NEWS
Kuwait: Weekend Shift
The Kuwaiti government announced that, starting September 01, 2007, the country’s official weekend will shift from Thursday – Friday to Friday – Saturday. Interested parties should make ...
Yemen: A New Scale of Official Fees
The Yemeni government has introduced the official fees schedule in connection with patent registration and maintenance in the country. By virtue of Ministerial Resolution no. 349 of ...
Tunisia: Legislators Chase After Counterfeiters
The Tunisian law enforcement’s ability to combat the importation and the sale of counterfeit goods that violate intellectual property rights was recently strengthened following the amendment of ...
Libya: National Phase PCT Applications
The Patent Office of Libya has recently announced that it will accept PCT applications designating Libya and entering into the national phase. The Patent Cooperation Treaty came ...
Syria: A New Patent and Utility Models Law on its Way
Syria has introduced a new patent and utility models bill which, once effective, will replace the patent-related provisions of existing legislative Decree no. 47 of 1946. The ...
Yemen: Overdue Patent Regulations Out
The overdue regulations implementing the patent section of the Intellectual Property Law of Yemen (Law no. 19 of October 1994) came into force in the country on ...
Oman: Instruments of Accession Deposited
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of Oman on July 16, 2007 to the Budapest Treaty, ...
GCC Trademark Law Approved in Qatar and UAE
The governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates announced their approval of the unified GCC trademark law which was enacted on December 10, 2006 during the ...
Regional News: 2007 Special 301 Report
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released on April 30, 2007 its annual "Special 301" report on the adequacy and effectiveness of intellectual property rights protection ...
