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Bahrain: Substantive Examination of Pending Patent Applications
Following the news announcing the implementation of electronic filing of patent applications, the Patent Office in Bahrain is starting substantive examination of pending applications. Whereas there has ...
Morocco: Online Issuance of Trademark Certificates
The Trademark Office in Morocco, which is known by its French acronym OMPIC, announced that trademark certificates will be issued electronically as of May 28, 2018. We ...
MENA: An Overview of Infringement Exemptions
Patent laws in practically all jurisdictions in the Middle East and North Africa clearly define what is considered to be an infringement act and from what date ...
AFGHANISTAN: ACCESSION TO MADRID PROTOCOL
Afghanistan became the 101st member to join the Madrid Protocol on March 26, 2018. The Protocol is expected to enter into force on June 26, 2018. Other ...
UAE: SEARCH GOES ONLINE
Given the recent trend in going paperless in the region, the Trademark Office in the United Arab Emirates announced that official searches will be conducted online as ...
BAHRAIN: E-FILING OF PATENTS
The Patent Office in Bahrain recently announced that it will begin receiving and processing patent applications in electronic form. The e-portal allows for the submission of application ...
SAUDI ARABIA: PARTNERING UP WITH THE EPO
King Abdul Aziz City of Science and Technology, where the Saudi Patent Office resides, signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Patent Office. The MOU, which ...
MENA: Sowing the Seeds for the Protection of Plant Varieties
Plant variety laws, among other norms of positive legal systems such as trademark and patent laws, were introduced in the past in some countries in the Middle East ...
Iraq: Say It in Latin
The Trademark Office in Iraq announced that trademark applications may be filed in Latin script without having to submit the Arabic transliteration of the mark. This update ...
