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IP HIGHLIGHTS: First to File Countries
Almost all countries of our region are civil law countries with the code typically exhaustively covering the complete system of the law. This being said, the first-to-file ...
Oman: Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights Protection
The Intellectual Property Department in Oman organized in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) a seminar aiming at strengthening copyright protection in the country. The ...
UAE and Yemen: Towards More Effective IP Protection…
Saba Offices in the UAE and Yemen have joined their efforts to seek more effective protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the region. They have collaboratively organized ...
UAE: Changes in the Examination Formalities
The UAE Trademark Office (TMO) has issued on May 19, 2014, Decision no. 3 of 2014 (to be implemented as of June 1st, 2014) stating that it ...
Qatar: Revision of Formalities
The Qatari Trademark Office has recently announced that it is now required to have the priority document legalized. This means that certified priority documents will no longer be ...
INTA’s 136th Annual Meeting
The International Trademark Association (INTA) will hold its 136th annual meeting in Hong Kong from May 10 to May 14, 2014. Representatives from Saba & Co. IP ...
IP HIGHLIGHTS: Famous Marks
The most valuable and famous marks worldwide span the globe and a wide range of industries. Cream of the crop includes GOOGLE, MICROSOFT, COCA-COLA, COLGATE, NESTLE, MCDONALD’S, ...
What you should know about POA requirements in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and UAE?
Over the past few weeks, more than one Trademark Office TMO in the Arab region opted for making some few revisions vis-a-vis the Power of Attorney POA ...
UAE: Amended Draft of the New Anti-Commercial Fraud Law
The UAE Federal National Council had recently approved the draft Anti-Commercial Fraud Law after introducing some amendments to the original version that was first submitted in early ...
