NEWS
MENA: Trademark Enforcement Measures
Protection and enforcement of Intellectual property rights are becoming essential aspects in driving growth, innovation and investment in the Middle East and North Africa. IP enforcement procedures ...
Saudi Arabia: Customs Trademark Recordation and Watch Program
In the scope of their continuous efforts to create competent border enforcement measures and to provide effective protection, the Saudi Customs Authority and our local affiliate in ...
OAPI: Adopting the Eleventh Edition of the Nice Classification
The African Intellectual Property Organization, better known by its French acronym OAPI, recently adopted the 11th Edition of the Nice Classification, thus replacing the outgoing 10th Edition. ...
Iran: Accession to the Locarno Agreement
Iran recently ratified its instrument of accession to the Locarno Agreement, which establishes a classification for industrial designs. The Agreement is expected to enter into force on ...
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 ...
