As of October 2010, and after two years of waiting from the issuance of the implementing regulations of the Industrial Design Law No. 67/2008, it is possible now to file industrial design applications.

Design filing requirements:

1. Power of attorney legalized up to the Omani Consulate at the applicant's end.
2. Description of designs showing the elements of novelty.
3. Five – ten samples of the design to be protected.
4. Certified copy of the Commercial Register or any equivalent document.

Novelty requirements: absolute.

Duration: the protection period is 10 years, due for renewal every five years from the filing date.

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