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Bahrain: Patent Formalities
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently issued Decision no. 115 of 2011 on the formalities for granting patents in Bahrain. This Ministerial Decision is comprised ...
Qatar: Draft Privacy Law
ictQatar is now working with stakeholders to develop a legal framework to protect the privacy of personal information, which is critical to the healthy development of Qatar’s ...
Qatar: Auto Spare Parts Under Control
The Qatari government is currently working on a new anti-counterfeiting strategy in order to curb the level of “IP crime” in the country. This new strategy includes ...
Qatar: How are National Phase Applications Handled?
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) entered into force in Qatar on August 3, 2011. Even though this means that any “international” patent application can now include the ...
Yemen: Trademark Implementing Regulations Issued
The implementing regulations of Trademark Law no. 23 of 2010 in Yemen were issued on July 27, 2011 and will be applicable as of the following week. ...
Pakistan: Review of Trademark Protection
Filing Requirements 1. Power of attorney, notarized. A general power may be used for subsequent filings. 2. Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified. 3. ...
Qatar: Domain Names Registry
The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology ictQATAR has announced that it will begin offering the following domain names: Second level domain name .qa (Sunrise period: 1 month ...
GCC Filings in 2010
The total number of GCC patent applications filed at the Patent Office since inception up to December 2010 is reported to be 15069. Should you have any ...
Qatar: Review of Trademark, Patent and Industrial Design Protection
I. TRADEMARKS BASICS LegislationQatar follows the Law No. 9 of 2002. Classification The International Classification of Goods and Services (7th Edition) is followed. However, class 33, alcoholic ...
