NEWS
Bahrain: Accession to the Trademark Law Treaty
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of Bahrain to the Trademark Law Treaty on December 18, ...
Syria: A New Law is Born
A new law (Law no. 8 of 2007) on Trademarks, Geographical Indications, and Industrial Models and Designs was approved by the Syrian People’s Assembly on March 06, ...
Yemen: Accession to the Paris Convention
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of Yemen to the Paris Convention for the Protection of ...
GCC: A Glance at the New Trademark Law
The Gulf Cooperation Council GCC announced at the end of the 27th summit of the GCC’s Supreme Council, held in Saudi Arabia on December 9 and 10, ...
The Ninth Edition of the Nice Classification
The ninth edition of the Nice International Classification of Goods and Services will be in force starting January 1, 2007. It is worth noting that the Nice ...
Algeria: Increase in Official Fees
The Algerian government has recently revised the official fees schedule in connection with the registration of trademarks and designs. By virtue of Article no. 111, recently published ...
Digest of Major IP Developments in the Middle East & Africa in 2006
- Bahrain issues new intellectual property laws on the protection of trademarks, trade secrets, patents and utility models, geographical indications, copyrights and related rights.- The Bahraini Patent Office announces ...
Jordan: Regional Anti-Counterfeiting Forum
The Association for the Protection of Industrial Property in the Middle East and North Africa APPIMAF, in cooperation with the Jordan Intellectual Property Association JIPA and the ...
United Arab Emirates: Dubai Border Measures – Alive and Kicking
Border measures are always a key tool in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy and a critical element of a successful intellectual property enforcement system. So in ...
