NEWS
Morocco: New IP Law on the Way
The Intellectual Property Law No. 23-13, amending and completing Law No. 17-97 February 15, 2000, was approved in Morocco on September 12, 2013. The draft was forwarded ...
Gaza: Revision of Formalities
Effective immediately, the Trademark Office in Gaza is requesting notarized power of attorney for the filing of oppositions, instead of simply signed. The original POA notarized should ...
IP Highlights – Recordal of Licenses in the MENA Region
This article sets forth basic information on the recordal of license agreements in the countries of the MENA region. Noticeably, the common practice and / or the ...
Saudi Arabia: Commitment to Robust Patent Protection
Just as trademark filings and registrations have seen a remarkable rise in the Near East over the past ten to twenty years, we are witnessing a similar ...
Saudi Arabia: Electronic Filing of Trademark Applications
Trademark applications can now be submitted electronically at the Saudi Trademark Office (STMO). This Electronic Application System (EAS) allows applicants to fill-out an on-line application form, check ...
Yemen: Publication Fees Revised
According to Ministerial Decision No. 100 of 2013 (cancelling Ministerial Decision No. 95/2013), most of the fees related to the publication of trademarks, patents and designs have ...
GCC: Introducing a Cybercrime Law
As the ongoing cyber war continues to affect the Arab region, the GCC authorities issued last month a new Cybercrime Law. The law is expected to address ...
Tunisia: Accepting Domain Names with Two Characters and IDN Letters
The Tunisian Internet Agency has recently approved the registration of domain names with two characters as well as the registration of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) letters (á, ...
Navigating the Challenges of Pharmaceutical Trademark Protection in the Arab World
The Arab pharmaceutical market is reportedly valued at over $ 20 billion and estimated to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of about 9% over the five year ...
