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Iran: Accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of Iran to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on July ...
Egypt: Online Publication
The Egyptian Trademark Office has introduced an electronic Official Gazette (eOG). The eOG is available only in Arabic and is expected to be published on the 7th day ...
Yemen: New Official Reports
By virtue of Ministerial Resolution no. 72 dated June 10, 2013, decisions of the Board of Grievances which usually hears and decides on adversary proceedings between two ...
India: Accession to the Madrid Protocol
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of India to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement ...
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The Syrian Arab Republic has effectively withdrawn from the Madrid Agreement for the International Registration of Marks on June 29, 2013.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 ...