Masar is an Iraqi firm that registers and protects trademarks, patents and copyright for businesses in Iraq — at the Registry in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region Registry in Erbil.
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End-to-end intellectual property services — from securing your rights to enforcing them.
Secure your brand name and logo in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region — search, filing, follow-up and certificate, handled end to end.
↗ SVC / 02Protect your inventions with expert patentability assessment and filing.
↗ SVC / 03Safeguard creative and software works and structure licensing deals.
↗Anti-counterfeiting, customs action, and litigation to defend your rights.
↗Portfolio audits and strategy that align your IP with your business goals.
↗Renewals, monitoring and ongoing management of your marks in Baghdad and Erbil.
↗Powers of attorney and corporate documents legalized for Baghdad and Kurdistan.
↗ SVC / 08IP and commercial disputes before the Iraqi courts, up to the Court of Cassation.
↗Arabic–English legal and technical translation, certified for filings, legalization, and the courts.
↗Everything an invention needs in Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region — searching, drafting, filing, prosecution, renewals and enforcement, handled end to end by one team.
Usually handled alongside patents in Iraq.
Deposit and defend creative, software and media works in Iraq, and put the commercial agreements around them on solid legal ground — licensing, franchising, distribution and technology transfer.
Evidence of ownership and of date — the record you want in a dispute, a financing round, or a tender.
For mergers and acquisitions, investment rounds and licensing deals.
Franchise and distribution contracts only protect you if they are drafted to comply with Iraqi law.
Iraq has two trademark registries — the federal Registry in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region Registry in Erbil — and a mark's life does not end at registration. Here is the full journey, in plain language.
A search of the federal register in Baghdad and the Kurdistan register in Erbil for identical and confusingly similar marks in the classes you plan to use, together with a view on the absolute grounds Iraqi examiners apply — marks that are merely descriptive, deceptive, or contrary to public order.
Before you file, before you commit to packaging and signage, and before you sign a distribution or franchise agreement that assumes the brand is available in Iraq.
Iraq is a first-to-file country. A prior mark you did not know about can block your application after the official fees are paid, and those fees are not returned.
Preparing and filing the application, then carrying it through formal and substantive examination, publication in the official gazette, the opposition window, and the issue of the registration certificate. We file in Baghdad, in the Kurdistan Region, or in both, depending on where you actually trade.
As soon as you have a mark you intend to use, license, or franchise in Iraq — ideally before your goods arrive.
Registration is what lets you stop counterfeits, act through customs, and license the brand to a local partner. Without a certificate every one of those steps is slower, weaker, and more expensive.
Filing on behalf of a foreign company requires a legalized power of attorney. We handle that as a standalone service too.
Changing an application that is already on file — the applicant name or address, the list of goods and services, the representation of the mark, or the correction of clerical errors.
After a merger, a corporate name change, or a relocation; when an examiner objects to part of the specification; or when the original filing described your business too broadly or too narrowly.
An application that no longer matches your corporate reality can be refused outright, or can mature into a certificate that is hard to rely on in court or at customs.
Two sides of the same procedure. We file oppositions against published third-party marks that conflict with yours, and we prepare and file counterstatements defending your own application when it is opposed.
Within the statutory window that runs from publication in the gazette. These periods are short and are not routinely extended.
Opposition is the cheapest moment at which a conflicting mark can be stopped. Once it registers, removing it means a cancellation action, which takes far longer and costs far more.
We can watch the gazette on your behalf so an opposition deadline never passes unnoticed.
Renewing the registration before it expires, and holding the deadline in our docket so that it does not depend on your internal calendar.
In the period leading up to each expiry date, and during any grace period that follows it.
A lapsed mark is open ground. In a first-to-file system someone else can register it, and you may end up negotiating to buy your own brand back.
Recording changes against the register: assignment and merger, change of the owner name or address, and licence recordal where you have appointed a local distributor, franchisee, or manufacturer.
Immediately after the corporate or contractual event that caused the change.
The Registry acts on what is recorded, not on what is true elsewhere. If the register still shows the previous owner, renewals, oppositions, customs actions and court claims can all fail on standing. Licence recordal also allows a licensee use to count as use of your mark.
A document signed abroad is not accepted in Iraq on its face. It has to travel through a chain of certifications before an Iraqi official will look at it, and the Kurdistan Region adds a second leg on top of the first. We run that chain for you — whether or not you have an IP matter with us.
We draft the power of attorney in the form Iraqi authorities expect, in Arabic or bilingual, and take it through notarization, the foreign ministry in the country of origin, the Iraqi embassy or consulate, and finally the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad.
