You must file an application with the National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI).

Application form, representation of the mark, list of goods/services (Nice Classification), and applicant ID.

Typically 6 to 12 months, depending on examination and opposition.

Initial protection is for 10 years and renewable indefinitely every 10 years.

Yes, foreign applicants can register directly or through a local representative.

It is highly recommended to avoid conflicts but not mandatory.

If it is generic, descriptive, misleading, or similar to an existing registered mark.

Yes, interested parties may file opposition within a prescribed period after publication.

Yes, Algeria provides special protection for well-known trademarks under its IP laws.

There are official filing, examination, and renewal fees payable to INAPI.

The National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) handles patent grants.

Inventions that are new, involve an inventive step, and are industrially applicable.

Patents last 20 years from the filing date, subject to annual fees.

Yes, Algeria is a PCT contracting state, allowing international patent applications.

Generally, abstract ideas and pure software are excluded from patentability.

Filing, formal examination, substantive examination, publication, and grant.

No specific provisional application system, but early filing is encouraged.

Yes, third parties may oppose a patent within a specified period after publication.

Yes, patent owners can enforce their rights through civil and criminal courts.

Annual maintenance fees starting from the third year after filing.

You file an application with INAPI including drawings or photos of the design.

The appearance, shape, pattern, or ornamentation applied to a product.

5 years initially, renewable twice, totaling up to 15 years.

Yes, the design must be new and not disclosed publicly before filing.

Yes, but they must be related and classified under the same Locarno class.

Yes, designs are published after registration.

Yes, directly or via a local agent.

No ,specific protection for unregistered designs exists.

There are official fees for filing, publication, and renewals payable to INAPI.

Through civil courts or customs to prevent counterfeit imports.

Literary, artistic, musical, audiovisual, and software works, among others.

No, copyright protection is automatic upon creation.

Yes, registration is possible at the National Library (Bibliothèque Nationale d’Algérie) but not mandatory.