NEWS
Qatar: Advertising Law is Born
A new Advertising Law (Law no. 1 of 2012) was issued on March 19, 2012 in Qatar. The Law will only be effective once the implementing regulations are ...
Tunisia: Launching of Arabic Domain Names
The Telecommunications National Authority (INT) in Tunisia announced the launch of the Naming Charter of the Arabic domain name ”تونس." pursuant to Decision No. 12/2012. Arabic domain ...
UAE: Seventh Gulf Consumer Protection Day
Saba & Co. IP – UAE Team have attended the Seventh Gulf Consumer Protection Day organized by the Sharjah Economic Development Department (SED) on March 7, 2012. ...
Yemen: Active Anti-Counterfeiting Border Measures
More than 20 000 fake batteries and around 7200 packs of fake creams were recently confiscated and destroyed in Yemen during two large-scale raids conducted by the ...
Saudi Arabia: The Customs Bans 138,000 Tires
The Saudi Customs have recently banned the entrance of 138 000 tires to Saudi Arabia. The tires appeared not to have met the international standards which threaten ...
Iraq: Thursdays at the Iraqi Trademark Office
The Trademark Registry in Iraq has appointed Thursday of every week for internal work only in order to review and examine the files and applications. In other ...
Qatar: Another GCC Country with PCT Membership
The Qatari Patent Office started accepting both local and national phase PCT applications for the first time in the country in August 2012. This is an explicit ...
Saudi Arabia: First Copyright Infringement Verdict Issued
The first verdict on copyright infringement was issued in Saudi Arabia against a store which was breaching the Copyrights Law in the country. The store’s owner was ...
Bahrain: Accession to the Budapest Treaty Soon
The Kingdom of Bahrain approved the country’s accession to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure. ...
