NEWS
Jordan: Promoting the Use of Arabic on Signboards
Jordan is expected to join Egypt, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Syria in their call for the compulsory use of the Arabic script of a ...
MENA: Roots 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 ...
Kuwait: Patent Protection via GCC Patent Office Only
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Trade and Industry approved Law no. 115 of 2016 on the regulations implementing patent Law no. 71 of 2013. The new Law was ...
MENA: A Move towards E-Filing
There has been a move towards electronic filing over the past few years in several countries of our region, namely Algeria, Azerbaijan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Morocco, ...
Qatar: Patent Grievances Committee
Now that the Qatari Patent Office has been actively examining patent applications for the past several months and has even issued decisions on several applications, there is ...
Ethiopia: Substantial Procedural Changes Soon
Pursuant to the Implementing Regulations issued in 2014 of the Ethiopian Trademark Law of 2006, the Trademark Office is expected to introduce in the near future a new procedure ...
Morocco: European Patent Validation
Pursuant to Law no. 23-13 amending and completing Law no. 17-97 on the Protection of Industrial Property, European patent applications filed on or after March 1, 2015 ...
Oman: Steady Development of the Protection of Patents
In September of 2014, the Omani Patent Office signed a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian Patent Office, whereby the latter will act as the examining office ...
MENA: Regional Patent Offices
With increasing official fees across the board relating to Intellectual Property procurement, regional offices can provide a more cost effective alternative when available. Patent attorneys and law ...
