NEWS
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 ...
Algeria: 2003 Ordinances in Force
The implementing decrees No. 05-275 for patents, No. 05-276 for topography of integrated circuits, and No. 05-277 for trademarks issued on August 2, 2005 and published in ...
Bahrain: Increase in Official Fees
On December 26, 2005, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued Resolution No. 40/2005 regarding the official fees schedule in connection with the Trademarks Law promulgated in ...