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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 ...
Morocco: New Law on the Protection of Consumers
Comparative Advertising in MoroccoMorocco has recently adopted Law No. 31-08 on the Protection of Consumers. The new law was promulgated on February 18, 2011 and became effective ...
West Bank: IP Gazette Introduced
All types of official notifications in the West Bank including IP related matters used to be published in the Palestinian Facts Journal. However, following ministerial decision number ...
INTA’s 133rd ÙÙÙAnnual Meeting
The International Trademark Association (INTA) will hold its 133rd annual meeting in San Francisco, USA, from May 14 till May 18, 2011. Representatives from Saba & Co. ...
Yemen: Patent Law in Force
The new Patents, Utility Models, Integrated Circuits and Trade Secrets Law No. 2 of 2011 of Yemen, which was issued on January 12, 2011 has recently been published in the country's Official ...
Saudi Arabia: Beginning of the Landrush Phase
The SaudiNIC announced the beginning of the Landrush phase of the second level domain under (.sa). The Landrush phase started on May 2, 2011. All applications will ...