NEWS
UAE: Announcement of Office Relocation
We are pleased to announce that we are moving to a larger office premises in the United Arab Emirates. Effective March 19, 2018, our new contact details will ...
Kuwait: Country Updates
Maps of the Middle East illustrate Kuwait as a small country in the region. But what the country lacks in geographic size, it makes up in economic ...
Syria: Fifth Circuit to Handle IP Matters
The Fifth Civil Court of First Instance (Fifth Circuit) in Syria recently announced that it will be handling all intellectual property related matters in lieu of the ...
Tanzania: Country Insights
With interminable shores along the Indian Ocean and a total area of 947,303 square kilometers, Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa occupying an unrivaled regional ...
Tunisia: Increase in Value Added Tax Rate
Starting January 2, 2018, the value added tax increased in Tunisia from 18 percent to 19 percent. The increase in the VAT rate in Tunisia follows a ...
Oman: Adopting the Eleventh Edition of the Nice Classification
The 11th edition of the Nice Classification entered into force in February, 2018 in Oman, thus replacing the outgoing 10th edition. The adoption of the 11th edition ...
Lebanon: New Regulations for Imported Food Products
New regulations set by the authorities concerned at the Ministries of Agriculture and Economy and Trade have made it mandatory to indicate, among other information, the importer’s ...
OAPI: Upcoming Formation of Trademark Office and Patent Office
The African Intellectual Property Organization, better known by its French acronym OAPI, will be setting up two separate directorates in the near future—a Trademark Office and a ...
MENA: Enforcement of Patents in a Rapidly Developing Region
Over the past few decades, the Middle East and North Africa region witnessed an increased interest in intellectual property. This is primarily evidenced by the urge to ...
