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The World Intellectual Property Organization has announced Qatar's accession to the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (see Nice Notification No 147, 10 Nov 2025). The Agreement will take effect with regard to Qatar from 10 Feb 2026.
Qatar is already a contracting party to the Madrid Protocol (see the list of WIPO-administered treaties to which Qatar is a contracting party). Its main intellectual property laws are as follows:
- Law No. 9 of 2002 on Trademarks, Trade Names, Geographical Indications and Industrial Designs
- Law No. 7 of 2002 on the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights
- Law No. 6 of 2005 on Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
- Law No. 5 of 2005 on Protection of Trade Secrets
- Patent Law (promulgated by Decree-Law No. 30 of 2006)
- Emiri Decree No. 53 of 2009 establishing the Centre for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
- Law No. 7 of 2014 on Approval of the Trademarks Law of the Gulf Cooperation Council States and
- No. 10 of 2020 on the Protection of Industrial Designs.
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Further Reading
Jane Lambert Qatar at the WIPO 22 Oct 2919
Jane Lambert The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre 28 July 2012
Jane Lambert Qatar Intellectual Property Law 1 May 2012
Jane Lambert Qatar Financial Centre: Civil and Commercial Court Regulations 28 June 2011
Jane Lambert Qatar Financial Centre 3 April 2011
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