Trademark renewals are expected to be filed online in Saudi Arabia by the end of the year. There have been a number of unconfirmed reports that  the renewal of trademarks...

...all pending applications awaiting certificates and will be following-up on their status with the TMO. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...

Trademark renewals and recordals are expected to be filed online in Saudi Arabia by mid-October. There have been a number of unconfirmed reports claiming that, effective mid-October, the renewal and...

...compulsory in Iraq, Libya, Oman, Qatar, and Syria, whereas the common practice and the implementing regulations of the trademark laws of our region do not require the recordal of trademark...

...comes the apparent increase both in the volume and types of counterfeit and infringing products trafficked into and from or through the country. Brand owners have the option to enforce...

...law which gave the importer the right to choose between destroying or re-exporting the fake products. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at info@sabaip.com...

...to the burden of proof where, in most GCC countries, the burden of proof of non-use will usually be on the plaintiff. This renders non-use cancellation actions expensive, since a...

...Rome Convention, Lisbon Agreement, Madrid Agreement (Marks), Patent Cooperation Treaty, Locarno Agreement (signature), and Nice Agreement Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at info@sabaip.com...

...of 52 million items that did not meet the Saudi standards during the same period. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at info@sabaip.com...

...against Omid, IkeaIran for registering the domain name <ikea-iran.com>. The Panel found that the domain name was confusingly similar to the trademark IKEA and that the defendant had no rights...