Jordan: Amendments to the Patent Law
...of things to come. Jordan is no stranger to the WIPO and the various treaties it manages for marks and copyrights and its laws are consistent with the WTO Agreement...
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...
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....
Bahrain: Accession to the Apostille Convention
...1- For all the trademarks filed before July 07, 2006 2- For all the Trademarks filed between July 07, 2006 and June 22, 2007 (inclusive) 3- For all the Trademarks...
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,...
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,...
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...
IP HIGHLIGHTS: What Confectioners Need to Know about Trademark Protection in the MENA Region?
...Commercial Anti-Fraud Department reported that more than 1966 complaints were filed at the Ministry of Trade and Industry in the second half of the year 2013 against local companies in...
IP Highlight: Protecting Arabic Transliteration of Trademarks
...in class 35 in Arabic advisable? Lebanon No No Bahrain No- can be in Arabic, Latin or a combination of both No Egypt Arabic and Latin Yes Jordan Yes- The...
Country Flash: IP Protection in Djibouti
...worth noting that there are provisions for the registration of collective marks and certification marks. Examination on relative grounds is not performed. The process of filing a trademark in Djibouti...