NEWS
India: Announcing INPASS
The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks announced the development of the Indian Patent Advanced Search System. The new search tool allows a ...
India: Trademark Insights
India is the seventh-largest country by area and the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people in the world. The country shares borders with Pakistan, China, ...
MENA: Overview of Trademark Developments in the Region
Paris Convention: Claiming Priority and Protecting Famous Marks All Arab countries are now members of the Paris Convention, with Kuwait being the latest addition. Priority claim requests ...
Yemen: Interruption of the Mail Services
In order to avoid delays resulting from interruptions in the mail and courier services, applicants are able to file scanned copies of supporting documents while submitting the ...
Lebanon: Updated POA Requirements
Lebanon declared a revision of the power of attorney authentication requirement on March 21, 2015. The memo, issued by the Ministry of Economy and Trade, stated that ...
UAE: Speeding Up the Opposition Process
The United Arab Emirates began the implementation of a special project to clear the backlog of pending opposition cases. Through this project, the trademark office aims to ...
Qatar: Patent Official Fees Due
The Intellectual Property Office in Qatar announced that filing fees, substantive examination fees, and accumulated annuities related to patent applications filed before January 12, 2015, must be ...
Morocco: Protection of Geographical Indications
Morocco concluded an agreement with the European Union concerning the protection of food and agricultural products produced in specific geographical locations. The geographical indications agreement has yet ...
Morocco: European Patents Recognized
Morocco became the first country not signed up to the European Patent Organization to validate European Patents beginning March 1, 2015. European applications and patents administered by ...
