NEWS
Yemen: Accession to the World Trade Organization July 01, 2014
Yemen became the 160th member of the World Trade Organization on June 26, 2014. The country now observes the TRIPS Agreement. Other WTO members in the region ...
Qatar: Legalization Dropped, Certification Suffices
The Qatari Trademark Office announced that a certified copy of the priority document will suffice to support a convention priority claim. This update comes after the cancellation ...
Saudi Arabia: GCC Trademark Law Published
The decision for approving the revised GCC trademark law in Saudi Arabia was recently published in the country. By way of background, GCC trademark law was ratified ...
Ethiopia: Deadline Extended to Dec. 23, 2014
The Ethiopian Trademark Office announced that the submission deadline will be extended to December 23, 2014 for the applications of re-registration of trademarks filed in the country ...
Yemen: License to Zap
The government of Yemen set a national five-year plan for development to introduce Integrated Pest Management; with one of the requirements relating to the registration of trademarks ...
Arab World: Opportunities and Risks for Pharma
The three primary criteria for a pharmaceutical company to investigate when building a marketing strategy are market size and growth, protection of intellectual property rights and enforcement ...
IP HIGHLIGHTS: Expanding Medical Devices Patent Protection to the Growing Middle East Market
Pharmaceutical companies have become aware of the importance of extending their patent portfolios to the rapidly growing Middle Eastern market. The region witnessed a remarkable development of ...
Kuwait: Registration Certificates of Designs are Available Now
The Kuwaiti Patent Office has announced that it is now possible for applicants of design applications in the country to ask for the registration certificate of their ...
Jordan: A New Regulation for Trademark Assignment
A new regulation on trademark assignment No. 55 of 2014 was recently introduced in Jordan. This regulation includes a list of articles related to trademark assignment, license ...
