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Syria: Withdrawal from the Madrid Agreement
The Syrian Arab Republic has effectively withdrawn from the Madrid Agreement for the International Registration of Marks on June 29, 2013. Syria continues to be a party ...
Saudi Arabia: Shift in the Official Weekend
Starting June 29, 2013, the official weekend in Saudi Arabia has shifted from Thursday - Friday to Friday - Saturday. All deadlines falling on a Friday or ...
GCC: Patent Registration
As is the case for the Middle East region in general, the Arabian gulf countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, referred to as ...
Domain names .be
Starting 11 June 2013, it will be possible to register a .be domain name with one or more accented letters(Internationalized Domain Name). The main features of this ...
Morocco: Accession to International Conventions and Treaties
Morocco has recently approved the accession to the treaties and conventions listed below. The decision was published in Official Gazette no. 6140 dated April 04, 2013. -Geneva ...
2013 Special 301 Report
The Office of the United States Trade Representatives (USTR) released in May 2013 its annual “Special 301” Report on the effectiveness and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights ...
Libya: Wheels in Motion
The Libyan Trademark Office issued an Official Gazette on May 20, 2013 including more than 125 marks, all approved for publication. It is worth noting that the ...
Saudi Arabia: Accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty and Patent Law Treaty
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of Saudi Arabia to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and ...
Comoros Island: Accession to OAPI
Comoros Island (CI) officially endorsed the Bangui Agreement which forms the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI). Effective May 25, 2013, the country will accede to the OAPI ...
