Bahrain: Accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty
...Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
Bahrain: Accession to the Trademark Law Treaty
...Treaty will enter into force in Bahrain on March 18, 2007. The above comes within the scope of Bahrain’s growing interest to develop a solid intellectual property system. This interest...
Syria: A New Law is Born
...for a second time in the Trademarks Journal for confirmation of registration. 8. Appeals against the Registrar’s notices of rejection may be filed before an Objection Committee within 30 days...
Yemen: Accession to the Paris Convention
...Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Notably, Kuwait is still not party to the Convention. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please contact us at news@sabaip.com...
GCC: A Glance at the New Trademark Law
...GCC Trade Cooperation Committee (made up of the Trade Ministers of the member states). The purpose of the GCC Trademarks Law is to replace the local trademarks laws of each...
Algeria: Increase in Official Fees
...Official Gazette no. 85 dated December 27, 2006, the official fees for most trademark and design related matters have doubled in comparison with their current level. The new rates will...
The Ninth Edition of the Nice Classification
...by a Committee of Experts set under the Nice Agreement. All states party to the Agreement are members of the Committee of Experts. Most of the updates involve classes 14,...
Digest of Major IP Developments in the Middle East & Africa in 2006
...the levels of software, copyright, and music piracy in the country. Should you have any questions, or require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@sabaip.com...
Jordan: Regional Anti-Counterfeiting Forum
...advantage of two days of educational programs, committee meetings, social events, and networking opportunities. The forum’s theme reflects on the increase of regional counterfeiting and piracy and on the importance...
United Arab Emirates: Dubai Border Measures – Alive and Kicking
...its continuous efforts to create competent border enforcement measures and to provide effective protection in the country, the Dubai Customs has recently established a trademark recordation system for marks registered...