It is worth mentioning here that the activity of the Trademark Office in Libya has been characterized for the last decade by the simple operation of accepting submitted applications. Once an application is filed, the competent authorities take no further action such as examination, publication in the Official Gazette and issuance of the registration certificate. Recently, there has been a favourable reaction to reform efforts and signs that an effective industrial property system will be implemented in Libya.
Libya is a member to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Act of Stockholm of 1967. The international classification of goods for the purposes of the registration of trademarks is followed in Libya. Although, service marks are registrable, there are 12 service classes which fall under numbers 101 to 112 according to a local classification. Claiming priority is not possible for the time being. Once a trademark application is filed, it is examined
