Syria: Increase in Official Fees
...costs, in spite of the increase in fees, and our schedule of charges remains the same. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Bahrain: Substantial Increase in Official Fees and Introduction of Online Publication
...party may file an opposition against a published trademark within 60 days from publication date. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Iraq: Formalities for Class 5 Applications Revised
...pending applications that have not yet been examined. After submission of the above information, the Industrial Property Office is expected to obtain the approval of the country’s Ministry of Health...
Jordan: Promoting the Use of Arabic on Signboards
Jordan is expected to join Egypt, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Syria in their call for the compulsory use of the Arabic script of a mark on signboards....
MENA: Roots for the Protection of Plant Varieties
...and stable. The rights conferred do not apply to acts done for: private and for non-commercial purposes; for experimental or research purposes; or for the purpose of breeding other varieties....
Kuwait: Patent Protection via GCC Patent Office Only
...expect more news to come out of the country with regards to its patent system. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Qatar: Patent Grievances Committee
...from the Ministery of Economy and Commerce, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, and Qatar Chamber of Commerce. The Committee’s main functions will include handling enforcement and litigations concerning...
MENA: A Move towards E-Filing
...place. With a virtually instantaneous issuance of filing receipts and filing numbers, there is also a dramatic increase in the speed within which applications are examined. In Saudi Arabia, for...
Ethiopia: Substantial Procedural Changes Soon
...expect an increase in renewal fees with this revised practice. A few major highlights of high profile events in Ethiopia have taken place over the past few years that are...
MENA: Regional Patent Offices
...16,000 applications have been examined and completed and approximately 14,000 are pending, i.e. under formal examination, under substantive examination or other. As of the end of 2015, 3,992 patents have...