SABA IP WAS FOUNDED IN 1926 AT A TIME WHEN THE FIELD OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WAS STILL IN ITS INFANCY.
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2020: Year in Review
December 1, 2020
2020: Year in Review
December 1, 2020
Our annual “Year in Review” feature sums up the most important intellectual property (IP) news and developments that unfolded over the past year in the Middle East, Africa, and their [..]
MENA: Live Updates of IP Offices in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
November 30, 2020
MENA: Live Updates of IP Offices in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
November 30, 2020
As governments begin easing travel restrictions in the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we are witnessing the reopening of several Intellectual Property Offices in the Middle East and North [..]
A Household Name: Surnames Can Be Trademarked in Saudi Arabia
October 30, 2020
A Household Name: Surnames Can Be Trademarked in Saudi Arabia
October 30, 2020
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) in Saudi Arabia announced that the definition of a trademark has been broadened and now allows the registration of surnames as marks.
The [..]
The Kingdom Strikes Again: New Committee for the Enforcement of IPRs
October 30, 2020
The Kingdom Strikes Again: New Committee for the Enforcement of IPRs
October 30, 2020
In compliance with its mandate to unify all intellectual property (IP) related matters under one centralized agency in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) announced the formation [..]
Destination Africa: What you need to Know About IPRs in Ghana
October 30, 2020
Destination Africa: What you need to Know About IPRs in Ghana
October 30, 2020
Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first Sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain [..]
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We provide a wide range of legal and paralegal services in the Middle East, Africa, and their neighbouring regions through an extensive network of branch and representative offices. Our Head Office in Lebanon provides IP services in countries in the rest of the world through our widely established network of associate firms.