Any time a foreign company must be represented in Iraq: an IP filing, a court case, a branch or company registration, a public tender, or a banking matter.
A POA with the wrong wording, the wrong signatory, or one missing stamp is refused at the counter, and the whole chain has to restart in the country of origin. Getting the drafting right the first time is most of the value.
Legalization of certificates of incorporation, commercial register extracts, board resolutions, signatory authorities, articles of association, contracts, and the certified Arabic translations that go with them.
Registering a branch or representative office, bidding for public tenders, opening a bank account, signing agency and distribution agreements, or producing evidence in a dispute.
Ministries, courts and state buyers in Iraq each have their own tolerance for defects. We check the document against the requirements of the authority that will receive it before it is sent, not after it is refused.
Presentation and legalization before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad and, where the receiving body requires it, before the relevant ministry or authority as well.
For anything to be used before federal institutions: the federal Trademark Registry, federal courts, ministries, and state-owned enterprises.
This is the step that turns a foreign document into one an Iraqi official will accept. It is also the step most often missed by companies who assume an embassy stamp is the end of the road.
Legalization before the Kurdistan Region authorities in Erbil. The Region will not legalize a foreign document that has not already been legalized in Baghdad, so the two legs run in sequence: Baghdad first, then Kurdistan.
For matters before the Kurdistan Region registry, the courts of the Region, and Kurdistan Regional Government bodies.
Companies routinely send documents straight to Erbil and lose weeks. Planning both legs from the outset is faster and cheaper than discovering the order the hard way.
You do not need an IP case with us to use this service. Send us the document and tell us which authority will receive it; we run the chain, track it at each stage, keep you updated, and return the legalized original.
Whenever your in-house legal or corporate team needs Iraq-ready documents but has no local agent to walk them through the ministries.
Legalization is procedural, but it is where foreign files stall most often. Handing it to a local firm removes weeks of correspondence and the risk of restarting the chain abroad.
We represent businesses before the Iraqi courts in two kinds of case: disputes about intellectual property rights, and ordinary commercial disputes that have nothing to do with IP. Where the outcome justifies it, we follow the case up to the Court of Cassation.
Bringing infringement claims before the competent Iraqi court on the basis of a registered trademark or patent: proving the right, proving the infringement, and asking the court to stop it and to award compensation. We also coordinate the case with customs recordation and administrative action where that gives faster leverage.
When counterfeits reach the market, when a distributor keeps trading on your brand after termination, or when a local party registers or uses a mark that is confusingly close to yours.
A registration that is never enforced trains the market to ignore it. One well-run case usually changes the behaviour of several other infringers at the same time.
Acting for you when the claim comes the other way: defending against an infringement action, answering a cancellation or invalidation case brought against your registration, and challenging the validity or the scope of the right the other side is relying on.
When a competitor or a former partner sues you in Iraq, or when your Iraqi registration is attacked after you enter the market.
IP claims in Iraq are often filed to create leverage in a commercial negotiation. Responding properly and early usually costs less than the settlement the other side is hoping to force.
We also litigate disputes that have no intellectual property element: contract and supply disputes, agency, distribution and franchise terminations, debt recovery, construction and services contracts, shareholder and joint-venture disagreements, and claims involving Iraqi state entities.
When a commercial relationship in Iraq breaks down and negotiation has stopped producing results, or when you are named as a defendant and need local representation quickly.
Contracts, evidence and notices are often prepared without an Iraqi court in mind. We work with what exists and present it in the form an Iraqi court can act on.
Following the case beyond first instance: appeals, and where the point is worth it, review before the Court of Cassation, which examines the application of the law rather than re-running the facts.
After an adverse judgment, or after a favourable one that the other side has challenged.
A first-instance result in Iraq is rarely the end of the matter. Knowing at the outset how a judgment will read on cassation shapes how the case should be pleaded from day one.
Different clients need different things from an IP firm. Find the approach that fits yours.
Clear pricing and a simple path to protecting your first trademark before you launch.
Selling under your own brand? Register it before someone else does — and record it with customs to stop fakes at the border.
Portfolio management, renewal tracking and clear reporting for your marks in Baghdad and Erbil.
Your name is your reputation. We make sure no one else can use it in Baghdad or Kurdistan.
We understand your business and assess your IP position.
We confirm availability and build the right protection strategy.
We file and manage the process through to registration.
We monitor, renew, and defend your rights over time.
Every Iraqi trademark passes through the same ten stages. This is the official procedure, start to certificate — so you know where your file is at any moment.
