The Iraqi trade mark office requires a power of attorney on behalf of the applicant legalized to the embassy of Iraq to support a trade mark application at the time of filing. Although the law does not provide for the late filing of a power of attorney, in practice it is possible to file a trade mark application with a copy of the legalised or notarised power of attorney, provided the original legalised power of attorney is filed within six months from the filing date. (Iraqi trade mark office, December 2014)
