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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 ...
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 ...
