NEWS
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 ...
Online Anti-Counterfeiting Measures in Turkey
Located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Turkey occupies a transcontinental position of significant importance, which bestows upon the country a considerable influence across the region ...
Online Anti-Counterfeiting Measures in Pakistan
With its significant geopolitical position in South Asia that provides the country with convenient access to the international market, Pakistan is nestled in the cradle of the ...
Game On: The Intersection of Esports and Intellectual Property
With the exponential rise of digital media, coupled with the ubiquity of smart devices, esports is a pastime that entertains millions of fans and generates billions of ...
An Oasis for Innovation: New Amendments to the Old GCC Patent Law
As the region awaits an update from the GCC Patent Office on resuming regional patent filings, the Secretariat General of the GCC in the meantime published the ...
Upload That: Kuwaiti Patent Office Launches New Online Filing Service
Given the recent trend in going paperless in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the Kuwaiti Patent Office (KPO) announced that it will begin ...
