As there are no statutory design laws in force in State of Qatar. The only available means for protecting designs is publishing cautionary notices in the Arabic and the English languages in local newspapers.
Cautionary notices define the owner's interest in the industrial property, announce the ownership thereto, and alert the public against any possible infringement. Such publication of notices could be of considerable assistance in case of litigation.
There is no standing regulation as to when a cautionary notice should be republished. A cautionary notice is not as effective as a registration and is not deposited with any government department. Consequently, re-publication of cautionary notices at reasonable intervals acts as a reminder to the public and helps to ward off eventual infringers.
