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Published On: November 4th, 2019

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  • Can’t Hide Behind a Screen: Court Slams Online Counterfeit Marketplace in Egypt

    Can’t Hide Behind a Screen: Court Slams Online Counterfeit Marketplace in Egypt

  • Publish or Perish: Publication of Trademarks Resumed in Libya

    Publish or Perish: Publication of Trademarks Resumed in Libya

  • Upcoming Transformation of the Legal and Economic Scene in Myanmar

    Upcoming Transformation of the Legal and Economic Scene in Myanmar

  • Feeling Taxed: Oman Issues VAT Draft Law

    Feeling Taxed: Oman Issues VAT Draft Law

  • Upfront Settlement of Official Fees in Oman

    Upfront Settlement of Official Fees in Oman

  • Cut a Dash: Saudi Arabia Joins the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation

    Cut a Dash: Saudi Arabia Joins the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation

  • Calling Strasbourg: Saudi Arabia Joins the IPC Agreement

    Calling Strasbourg: Saudi Arabia Joins the IPC Agreement

  • Save the Date: New Deadline in Oman

    Save the Date: New Deadline in Oman

  • Substantive Examination Fees are due in Jordan

    Substantive Examination Fees are due in Jordan

  • Going Micro: Biological Deposits for Patenting Purposes in Saudi Arabia

    Going Micro: Biological Deposits for Patenting Purposes in Saudi Arabia

  • Fraudsters Beware: Tougher Penalties for Commercial Fraud in Saudi Arabia

    Fraudsters Beware: Tougher Penalties for Commercial Fraud in Saudi Arabia

  • Cooperation for Innovation: SAIP Signs Agreement with JPO

    Cooperation for Innovation: SAIP Signs Agreement with JPO

  • Say It Loud: First Sound Mark Registered in Saudi Arabia

    Say It Loud: First Sound Mark Registered in Saudi Arabia

  • A Message Concerning the Beirut Explosion

    A Message Concerning the Beirut Explosion

  • Major Strides on the Litigation Scene in Egypt

    Major Strides on the Litigation Scene in Egypt

  • Protecting Employee and Student Inventions in Turkey

    Protecting Employee and Student Inventions in Turkey

  • Designing the Future: Industrial Design Law Enters into Force in Qatar

    Designing the Future: Industrial Design Law Enters into Force in Qatar

  • South Korean Grant to Accelerate Innovation at the Egyptian Patent Office

    South Korean Grant to Accelerate Innovation at the Egyptian Patent Office

  • Laying Down the Law in Cyprus

    Laying Down the Law in Cyprus

  • Implementing Regulations for Compulsory Licensing Issued in Saudi Arabia

    Implementing Regulations for Compulsory Licensing Issued in Saudi Arabia

  • Not That Slick: Illegal Oil Factory Shut Down in the UAE

    Not That Slick: Illegal Oil Factory Shut Down in the UAE

  • The Ball Is in Your Court: Settling Intellectual Property Disputes in Saudi Arabia

    The Ball Is in Your Court: Settling Intellectual Property Disputes in Saudi Arabia

  • FRANCHISERS REJOICE, THE LAW IS IN FORCE IN SAUDI ARABIA

    FRANCHISERS REJOICE, THE LAW IS IN FORCE IN SAUDI ARABIA

  • MENA: USTR Special 301 Report

    MENA: USTR Special 301 Report

  • Saudi Arabia: Increase in VAT Rate

    Saudi Arabia: Increase in VAT Rate

  • Saudi Arabia: Launching Data Exchange Program with KIPO

    Saudi Arabia: Launching Data Exchange Program with KIPO

  • Qatar: Industrial Designs Law Issued

    Qatar: Industrial Designs Law Issued

  • Zanzibar: The Beginning of an Online Era for Trademarks

    Zanzibar: The Beginning of an Online Era for Trademarks

  • Qatar: COVID-19 Constitutes a Force Majeure Event

    Qatar: COVID-19 Constitutes a Force Majeure Event

  • UAE: Revised Official Fees

    UAE: Revised Official Fees

  • Registration of Geographic Indications in Egypt

    Registration of Geographic Indications in Egypt

  • Gaza: Trademark Registrations Going Online

    Gaza: Trademark Registrations Going Online

  • Saudi Arabia: SAIP is the New Trademark Sheriff in Town

    Saudi Arabia: SAIP is the New Trademark Sheriff in Town

  • MENA: Live Updates of IP Offices in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic

