NEWS
Communication Disruption
Our region is currently witnessing an internet connection and landline communication problem. As a result, some of you may be facing some delays while contacting some of our ...
UAE: The Fourth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Dubai Customs will organize the fourth global Congress on combating counterfeiting and piracy in Dubai from February 3 to 5, ...
UAE: Signing MOU with France
The United Arab Emirates and France signed an intellectual property memorandum of understanding (MOU) on January 15, 2008. The purpose of the MOU is to strengthen bilateral ...
Saudi Arabia: Utility Models Protection on the Way
The Saudi Patent Office is planning to introduce new directives and regulations governing the protection of utility models or “petty patents”. The new directives and regulations are ...
2007 in Playback
- The Paris Convention enters into force in Yemen.- The Patent Cooperation Treaty and the Trademark Law Treaty enter into force in Bahrain.- Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Lebanon, ...
Saudi Arabia: GCC Trademark Law Approved
The government of Saudi Arabia announced its approval of the unified GCC trademark law which was passed on December 10, 2006 during the 27th summit of the ...
UAE: Trademark Recordation at the Sharjah Customs Now Possible
The Customs in Sharjah, one of the seven Emirates of the UAE, has recently introduced a trademark recordation system for marks registered at the UAE Trademark Office ...
IP Law Report: A Year in Review
Over the year 2007, many noteworthy developments have affected the Intellectual Property legal framework of the Arab region, including the promulgation of new legislations on IP rights ...
Turkey: Joining the UPOV
The Secretary-General of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of Turkey to the ...
