The registration process is similar to that found in other countries. However, examination periods vary considerably, from as little as about one year to as much as about five years.
Costs also vary widely. We estimate the following resources are necessary to cover official filing fees, agent fees, translation, and authentication costs locally, for each application (one mark in one class), in US Dollars, in each of the following countries:
| Algeria | space | 500 |
| Bahrain | 650 | |
| Cyprus | 400 | |
| Egypt | 180 | |
| Iran | 1,350 | |
| Iraq | 1,190 | |
| Israel | 720 | |
| Jordan | 320 | |
| Kuwait | 480 | |
| Lebanon | 660 | |
| Lybia | 510 | |
| Morocco | 520 | |
| Oman | 950 | |
| Qatar | 580 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,245 | |
| Sudan | 550 | |
| Syria | 550 | |
| Tunisia | 730 | |
| U.A.E. | 2,150 | |
| West Bank | 470 | |
| Yemen | 1,285 |