MENA: Stitching the Seams to Protect the Fashion Industry
...the scope of protection of a registration. Search and Examination Search among related classes, such as class 18 and classes 9, 14 and 25, is not performed on an ex-officio...
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 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...
Oman: Substantive Examination of Patent Applications
...the only Arab office that serves as an International Search Authority, as well as an International Preliminary Examination Authority. The expected procedure in brief is as follows: upon passing examination...
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...
São Tomé and PrÃncipe: Taking a Seat at ARIPO
...once available. Opposition: No provisions. Search: Possible. Examination: As to form, novelty, inventiveness and industrial applicability. Annuities: A maintenance fee is due annually on the anniversary of the filing date....
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...
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...