure includes 30,410 applications of local and international trademarks for registering, renewing, transferring the usufruct right, amendment and proclamation, 391 applications for patents, 3,232 applications for international trademarks, 216 applications for author rights and 26 applications for industrial models,” said Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sa’eedi, Director of the Intellectual Property Department of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.