Oman Becomes Fourth Member State To Implement GCC Trade Mark Law

Oman has implemented the GCC Trade Mark Law with effect from 31 July 2017. As a result, Oman becomes the fourth member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council (the GCC) to implement or adopt the GCC Trade Mark Law. This follows in the footsteps of Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. As yet, the remaining two GCC member states, the UAE and Qatar, are yet to implement the new Law.

The implementation of the GCC Trade Mark Law in Oman came by way of Sultani Decree No. 33 of 2017, which was published in the Oman Official Gazette on 30 July 2017. Article 53 of the Decree states that the Law will come into force one day after the publication of the Decree in the Official Gazette, ie on 31 July 2017.