...accounts for 44.9 percent of the GDP composition, followed by 44.5 percent for services, and 10.6 percent for agriculture. Industries in Iran include petroleum, petrochemicals, construction materials, and food processing....

...examination Searches between related classes – namely, classes 29 and 30 – are not performed on an ex officio basis. As for examination, a mark is not usually rejected on...

...we will be reviewing the files for all pending applications awaiting certificates and will be following-up on their status with the TMO. Should you have any questions, or require any...

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...

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...

The first-to-file concept is given considerable weight in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Although common law rights are, in principle, recognized in GCC countries, registration of marks is highly recommended and...

...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...