NEWS
Ethiopia: New Law Comes into Effect
The long-awaited regulations implementing the Ethiopian Trademark Law of 2006 were published on December 24, 2012. Significant work is underway to establish the official requirements and steps. ...
UAE:10th Edition Adopted
The UAE Trademark Office has recently shifted its trademark classification system from the 9th edition to the 10th edition of the Nice International Classification for Goods and ...
West Bank: License Agreement Recordal
It is now possible according to the new practice of the Trademark Office to record a license agreement in West Bank. This has been recently put into ...
Yemen: E-Filing Introduced
The Yemeni Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently launched a new system to file trademark applications electronically on the following website: www.yipo.gov.ye This new system allows ...
Yemen: E-Filing Introduced
The Yemeni Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently launched a new system to file trademark applications electronically on the following website: www.yipo.gov.ye This new system allows ...
Jordan: Renewal Applications on Hold
Renewal applications will be placed on hold at the Jordanian Trademark Office for one month starting February 20, 2013. The renewal requests will stay on file, but ...
Azerbaijan: Customs Recordal Available
The recordal of trademarks by rights owners is now possible at the Customs of Azerbaijan, in accordance with the newly released border regulations. After completing the recordal, ...
Saudi Arabia: Limiting the Bolar Provision
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) will no longer allow for generic drug companies to file for a marketing authorization (MA) before the last 24 months ...
Egypt: From Sunrise to Landrush
Following the ICANN’s decision to allow Internationalized Domain Names in non-Latin Script, the Egyptian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has recently announced that the Landrush phase ...
