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
...online system. It is worth noting that the online publication in official gazette will occur on later stage filing the renewal and paying the official fees. What you need to...
Bahrain: New Value Added Tax Rate
...VAT Law is based on the common principles agreed by all Gulf Cooperation Council countries as outlined in the GCC VAT Agreement. Each member state of the GCC is expected...
Tunisia: Country Insights
...actively liberalizing and privatizing its economy. The country has a diverse economy, ranging from agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and petroleum products, to tourism. Key exports include textiles and apparel, food products,...
Oman: Patent Search Now Possible
...the risk of commercializing their products in that market. Since Oman is party to the regional GCC Patent System, it is still advisable to continue performing these type of searches...
Qatar: Patent Grievances and Compulsory Licensing Committee Established
...Community Development, and Qatar Chamber of Commerce. The Committee’s main functions will include handling enforcement and litigations concerning registration of patents and compulsory licenses. Should you have any questions, or...
Qatar: Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law Enter into Force
...payable prior to grant. A grace period of six months for late payment is observed. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Sami Nusair
...in Oman and the MENA region. Before joining Saba IP, Sami worked in industrial and commercial institutions in Jordan and Qatar. Sami holds a degree in Law and is a...
Kuwait: Expedited Examination of Pending Applications at the TMO
...files are complete before the end of this month. Should there be a need for us to furnish the TMO with missing or supplementary information or documents on any of...
Jordan: Reduced Registration Fees for Internationalized Country Code Top-Level Domain
...simply signed, with company seal • Copy of the corresponding certificate of registration or copy of the corresponding certificate of incorporation or extract from the commercial register Unlimited Required Tunisia...