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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MENA: Live Updates of IP Offices in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
June 5, 2020
MENA: Live Updates of IP Offices in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
June 5, 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 [..]
FRANCHISERS REJOICE, THE LAW IS IN FORCE IN SAUDI ARABIA
May 29, 2020
FRANCHISERS REJOICE, THE LAW IS IN FORCE IN SAUDI ARABIA
May 29, 2020
In an effort to facilitate and promote investment in the country, the Implementing Regulations of the Franchising Law were published in the Official Gazette by the Ministry of Commerce on [..]
MENA: USTR Special 301 Report
May 15, 2020
MENA: USTR Special 301 Report
May 15, 2020
The Office of the United States Trade Representative published the Special 301 Report in April 2020, reviewing global developments on trade and intellectual property. Countries in the Middle East and [..]
Saudi Arabia: Increase in VAT Rate
May 12, 2020
Saudi Arabia: Increase in VAT Rate
May 12, 2020
Saudi Arabia announced that the value added tax (VAT) rate will be increased to 15 percent from the current rate of 5 percent effective July 1, 2020.
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Saudi Arabia: Launching Data Exchange Program with KIPO
April 23, 2020
Saudi Arabia: Launching Data Exchange Program with KIPO
April 23, 2020
Despite the global lockdown and worldwide social distancing, the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) signed a program for exchanging intellectual property data with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) [..]
WE OPERATE ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
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.