The request to examine the mark is filed, together with the supporting documents required for your case.
The examination fee is paid to the Registry.
The examiner searches the register for any mark identical or so similar as to cause confusion, then refers the file to the Registrar, who accepts it outright, accepts it conditionally, or refuses it.
The application is filed provisionally and the fees are paid by the owner of the mark or by a registration agent — a lawyer of Iraqi nationality.
Once every required document is complete within the legal period, the registration report is drawn up and referred to the Registrar to settle the final decision.
The publication fee falls due.
Marks meeting the legal conditions are published in the Trademark Gazette.
A period of 90 days is allowed for oppositions to be filed and decided in accordance with the law.
The registration certificate fee is paid — failing which the mark is served notice and cancelled.
The certificate issues, carrying every particular required by the law and the regulation.
Source: official flow chart for trademark registration procedures — Trademarks Registry.
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Get this quote in writing→In Iraq, commerce runs on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp — and so do counterfeiters. A registration certificate alone will not stop them. Enforcement has to reach where your customers actually are.
Ongoing monitoring is available as a monthly retainer — we watch the platforms, you get a report and we act on what we find.
Request a brand exposure audit→The official Arabic texts, retyped as clean Word documents — searchable, copyable, fully editable. Not scanned images, not locked PDFs. Free to download. Need a PDF? Export one yourself in a click.
The Arabic texts are free. Verified English translations of the same legislation are in preparation and will be offered separately. Need a specific law brought forward? Tell us.
Each text is transcribed verbatim from the official Arabic. Obvious typographical errors are corrected and listed in a corrections table inside the document; anything doubtful is left as-is and flagged in an appendix. Provided for professional reference; it does not constitute legal advice, and the official gazette remains the authoritative text.
Practical guidance on protecting brands and inventions in Iraq — written for business owners, not lawyers.
From clearance search to certificate: the full process, what the Registrar requires, how long each stage takes, and the mistakes that cost applicants months.
Before you print packaging, sign a lease or file an application, find out whether someone in Iraq already owns a similar mark. A Masar lawyer searches the Baghdad and Kurdistan registers and tells you, in plain language, how safe your name is.
Tell us the name or logo and what you sell.
Identical and similar marks — spelling, sound and meaning — in your classes.
Low, medium or high risk — with the reasons.
File with confidence, adjust the name, or choose another.
Every report ends with a clear risk level and our practical advice on how to register safely.
Our advice: “NOVA” (No. 98114, class 30) already covers biscuits. Filing “NOVA” alone for rice is likely to be refused. Adding a distinctive word or logo — e.g. “NOVA FIELDS” — makes registration likely.
1 mark · 1 class · Baghdad
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1 mark · up to 3 classes · Baghdad + Erbil
Deducted if we file your application
Same-day answer
Added to any report
Official Registry search fees are included. Registering the mark afterwards is quoted separately — see the price calculator.
Tell us the name and what you sell. We reply with the price and timing.
Not by law — but the official fees are not refunded if your application is refused because of an earlier mark. A search costs far less than a refusal.
Yes. Send the image and we compare it with registered and published logos.
No search can guarantee registration — the Registrar decides. Our report gives you a professional assessment of the risk.
When a similar mark is published in the Iraqi bulletin, you have 90 days to oppose it. After that, removing it takes a court case. We assess your case for free and file a strong opposition at a fixed price.
The published mark, or just its application number.
Within 48 hours: your chances, and a fixed price.
Grounds, evidence and power of attorney — filed before the deadline.
Hearings, replies and the Registrar’s decision — and appeal if needed.
If an opposition is not worth it, we tell you — before you pay anything.
Our recommendation: file an opposition before the deadline. Fixed fee quoted below; we prepare the statement of grounds, the evidence of your earlier rights, and follow the case to decision.
Is it worth opposing?
Answer within 48 hours
Stop a published mark
Official fees included
Someone opposed your application?
Counterstatement included
Watchdog subscribers get priority handling — the alert and the opposition come from the same team.
Tell us the published mark and your own mark. We reply within 48 hours.
The mark can proceed to registration. Removing it then requires a cancellation case in court — slower and more expensive.
A registered or earlier-filed mark gives the strongest grounds. We assess other rights, such as prior use, case by case.
Search our free bulletin database any time — or let Watchdog check every new bulletin for you.
An Iraqi registration lasts ten years — and when it lapses, anyone can register your brand. We track your expiry dates, remind you well in advance, and renew for a fixed price, including the reclassification that old marks now need.
