NEWS
ICANN: Plan to Increase Internet Domain Name Endings
The Board of Directors at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved a plan to increase the internet domain name endings. By way ...
Qatar: Counterfeit Medicines Law in the Pipeline
The Qatari Supreme Council of Health’s Pharmacy and Drug Control Department has recently drafted a new law on counterfeit medicines. Accordingly, Qatar will be the first Arab ...
Oman: Annuity Payment
According to an official notification issued by the Omani Patent Office on June 6, 2011, maintenance fees will be due annually on the anniversary of the local ...
Qatar: Draft Law on Border Measures
The Qatari Shura Council has discussed the draft Law on IP border measures which comprises 12 articles. The draft Law contains provisions on customs activities related to ...
Kuwait: Deadline to Complete Trademark Applications – Status Update
We have completed our review for all pending trademark applications with incomplete records. Our records show that all our files are in order, meaning that, no application ...
Bahrain: More than 100,000 Pirated Products Destroyed
More than 100,000 pirated products have been destroyed in Bahrain during a raid, considered the largest over the past five years. The confiscated products included computer software, ...
Qatar: Accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of Qatar to the Patent Cooperation Treaty on May 3, ...
Morocco: Accession to WIPO Treaties
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of Morocco to the Budapest, WIPO Copyright and WIPO Performances ...
Kuwait: Deadline to Complete Trademark Applications
The Trademark Office in Kuwait has recently issued an official notification regarding all pending trademark applications. According to this notification, all requirements related to pending applications must ...
