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...
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...
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
...12 months. Patents: Filing Requirements: 1- Power of attorney, simply signed. 2- 1 set of the specification, claims, and an abstract in English. 3- 1 set of the formal drawings,...
Jordan: Administrative Courts to Replace the Higher Court of Justice
A Royal Decree has been issued ratifying the Administrative Courts Law No. 27 of 2014. The Law, which was published in the Official Gazette on August 17, 2014 and comes...
Saudi Arabia: Establishment of Commercial Arbitration Center
Arbitration has become more efficient in resolving conflicts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after the establishment of the first Commercial Arbitration Center. Walkthrough of the Saudi Commercial Arbitration Center:...
South Sudan: Time to Register Your Marks
Following the separation of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011, authorities are now expected to issue a new trademark law that would be in compliance with the international standards. However,...
Tunisia: European Patent Validation Agreement
...applications and patents, and will be subject only to local patent legislation. As a reminder, in December 2010, the Moroccan patent office, or the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office...
ICANN: Sunrise Periods and Trademark Claims
...2012 when there were only 22 domain name endings (such as .org; .net; .com) and around 250 country code endings. The main purpose of this project is to significantly expand...
IP FLASH: A Summary on Patents in the Region
...Apostilled POA, simply signed inventor assignment form and Arabic translation of the priority document (if claimed). Should you have any specific inquiries regarding the subject matter, please contact us atinfo@sabaip.com....