Smooth Sailing: New Customs Measures in Kenya
In an effort to combat counterfeiting and piracy, the Kenyan Anti-Counterfeiting Authority (ACA) recently adopted a further measure to combat imports of counterfeit goods into the country, as stated in...
The Ball is in Your Court: Settling Intellectual Property Disputes in Qatar
As part of the country’s efforts in advancing its intellectual property (IP) procurement and investment scene, Qatar established the Court of Investment and Commerce (CIC). The CIC, which was inaugurated...
Copy That: Copyright Protection is in Saudi Arabia
...materials in Saudi Arabia. This comes after the Implementing Regulations of the Copyright Law entered into force on December 23, 2019, which confirm the present procedures in Saudi Arabia. As...
Decrease in Trademark Publication Fees in Saudi Arabia
...electronically in the Official Gazette upon acceptance. Oppositions may be filed within 60 days from publication date. Should you have any questions, or require additional information, please contact us news@sabaip.com...
UAE: Updated Requirements for Filing Patent Applications
...the following legalized documents: a Power of Attorney (POA), an Inventor Deed of Assignment (DOA) and an extract from the commercial register. For repeat applicants that have already submitted a...
All Aboard the PCT Train, Next Stop Iraq
...requirements and deadlines applicable to the national entry of PCT applications remain to be seen. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Saudi Arabia: Upcoming Accession to the Hague Convention
...bound to reduce complexity, timelines and possibly cost for the private sector in Saudi Arabia. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Laying Down the New IP Laws in OAPI
...Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo, and Comoros. In addition to expanding the definition...
Take It Online: Electronic Processing of Patents Launched in Egypt
...application number, subject matter Examination: As to form, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability, unity, and compliance Publications: Patents are published in the Official Gazette after allowance Opposition: 60 days from publication...
North Africa Insights: What You Need To Know About IPRS in Tunisia
...percent and the GDP is $125.783 billion, while the GDP per capita is $10,750. Furthermore, the GDP composition by sector of origin is 10.1 percent for agriculture, 26.2 percent for...