Tunisia: Increase in Value Added Tax Rate
...Lebanon, where the VAT stands at 11 percent up from a level of 10 percent. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Oman: Adopting the Eleventh Edition of the Nice Classification
...Yemen 8th; Class 33 & alcoholic goods in class 32 cannot be registered No Yes Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Lebanon: New Regulations for Imported Food Products
...counterfeits. Importers in Lebanon have until May 1, 2018 to comply with this new regulation. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
OAPI: Upcoming Formation of Trademark Office and Patent Office
...Niger, Senegal, Togo, and Comoros. This development is indicative of OAPI’s drive and motivation to develop the member states’ own innovation and economic systems. Should you have any questions, or...
MENA: Enforcement of Patents in a Rapidly Developing Region
...committee system involves lower costs than those associated with filing a court case. A complaint is initiated by filing a written claim with the committee. In these proceedings, the committee...
West Bank: Adopting the Tenth Edition of the Nice Classification
...Class 33 & alcoholic goods in class 32 cannot be registered No Yes Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com ...
Kuwait: E-Filing with New Scale for Filing and Registration Numbers
...number. We expect this update to simplify and streamline the trademark filing process for applicants. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Qatar: Upcoming Formation of IP Committee
Given the country’s unremitting commitment to the protection of intellectual property, Qatar ratified Ministerial Decision no. 45 of 2017 on Establishing the Committee for the Preparation of the National Strategy...
VAT Rates: Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Lebanon
...level of 10 percent. Our professional charges are now subject to the new VAT rate. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
MENA: Trademarks Cheat Sheet
...question can be transliterated in different phonetic renditions, a vast scope of inconsistencies may come as a result of this. Careful thought and consideration must therefore be taken from the...