Morocco: An Emerging Jurisdiction Full of Possibilities
...the existing law with updated provisions. Under the new law, applications are examined substantively, and issued on their merits of novelty, inventiveness, applicability and compliance. In 2015, the Moroccan government...
Egypt: Introduction of E-Payment for Patent Applications
...the following competent examining authorities: the United States, Austria, Egypt, and the European Patent Office. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Saudi Arabia: Taking the Fast Lane on the Patent Prosecution Highway with the KIPO
...Korea. The PPH allows an application that has been determined to be patentable in the KIPO to undergo an accelerated examination with a simple procedure upon the applicant’s request. We...
Saudi Arabia: Revision in Official Fees
...trademark recordal matters, we saw a significant increase in the official fees in February 2017. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Turkey: An Overview of How the IP Law is Holding Up
...the alignment of its laws with the European Union’s IP acquis communautaire. The Commission cites Turkey for having a “good level of preparation” and for maintaining “good progress on legal...
UAE: New Agreement with the KIPO
The Patent Office in the United Arab Emirates recently designated the Korean Intellectual Property Office as a competent International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority. This update concerns international applications filed...
Qatar: Law on the Protection of the Arabic Language
...stipulates that ministries, government agencies, and public institutions are now required to use Arabic in their meetings and discussions. Furthermore, all state legislations, official documents, and other means of communications...
Oman: First Applications Filed for a Sound Mark
...from those of other undertakings, can be identified as trademarks. Even though the application is likely to pass examination on absolute grounds, there are still no methodical standards and no...
GCC: Securing and Enforcing Patents in an Evolving Region
...own internal capabilities whereby patent applications were examined in-house by highly qualified and trained examiners. The UAE opted to outsource its examination for the time being, but this may change...
Egypt: Importing is No GOEIC-ing Matter
...company owning the trademark regarding the distribution centers that are authorized to distribute the products bearing the trademark Certificate evidencing that the company owning the trademark has a quality control...