Libya's Trade Mark Office has announced a significant change in trade mark renewal procedures. Effective immediately, all trade mark renewals will be accepted for a fixed period of ten (10) years only, and the option of annual renewals is no longer available.

This change aligns with the country’s Trade Mark Law, particularly Article 1257, which stipulates that trade mark protection periods are set at ten years, renewable for an identical period.

Furthermore, trade mark owners who previously renewed their marks under the former short‑term option will now need to submit additional renewal applications along with the accompanying official fees to cover the remaining years of the full ten-year period.

For trade marks that have not yet been renewed for the full period, the official renewal fee per single trade mark registration, per class, will be approximately 20,000 USD for a ten-year protection period.