Iraq new regulations Regarding Registration of Trademark in class 34 

As of July 2004, the Iraqi Trademark Office issued a new regulation regarding the registration of trademarks in Class 34.

1.     It is no longer required to provide a sample of the packs of the       trademark to be registered. 

2.     The requested Certificate attesting that the applicant is licensed to manufacture and / or trade the products of the class 34 is not needed anymore.

It is worth mentioning that the officials are studying the possibilities of changing the duration of protection from 15 to 10 years.