NEWS
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 ...
Announcement from Saba IP: INTA 2016
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We will be attending INTA’s 138th Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL from May 21, 2016 to May 25, 2016. We look forward to ...
Kuwait: PCT Accession Soon
Barely a year and a half after issuing Law no. 36/2014 paving the way for Kuwait’s accession to the Paris Convention in November 2014, Kuwait’s Council of ...
Saudi Arabia: Trademark Renewal Going Online
Effective immediately, applications for trademark renewal will only be filed online. This move to e-filing comes also with a substantial increase in publication fees - 10 fold ...
MENA: Industrial Designs in a Developing Region
Local Design Laws Design laws, among other norms of positive legal systems such as trademark and patent laws, were introduced in the past in almost all of ...
Afghanistan: From Multiple to Single
The Trademark Office of Afghanistan has shifted its classification system from multi-class to single class applications even though no Ministerial Resolution was issued to support this new ...
