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2008 in Playback
- The Berne Convention enters into force in Yemen.- The Brussels Convention enters into force in Oman.- The Budapest Treaty, the Nice Agreement, and the Vienna Agreement ...
Bahrain: The “Patent” Situation
The two most commonly asked questions in connection with patent protection in Bahrain are whether such type of protection is possible and how is it achieved. This ...
Yemen: More Consumer Protection Measures
The Yemen Society for Consumer Protection and the Yemen Standardization, Methodology and Quality Control Organization have recently announced an initiative which aims at boosting cooperation between both ...
Lebanon: The Hummus is Ours!
The Association of the Lebanese Industrialists has recently declared that it will work on obtaining internationally-recognized geographical indication protection of the famous hummus dish, a protection similar ...
Jordan and Turkey Deposit Instruments of Accession
Jordan: The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of Jordan on August 14, 2008 to the Vienna ...
GCC: Unified Commercial Anti-Fraud Law Soon
The GCC member states (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) have recently introduced a new commercial anti-fraud law.The purpose of this law ...
Saudi Arabia: Semi-Annual Report of the Commercial Anti-Fraud Department
According to the 2008 semi-annual report of the Saudi Commercial Anti-Fraud Department, more than 1966 complaints were filed at the Ministry of Trade and Industry in the ...
Kuwait: Examination of Design Applications
The Kuwaiti Patent Office has recently started examination of design applications to ensure that all the applications filed at the Office comply with the rules and regulations of ...
Saudi Arabia: Deadline to Pay Registration Fees Extended
Articles 13 of the regulations implementing Saudi Trademark law no. M/21 was recently amended by virtue of Ministerial Resolution no. 7553 dated July 7, 2008. The Resolution ...
