NEWS
Libya: Patent Office Resumes Normal Operations
The Libyan Patent Office has resumed operations as of September 15, 2014. There are indications that the Trademark Office may follow suit. We will be closely monitoring ...
Libya: Trademark and Patent Offices Expected to Resume Operations
In the wake of the ongoing unrest in Libya, the Trademark and Patent Offices have closed for the second time since 2011. However, given that tensions have ...
Oman: Substantive Examination of Patent Applications
The Omani and the Egyptian Patent Offices signed a memorandum of understanding on September 10, 2014 in which the two offices will work together towards the development ...
Kuwait: Accession to the Berne Convention
Kuwait acceded to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works on September 2, 2014. The Convention will enter into force on December 2, ...
Kuwait: Accession to the Paris Convention
Kuwait became the 176th country to accede to the Paris Convention on September 2, 2014. The Convention will enter into force on December 2, 2014. With Kuwait’s ...
MENA: A Closer Look at Design Protection
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 ...
São Tomé and PrÃncipe: Taking a Seat at ARIPO
São Tomé and Príncipe became the 19th member of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization on May 19, 2014. Other member states are: Botswana, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, ...
OAPI: Protecting New Plant Varieties
The African Intellectual Property Organization became the seventy-second member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. The Convention entered into force on ...
Yemen: Similarity of Marks
The Court of First Instance in Yemen ruled in favor of Arla Foods, owner of the trademark DANO in class 29 against Salem Abdul Rahman Bajersh Corporation ...
