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Busting Screens: Online Anti-Counterfeiting Measures in UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has garnered an illustrious reputation of having one of the most robust anti-counterfeiting regimes in the Middle East and North Africa ...
UAE: A New Era for Copyrights
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched the Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association (ERRA). The founding of the ERRA, a first-of-its-kind association in the region, comes in ...
Sounds like Arabic: Updated Requirements for the Registration of Trade Names
Kuwait issued Ministerial Decree No. 4 of 2022, which stipulates the registration of trade names in Arabic. The Decree, which was published in the Official Gazette ...
Kuwait: Going Paperless at the Patent Office
As more and more patent offices in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) evolve with updated laws, regulations or systems, the services they provide improve and become ...
All Aboard the PCT Train, Next Stop Iraq
After years of preparation, workshops, and meetings, Iraq has finally taken the leap and acceded to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on January 31, 2022. The ...
Saudi Arabia: Upcoming Accession to the Hague Convention
As part of the ongoing national campaign to ease market entry and promote the growth of the private sector, Saudi Arabia approved the accession to The ...
Laying Down the New IP Laws in OAPI
The long awaited amendments to the OAPI system are now in force. The African Organization for Intellectual Property, better known by the French acronym OAPI, announced ...
Take It Online: Electronic Processing of Patents Launched in Egypt
As more and more patent offices in the Middle East and North Africa evolve with updated laws, regulations or systems, the services they provide improve and ...
North Africa Insights: What You Need To Know About IPRS in Tunisia
With coasts along the Mediterranean basin and a close proximity to Europe, Tunisia occupies a regional position of great importance in North Africa. Tunisia is an ...
