NEWS
Saudi Arabia and GCC: Payment of 2011 Annuities
The 2011 annuity fees in Saudi Arabia and the GCC are now due for settlement. To elaborate, a maintenance fee in Saudi Arabia and the GCC is, ...
UAE: Customs Recordal in Ras al-Khaimah
As part of their continuous efforts to combat counterfeit products, the UAE Customs authorities have recently introduced new border measures on the recordal of trademarks in Ras ...
Syria: New Patent Law Expected Soon
Syria introduced back in 2008 a draft patent law which, once effective, will replace the patent-related provisions of existing legislative Decree no. 47 of 1946. For this ...
Lebanon: WIPO National Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and Trade of Lebanon, organized and hosted a seminar on Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement ...
Gaza: Authentication Requirements Revised
Last year, the Trademark Office in Gaza modified the requisite formalities for the Power of Attorney as follows: 1. The Power of Attorney must be notarized and legalized ...
Iraq: Deadline to Complete Patent Applications
The Iraqi Patent Office has recently announced that all requirements related to patent applications filed on or before June 14, 2010 be completed before January 14, 2011. ...
Yemen: New Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications
The Yemeni General Department for Intellectual Property Protection of the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued on November 22, 2010 Law no. 23 regarding trademarks and geographical ...
2010 in Playback
This year the countries of the MENA region witnessed many developments that have affected the scope of the Intellectual Property protection and enforcement framework, including the adoption ...
Saudi Arabia: 2LD Domain Name Registration Available January 2011
The Saudi Network Information Center (SaudiNIC) has announced that the registration of Second Level Domain (2LD) names under .sa will begin next year. The registration scheme will ...
