NEWS
Cooperation for Innovation: SAIP Signs Agreement with INPI
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the French Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). The MOU aims to facilitate ...
The Kingdom Strikes Again: Millions of Counterfeits Destroyed in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) is continuously proving its prowess after it has successfully confiscated and destroyed more than 5 million items that were in ...
Innovators Rejoice, A New Law is Coming to the UAE
In an effort to facilitate and promote innovation in the country, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued and published the new Law on Industrial Property, Law No. ...
Increase in Fees in Sudan
The official fees for all intellectual property related matters increased significantly across the board in comparison with their previous level in Sudan. The new rates were published ...
Busting Screens: Online Anti-Counterfeiting Measures in the 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 (MENA) ...
MENA: Securing Patents in a Rapidly Developing Region
The Middle East and North Africa region, more commonly known as MENA, receives its share of news in the international circuit. At the forefront, the boom which ...
All Aboard: Saudi Arabia Adopts the Eleventh Edition of the Nice Classification
Saudi Arabia recently adopted the 11th Edition of the Nice Classification, thus replacing the outgoing 10th Edition. The adoption of the 11th Edition will not affect trademarks ...
Smooth Sailing: New Customs Procedure in Egypt
The Egyptian Customs Authority launched a new electronic system for the pre-registration of all shipment information, aptly named the Advanced Cargo Information (ACI). Registration on the ACI ...
Fraudsters Beware: Implementing Regulations of Anti-Commercial Fraud Law Issued in Kuwait
In light of its revived efforts to crackdown on intellectual property infringement and malicious business practices, Kuwait published the Implementing Regulations of the unified GCC Anti-Commercial Fraud ...
