NEWS
UAE: Sunrise Phase for Arabic Domain Name Registration Starts
The UAE Network Information Center and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority have recently announced that the Sunrise phase for registering an Arabic domain name will begin on October ...
Oman: Industrial Design Applications Possible
Two years after the issuance of the regulations implementing the Industrial Design Law (Chapter III of the Omani Industrial Property Law no. 67/2008), the Omani Patent Office is ...
Libya: Trademark Law in Effect
The Trademark Law previously ratified by the Libyan Parliament was published in the Local Gazette on August 21, 2010 and is effective as of that date. This ...
Saudi Arabia: Landrush Phase for Arabic Domains Officially Begins
The Saudi Arabian Network Information Center (Saudi NIC) and the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) have recently announced that the Landrush phase for registering a domain ...
Gaza: Trademark Office Modifies Formalities
The Trademark Office in Gaza has recently modified the requisite formalities for the Power of Attorney as follows: 1. A Power of Attorney must be executed on the ...
Iraq: Trademark Office Announces Additional Missing Files
The Iraqi Trademark Office has recently released an additional list of trademark registrations with files destroyed as a result of the war. The official announcement released on ...
IP Highlights : Protection of Trade Secrets
The table below sets forth basic information on trade secrets in the countries of our region. A trade secret refers to a practice, business design, formula that ...
ARIPO: Adopting of Swankomund Protocol
The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has recently adopted an ambitious new protocol calling for the protection of indigenous knowledge, culture and folklore. The “Swankopmund Protocol ...
India: Further Details Regarding Amended Classification
The Indian Trademark Office has issued additional details regarding the recent amendment expanding the trademark classification system into 45 classes. These additional details were announced through a ...
