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MENA: COVID-19 Precautionary Measures and Operational Continuity
Dear Colleagues, Clients, and Friends, As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread in our region and across the globe, we want to assure you that our ...
Kuwait: PTO Temporarily Suspends Operations
In light of the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuwait, the Patent and Trademark Office announced that it will temporarily suspend operations until March 26, 2020. In ...
West Bank: Procedural Change for Trademark Registration
The Trademark Office in West Bank announced that a scanned copy of the power of attorney must be submitted at the time of filing, and the legalized ...
Kuwait: New Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Registration
Following the issuance of Ministerial Decree no. 361 of 2019 that was published on January 5, 2020, the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Kuwait updated the regulations ...
Announcement from Saba IP: UAE Prosecution Firm of the Year
We have been honored with the Prosecution Firm of the Year award for the United Arab Emirates for 2020, conferred during the MIP’s annual Global Awards ceremony ...
Iraq: TMO Temporarily Suspends Operations
In light of the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Iraq, the Trademark Office announced that it will temporarily suspend operations until March 16, 2020. The TMO, however, ...
Egypt: Accession to the UPOV Bears Fruit
Egypt ratified its accession to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, which is known by the acronym UPOV. Egypt became a member ...
Saudi Arabia: On the Silk Road with CNIPA
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property signed a memorandum of understanding with the China National Intellectual Property Administration. The MOU aims to facilitate the processing, examination and ...
Saudi Arabia: The Ball is in Your Court, Copyright and Patent Disputes
As a much welcomed attempt at improving the enforcement scene in the country, Saudi Arabia announced that patent and copyright disputes will be settled before specialized Commercial ...