NEWS
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 ...
Ethiopia: TMO Simplifies Formalities
Starting August 2008, the Ethiopian Trademark Office dropped the legalization requirement for all documents filed at the Office except for the power of attorney. The only authentication requirement ...
Oman: Trademark Features of the New Law – What are the Major Changes?
The Omani government has recently approved an Industrial Property Law by virtue of Royal Decree no. 67 of 2008. This law will replace the existing law but ...
Oman: Trademark Features of the New Law – What are the Major Changes?
The Omani government has recently approved an Industrial Property Law by virtue of Royal Decree no. 67 of 2008. This law will replace the existing law but ...
Oman: Class Headings No Longer Acceptable
In compliance with Article 37 of Law no. 67 of 2008, the Omani Trademark Office announced on July 1, 2008 that trademark applicants can no longer file ...
