Iraq: Procedural Changes Related to Publication
...Needless to say, this revised practice will come with an additional official fee for publication. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Iraq: Erbil TMO Resumes Operations
...Nice classification. Trademark examination is performed on formal, absolute, and relative grounds and oppositions may be filed within 90 days from publication date. The protection term for a registered trademark...
Oman: Country Insights
...The GDP composition is 1.7 percent for agriculture, 45.4 percent for industry, and 52.9 percent for services. Oman maintains a relatively comprehensive regulatory and legislative system for the protection of...
Saudi Arabia: Counterfeiters Beware, Maroof is on the Lookout
...commercial registration. However, vendors who choose to include their commercial registration are awarded a golden certificate that is included on their profilesβa status that is comparable to receiving a verified...
GCC: New Value Added Tax Rate
...introduce the VAT at the same time or by January 1, 2019 at the latest. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Egypt: Increase in Official Fees
The Trademark Office in Egypt announced that the official fees for trademark matters have considerably increased across the board in comparison with their previous level. The new rates became effective...
Syria: Increase in Official Fees
...15, 2017. This news comes in light of an increment that was also imposed on the official examination fees for patent applications back in July 2016. Should you have any...
Tunisia: European Patent Validation
...or after December 1, 2017 can designate TN and European patent grants can be validated in Tunisia. Although Tunisia is not a European Patent Convention member state, the Law provides...
Morocco: Increase in Official Fees
...filed on or after March 1, 2015, can designate Morocco at the time of requesting examination. Upon grant of the European patent, the same can be validated in Morocco. Since...
Kuwait: Original Certificates No Longer Required
...assignments, and mergers. Previously, the TMO requested the filing of the original trademark registration certificate for the endorsement of any recordal. This update comes in light of a number of...