Bahrain: GCC Trademark Law Approved
...in the country six months after its implementing regulations are issued by the GCC Trade Cooperation Committee (made up of the Trade Ministers of the GCC member states). The GCC...
Jordan: Amendments to the Patent Law
...granted or rejected patents. It will also be possible to verify the status; and this capability will enable local industries to obtain access to the latest technologies and in cases...
Saudi Arabia: New Scale for Filing and Registration Numbers
...application was filed. Previously, an application was allotted a different number at the time of registration. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us atinfo@sabaip.com....
UAE: Amending Trademark Applications
...but there are no clear guidelines or actual directives on how these requests will be treated. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us atinfo@sabaip.com....
IP Highlights: Nice Classification
Businesses are going to surprisingly great lengths in order to protect their marks in the increasingly competitive Arab market. Certainly, brands owners should now be fully aware of all trademark...
Bahrain: Accession to the Apostille Convention
...us atinfo@sabaip.com. Β Ethiopia: Itβs Time to Audit your Portfolio! February 05, 2014 Β Following the new regulations implementing the Ethiopian Trademark Law of 2006, published on December 24, 2012,...
News from INTA
...or else the application will not be accepted. Search and Examination Searches between related classes, such as 29 and 30 are not performed on an ex-officio basis. As for examination,...
Iran: Amendment to IP Executive By-laws Addressing Examination of Patent Applications
...process for the examination of patent applications. In brief, the IIPO will first perform examination on formal grounds. Upon satisfaction, the IIPO will forward the matter on to the competent...
Qatar: Accession to the Budapest Treaty
...and possibly a global leader in research and technology. Advances in stem cell research and the development of genetically unique microorganisms, has led many companies from various industries, including pharmaceuticals,...
IP HIGHLIGHTS: What Confectioners Need to Know about Trademark Protection in the MENA Region?
...a side note, most countries of the MENA region have anti-commercial fraud laws designed to enact legal measures and policies against commercial fraud. The latest anti commercial-fraud law was endorsed...