NEWS
Iraq: Revised Classification
The Iraqi Trademark Office has recently revised its local sub-classification of goods and services with updates mainly involving class headings 35 and 42. Class 35 was revised ...
Yemen: Accession to the Berne Convention
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of Yemen to the Berne Convention for the Protection of ...
Jordan: The Battle against Pharmaceutical Counterfeits Begins
During a recent conference organized by the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) in Amman, the Jordanian government announced plans to fight pharmaceutical counterfeits. The event, which ...
Bahrain: Notification Period of Refusal Extended
Bahrain has announced that, as of March 7, 2008, the time limit to notify a refusal of protection has been extended from one year to 18 months. ...
Qatar: Authorities Sign MoU with BSA
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce in Qatar has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Business Software Alliance (BSA), in an effort to boost ...
Jordan: JPTO Amends Patent Protection Term and Annuities Calculation
The Jordanian Patent Office has recently amended the patent protection term to be 20 years calculated from the patent’s filing date, in order to be in line ...
India: Device Search Now Possible
The Indian Trade Mark Office has started conducting the device search while previously the only search that could be conducted was a word mark search. The device ...
IIPA Recommendations for 2008: The Numbers are In… Losses are Still High
The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) issued its annual recommendations for the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) “Special 301” report, highlighting an increase in trade losses due ...
Jordan: JPO Introduces New Requirements to Patent Applications
The Jordanian Patent Office (JPO) has recently updated some of the requirements for patent applications in Jordan. The changes are as follows: The priority document should be ...
