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
...know about renewal of trademarks in Kuwait: Protection Period: 10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods Filing Requirements: Legalized POA and a simple copy of the certificate...
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
...agriculture, 25.6 percent for industry, and 64 percent for services. Tunisia maintains a relatively comprehensive regulatory and legislative system for the protection of trademarks, patents, designs, copyright, and trade secrets....
Oman: Patent Search Now Possible
The Patent Office in Oman announced that official equivalent patent searches are now possible. Accordingly, it is possible to search the patent database for patent applications filed or entered in...
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
...legalized power of attorney and a copy of the international publication, with the international search report—if it is published. The protection term is 20 years from the international filing date,...
Sami Nusair
...member of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and is appointed as expert in trademarks and copy rights disputes before the Commercial Court of First Instance and...
Kuwait: Expedited Examination of Pending Applications at the TMO
...fact, the TMO is presently examining all pending applications filed prior to 2018, and for that it called on all applicants and their representatives to make sure all their pending...
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...