Kuwait: Procedural Changes Related to Registration and Upgrades to the E-Filing Platform
...to the specification of goods/services that broaden the scope as originally filed are not allowed. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Bahrain: Increase in Official Fees
Following the recent publication of the Implementing Regulations of Law no. 1 of 2004 concerning patents and utility models, the Patent Office in Bahrain introduced examination fees and announced an...
Algeria: Revised Official Fees
Algeria recently announced a revision in the official fees for all intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, and industrial designs. The new rates also apply to examination and the annuity...
Bahrain: Patents and Utility Models Implementation Regulations Published
On December 13, 2018, following the recent decision to begin substantive examination of pending and new patent applications, the Patent Office in Bahrain issued the Implementing Regulations of Law no....
Saudi Arabia: Plans To Adopt Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products
...and font style, without using logos, colors, brand images, or promotional information on the packaging. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
MENA: No Smokescreens for Big Tobacco’s IP Protection
...companies have more freedom in the MENA in terms of marketing and registering the products for the time being. Three-Dimensional Trademarks In principle, when it comes to the TMOs in...
Jordan: Moving To the Cloud
Given Jordan’s unremitting commitment to the protection of intellectual property, the Patent and Trademark Office announced that it plans to begin receiving and processing all applications in electronic format as...
2018: Year in Review
...The Committee’s main functions will include handling enforcement and litigations concerning registration of patents and compulsory licenses. Oman: Patent Search Now Possible Official equivalent patent searches are possible in Oman....
Saudi Arabia: Steady Development of the Protection of Intellectual Property
...commitment to the protection intellectual property in the country. Since then, SAIP has signed a memorandum of understanding with the South Korean Intellectual Property Office to cooperate in the protection...
Kuwait: Trademark Renewal Going Online
...of the certificate of registration What you need to know: Grace period of 6 months Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...