NEWS
Bahrain: New Laws Concerning Integrated Circuits and Industrial Models and Designs
It is worth noting that the Parliament and the Shura Council have approved Law No. 5 of 2006 concerning the Layout of Integrated Circuits and Law No. ...
Bahrain: GCC Customs Union Approved
The government of Bahrain has recently approved the country's accession to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Customs Union which was launched by the GCC Supreme Council in ...
Bahrain: GCC Customs Union Approved
The government of Bahrain has recently approved the country's accession to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Customs Union which was launched by the GCC Supreme Council in ...
Lebanon: Establishing an IT and IP Rights Law Enforcement Office
In the scope of the Lebanese government's continuous efforts to deter Intellectual Property theft, an Information Technology and Intellectual Property Rights Law Enforcement Office was established as ...
Iraq: From 15 to 10 Years
Pursuant to order No. 80 issued by the Coalition Provisional Authority on April 26, 2004 amending the Trademarks and Descriptions Law No. 21 of 1957 (renaming it ...
Digest of Major IP Developments in 2005
- Bahrain adopts the 8th edition of the Nice classification of goods and services. - Saudi Arabia implements new border measures for the protection of IP rights. - ...
Morocco: New Industrial Property Law
The current law on the protection of Industrial Property (Law No. 17-97) concerning trademarks, patents of invention, topographies of integrated circuits, industrial designs and models, and geographical ...
Qatar: Accelerated Trademark Registration Procedures
The Trademark Office in Qatar has recently modified some of its registration practices in an attempt to enhance its operations and to provide applicants with an adequate ...
West Bank: Automating the Trademark Filing System
On February 1, 2006, the Patent and Trademark Office launched a new system to file trademark applications electronically. This new system allows applicants to fill out an ...