Registration numbers are enough — we look up the dates.
Every expiry date is held in our docket, not your calendar.
At 6 months, 3 months and 1 month — by WhatsApp and email.
We file the renewal and reclassification and send you the new certificate.
Clear date, clear price, one button to renew.
Registration No. 64120 · Class 29. Your goods list must also be reclassified to the current Nice edition at renewal.
For any Iraqi mark
No commitment
We renew it for you
Official fees + reclassification included
5 marks or more
One invoice, one contact
Missed the date? Iraqi law allows a short grace period after expiry. Contact us immediately — it may not be too late.
Add your registration numbers. We check every expiry date for you.
Before the expiry date. We start preparing six months ahead so there is time for any reclassification.
Iraq now uses a newer edition of the Nice goods list, so the goods of older marks must be rewritten at renewal. We handle it as part of the renewal.
Yes. We only need a power of attorney in our name and your registration details.
The Iraqi bulletin is published only in Arabic, as scanned pages. We turn every issue into a clean English report — every new mark, renewal and transfer, with its opposition deadline — so foreign firms and brand owners never miss a copycat in Iraq.
The Registry publishes a new issue in Arabic.
Each mark, owner, class and goods list is captured — logos included.
Translated to English and checked by a Masar lawyer.
PDF + Excel within days of the issue, with deadlines and conflict flags.
Summary numbers, a full table of new marks, and — on the Professional plan — conflicts with your client list highlighted at the top.
| Mark | No. | Class | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIJLA GOLD | 105902 | 30 | Al-Yusra General Trading Co. |
| SUNBRITE | 105918 | 9 | Bright Star Electronics LLC |
| NOVA LINE | 105921 | 9 | Nova Line Co. for Trading |
Conflict for your client: “SUNBRITE” (class 9) is confusingly similar to your client's mark “SUNBRIGHT”. Opposition deadline: 12 January.
Every bulletin in English
or $1,500 / year
Digest + client conflict check
or $3,000 / year
Large portfolios · data feed
Volume pricing
Oppositions and filings in Iraq are quoted separately — digest subscribers get priority handling and associate rates.
See the latest bulletin in English before you subscribe.
Usually within 5 working days of the issue being released by the Registry.
The Standard and Professional plans cover the federal bulletin in Baghdad. Kurdistan Region publications are available on the Enterprise plan.
No — it is a working translation for monitoring. For filings and court use we provide certified translations separately.
Every month the Registry publishes hundreds of new marks. If one of them looks or sounds like yours, you have only 90 days to oppose it. Watchdog checks every new bulletin against your marks and alerts you the same week.
Send us your mark name, logo, number and classes. We set up the watch for you.
Each new bulletin — Baghdad and Kurdistan — is compared with your marks: same words, similar spelling, similar sound, same class.
No robot spam. A Masar lawyer checks every match and sends you only the real risks.
You get the mark, the bulletin page and our advice. Want to oppose? One reply and we file it before the 90 days run out.
By email and WhatsApp, in Arabic or English. Every alert tells you what was published, why it matters, and how many days you have left.
Our view: same word, same class, same goods (flour and rice). Consumers could confuse the two. We recommend filing an opposition.
Federal Registry bulletins
or $150 / year — 2 months free
Baghdad + Kurdistan Region
or $250 / year — 2 months free
5 marks or more · distributors · law firms
Volume pricing, one invoice
Masar clients: your first year of Watchdog is free for every mark we register or renew for you. Opposition filing is quoted separately.
Tell us which mark to watch. We confirm by email and start watching the next bulletin.
The Registry can still publish a similar mark by someone else. Once the 90-day opposition window closes, removing it takes a court case — slower and far more expensive.
Yes. Many clients start watching while their application is pending, so no one slips in a similar mark in the meantime.
No. Watchdog finds and reviews the risk. If you decide to oppose, we send you a fixed quote first.
We email you an invoice with the payment options, monthly or yearly.
Every mark published in the Iraqi Trademark Bulletin — new applications, renewals, transfers and changes, and notices. Type a mark name, number, owner or class.
An unofficial, free reference tool compiled by Masar IP from the Iraqi Trademark Bulletin. Records were transcribed from scanned bulletin pages and may contain errors or omissions. This is not an official register extract, not a clearance search and not legal advice — the printed bulletin issued by the Trademarks Registry is the only official record. Masar IP gives no warranty as to accuracy or completeness and accepts no liability for any decision made in reliance on this information. All details shown were previously published by the Registry. To report an error or request removal of personal details, email info@masar-ip.com.
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