Iraq: Accession to the Singapore Treaty
Iraq has recently acceded to the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks. The treaty will enter into force on November 29, 2014 and will establish common standards for procedural...
MENA: Stitching the Seams to Protect the Fashion Industry
...This is done by filing a complaint with the competent authorities such as the Commercial Anti-Fraud Department in Saudi Arabia, and the Dubai Economic Department in the UAE. All these...
Qatar: Cracking Down on Cybercrime
Qatar issued Law no. 14 of 2014 in an effort to combat cybercrime and set punishments for offences committed on the Internet. The law also alludes to the protection of...
Libya: Patent Office Resumes Normal Operations
...Trademark Office may follow suit. We will be closely monitoring the situation and updating you accordingly. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us atinfo@sabaip.com...
Kuwait: Accession to the Paris Convention
...desire to further align itself with the international IP community in general, beyond its WTO membership and accompanying TRIPS agreement. Until now, the Kuwaiti Patent Office has acted as a...
Oman: Substantive Examination of Patent Applications
...published and the examination process further described as soon as additional steps have been completed. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at info@sabaip.com...
Libya: Trademark and Patent Offices Expected to Resume Operations
...all your instructions and queries to libya@sabaip.com in order to ensure an uninterrupted service. We will docket all the instructions we receive from you, prepare all the required forms, and...
Kuwait: Accession to the Berne Convention
...Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at info@sabaip.com...
Yemen: Similarity of Marks
...Foods and leading to unfair competition. The verdict reached ordered the defendant to cancel the Registrar’s decision no. 13 which accepted the trademark SANO (registration number 44193) and bear all...
São Tomé and PrÃncipe: Taking a Seat at ARIPO
...is compulsory in order to be effective against third parties. Documents required: Power of attorney, simply signed; and original or certified copy of license agreement. Merger: Documents required: Power of...