MENA: Securing Patents in a Rapidly Developing Region
...and adequately argue with the examiner as needed to address any remarks or comments made during an interview. Such competencies are hard to find in the MENA region, especially considering...
All Aboard: Saudi Arabia Adopts the Eleventh Edition of the Nice Classification
...trademark registration process is that SAIP no longer allows claims for class headings in combination with all the items in the class. Accordingly, applicants should either itemize the specification of...
Smooth Sailing: New Customs Procedure in Egypt
...the manufacturer, as well as the corresponding trademark registration of the imported products at the GOEIC. For more information on the requirements for the recordal and a comprehensive list of...
Fraudsters Beware: Implementing Regulations of Anti-Commercial Fraud Law Issued in Kuwait
...infringing or fraudulent products, or raw materials used to produce said products, that are harmful to health and safety. Such developments in Kuwait showcase that the country is nurturing the...
Online Anti-Counterfeiting Measures in Turkey
...fact, Turkey maintains strict control when it comes to registering domain names under the β.trβ country code. The Information Technologies Authority, which acts as the competent registrar, applies strict rules...
Online Anti-Counterfeiting Measures in Pakistan
...Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (URDP) complaint, which may result in the domain being removed or transferred to the complainant; and (2) To file a suit for infringement or passing off against...
Game On: The Intersection of Esports and Intellectual Property
...work in that way if tested is an immensely complicated question that has not yet been reviewed or tested. In practice, however, this notion has been supplanted by a more...
An Oasis for Innovation: New Amendments to the Old GCC Patent Law
...as well as its examination. No patent will be granted without the approval of the requesting national office or offices, and in all cases, a GCC patent will only be...
Upload That: Kuwaiti Patent Office Launches New Online Filing Service
...patent applications in electronic form as of May 19, 2021, via its online platform. This development, which follows the recently announced examination, publication, and grant of several pending applications, is...
Accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement in Oman
...appellations of origin or geographical indications. Examples of such products from the MENA region include the Al-Saidi khanjar (the Saidi dagger) of Oman and Huile dβolive de TΓ©boursouk (olive oil...