All Aboard the ARIPO Train, Next Stop Cabo Verde
...for the Protection of Industrial Property, and the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin. Should you have any questions, or require additional information, please contact us news@sabaip.com...
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...
What You Need to Know About Protecting Your Marks in a Growing Region
...may be required. The applicant’s local representative should be able to understand the applicant’s strategy and argue with the registrar as needed to address any comments made during examination hearings....
MENA: Spill the NFT: Digital Assets and Intellectual Property Rights
...of ownership that is separate from copyright. To put it in terms of physical art collecting: anyone can buy a copy of the Portrait of Paul Eluard, but only one...
UAE: A New Era for Copyrights
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched the Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association (ERRA). The founding of the ERRA, a first-of-its-kind association in the region, comes in light of the UAE’s...
All Aboard the PCT Train, Next Stop Iraq
...to file in Iraq based on the international search, places the country in a better position for seeing more applications entering at the national stage. The mechanisms, requirements and deadlines...