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
...countries and the services they may request from the filing of a GCC patent application. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Upload That: Kuwaiti Patent Office Launches New Online Filing Service
...year’s announcement that the regional GCC Patent Office stopped accepting new filings, upon which Kuwait was dependent. Should you have any questions, or require additional information, please contact us news@sabaip.com...
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 d’olive de Téboursouk (olive oil...
Cyberspace Updates: New Policies Adopted by the Lebanese Domains Registry
...new policy, the registration and maintenance of an “.lb” domain name will no longer be free, as it had been since the establishment of the LBDR in 1993. The filing...
Procedural Change for Submission of POA in the UAE
...cannot be registered Examination: On formal, absolute, and relative grounds Opposition: 30 days from last publication date Protection Term: 10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods Use:...
Extra, Extra: New IP Newspaper in Saudi Arabia
...as a self-funded agency with consolidated enforcement power and streamlined procedures. Such developments are a clear testament to the fact that Saudi Arabia is nurturing the right environment for the...
A New Era for Patent Protection in Kuwait
In a long awaited move, the Kuwaiti Patent Office (KPO) has begun substantive examination of patent applications and is issuing search and examination reports. The process is still a little...
Sowing the Seeds (of Strawberries): Plant Variety Protection in Morocco
...100.36 billion by 2026, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.10 percent over the forecast period. Concurrent with this growth in commercial seeds is a series of...
Sudan: Navigating the Sanctions Regulations
...of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to export or reexport to Sudan certain items (commodities, software, and technology) that are on the Commerce Control List (CCL), Supp. No....