Algeria (DZ)
Legal basis is the Decree of March 26th, 1966, and the Decree No. 03-06 of July 19th, 2003, in force since August 2nd, 2005.
Algeria is a member of the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks. The international classification of goods and services consisting of 45 classes has been adopted.
Trademark protection is obtained by registration. It can also be acquired by sufficient public recognition.
Registrable as a trademark are all distinctive and graphically representable signs, such as words, names, acronyms, letters, numbers, devices, emblems, holograms, colours, combinations or shades of colours, three-dimensional forms, the three-dimensional form of a good or its packaging, sound marks and olfactory marks and any combination of the mentioned signs.
The following trademark types are registrable: trade marks, service marks and collective marks.
The application is filed at the Algerian Institute of the Intellectual Property (INAPI).
Multiple-class applications are possible.
Foreign applicants do not need a local agent. A postal address within Algeria is sufficient.
A non-legalised power of attorney is sufficient.
Foreign applicants do not need a domestic registration.
The application process includes only a formal examination, without indication of possible identical or similar trademarks.
The processing time from first filing to registration is approx. 24 months.
The first office action is taken after approx. 5 months.
After registration, the trademark is published.
The certificate of registration is issued upon completing all the filing requirements. Trademarks are published after registration and there is no provision for filing opposition against the registration of a mark. Proof of use within the last year of expiration is required for renewal of a trademark.
Protection begins with the date of application. A trademark registration is valid for 10 years.
The registration is renewable for periods of 10 years during the last six months of the protection period. Late renewal of a trademark registration is possible within a grace period of 6 months against payment of a fine. Renewal applications should be supported by an evidence of local use of the mark in the year preceding the deadline.
If the trademark has not actually been used seriously for a period of 3 years after filing the application, or if the use has ceased for more than 3 years, the trademark may be subject to cancellation.
The official fee is DZD 14,000.000 (approx. EUR 143.00) for one class and DZD 2,000.000 (approx. EUR 20.00) for each additional class.
| Search type |
First class |
Add. class |
| Word Mark Search (availability) |
230,00 € |
190,00 € |
| Word Mark Search (identical) |
210,00 € |
150,00 € |
| Extended Search (word mark, company name, domain) |
550,00 € |
190,00 € |
| Device Mark Search (availability) |
370,00 € |
230,00 € |
| Trademark Owner Search |
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| Company Name Search |
390,00 € |
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| Domain Name Search (extended) |
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| i-Search (word mark availability + legal opinion) |
300,00 € |
190,00 € |
The Prices above are S.M.D. Markeur Search Fees