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- Reserve Trade Name (Terms & Regulations)
- Titles, Powers and Roles of Officials in Business Enterprises
- Types of Banners (Annual)
- Types of Banners (Temp)
Emmbassies Instructions
Single Window system allows an investor to select and reserve a company trade name online, for a period of one hundred and eighty days. This process can be completed during the comprehensive establishment or during a separate application process. The investor has the option to select Latin names or registered trademarks (local or international). An additional one-time one hundred and eighty day extension is granted to the investor before the expiry of first phase.
Requirements
- The trade name must be in the Latin (English and Arabic) alphabet. Numbers and symbols like full stops and commas are not permitted.
- The trade name must not contain inappropriate words that are in bad taste to the public. For more information on the terms and regulations about reserving a trade name, please visit SW website
- The trade name will not be approved if it is similar to another registered trade name. To search the registered trade names Click Here.
Attachments
- A Franchise or License to use a trademark (Attested by the Embassy of Qatar if the trademark is not from Qatar)
Procedures :
Complete the Application
- Log onto the Single Window platform using investor credentials.
- Complete and submit application for reserving trade name.
- Select whether the trade name is a trademark or not. In case of trademark name, attach the above documents.
- Enter three to five options for the company trade names if the establishment is not a trademark.
Application Review
- The system checks the names for availability and whether all conditions have been met.
- Incomplete applications will not be accepted and will automatically be returned to the investors.
Fee Payment
- The investor must pay the fees upon receiving an approval notification for reserving trade name.
- Fees can be paid online through the Single Window platform or manually by visiting the Single Window service centers. Other payment methods and details are available on Paying Services Fees - Single Window.
Issuance
Once the fees are paid, a notification is sent to the investor to obtain the reserve trade name certificate online, or by visiting the Single Window services centers.
