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Iraq: Sounds Like Arabic
The Trademark Office (TMO) in Iraq announced that trademark applications filed in Latin script must include the Arabic transliteration of the mark. This update, which applies to ...
Updated Classification of Trademarks and Industrial Designs in Gaza
The Ministry of National Economy in Gaza recently announced that it is adopting the 11th Edition of the Nice Classification and the 10th Edition of Locarno Classification. ...
Record or Perish: New Anti-Counterfeiting Measures in Kenya
The Kenyan Anti-Counterfeiting Authority (ACA) recently reaffirmed that the businesses that export goods to Kenya must record their intellectual property rights (IPR) with the authority as of ...
Back to the GCCPO: Patent Updates from Bahrain and Kuwait
The Gulf Cooperation Council Patent Office (GCCPO) recently announced that it will start accepting new filings and performing formality and substantive examination pursuant to the amended law ...
Saudi Arabia: Apostille Convention Enters into Force
As part of the ongoing national campaign to ease market entry and promote the growth of the private sector, Saudi Arabia acceded to The Hague Convention Abolishing ...
2022: Year in Review
Our annual “Year in Review” feature sums up the most important Intellectual Property (IP) news and developments that unfolded over the past year in the Middle East, ...
Establishment of the Egyptian Authority for Intellectual Property
Following the issuance of the National Intellectual Property Strategy in September, and in compliance with its mandate to unify all IP related matters under one authority, Egypt ...
Destination East Africa: Protecting IP Rights in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa. For more than a decade before 2016, the GDP grew at a rate between 8 percent and 11 ...
UAE: Legalization No Longer Required for Patent and Design Registration
The International Centre for Patent Registration (ICPR) at the Ministry of Economy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held a workshop to discuss changes pursuant to the ...