    MENA: Live Updates of IP Offices in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic

  • MENA: COVID-19 Precautionary Measures and Operational Continuity

    MENA: COVID-19 Precautionary Measures and Operational Continuity

  • Kuwait: PTO Temporarily Suspends Operations

    Kuwait: PTO Temporarily Suspends Operations

  • West Bank: Procedural Change for Trademark Registration

    West Bank: Procedural Change for Trademark Registration

  • Kuwait: New Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Registration

    Kuwait: New Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Registration

  • Announcement from Saba IP: UAE Prosecution Firm of the Year

    Announcement from Saba IP: UAE Prosecution Firm of the Year

  • Iraq: TMO Temporarily Suspends Operations

    Iraq: TMO Temporarily Suspends Operations

  • Egypt: Accession to the UPOV Bears Fruit

    Egypt: Accession to the UPOV Bears Fruit

  • Saudi Arabia: On the Silk Road with CNIPA

    Saudi Arabia: On the Silk Road with CNIPA

  • Saudi Arabia: The Ball is in Your Court, Copyright and Patent Disputes

    Saudi Arabia: The Ball is in Your Court, Copyright and Patent Disputes

  • Saudi Arabia: SAIP is the New Patent Sheriff in Town

    Saudi Arabia: SAIP is the New Patent Sheriff in Town

  • Tunisia: Increase in Official Fees

    Tunisia: Increase in Official Fees

  • Egypt: No GOEIC-ing Around for Counterfeiters

    Egypt: No GOEIC-ing Around for Counterfeiters

  • Egypt: Major Strides on the Litigation Scene

    Egypt: Major Strides on the Litigation Scene

  • Saudi Arabia: Copycats Beware, Copyright Protection is in Town

    Saudi Arabia: Copycats Beware, Copyright Protection is in Town

  • GCC: Council Approves the Trademark Law

    GCC: Council Approves the Trademark Law

  • 2019: Year in Review

    2019: Year in Review

  • Myanmar: Upcoming Transformation of the Legal and Economic Scene

    Myanmar: Upcoming Transformation of the Legal and Economic Scene

  • Saudi Arabia: Accession to the Locarno Agreement and Vienna Agreement

    Saudi Arabia: Accession to the Locarno Agreement and Vienna Agreement

  • UAE: DIFC Issues New IP Law

    UAE: DIFC Issues New IP Law

  • Saudi Arabia: Franchisers Rejoice, a New Law Is Coming to Town

    Saudi Arabia: Franchisers Rejoice, a New Law Is Coming to Town

  • MENA: Know When to Say No, Opposition Proceedings in the Region

    MENA: Know When to Say No, Opposition Proceedings in the Region

  • Saudi Arabia: Zooming Down the Patent Prosecution Highway with the USPTO

    Saudi Arabia: Zooming Down the Patent Prosecution Highway with the USPTO

  • Ethiopia: Surveying the Trademark Landscape

    Ethiopia: Surveying the Trademark Landscape

  • UAE: Steady March towards an Online Environment

    UAE: Steady March towards an Online Environment

  • Ethiopia: IP is an Important Avenue for Supporting the Economy

  • Kuwait: Implementing Regulations of the Copyright Law Published

    Kuwait: Implementing Regulations of the Copyright Law Published

  • Saudi Arabia: You Can Trademark Your Surname Now

    Saudi Arabia: You Can Trademark Your Surname Now

  • Saudi Arabia: Patent Grievances Committee Established

    Saudi Arabia: Patent Grievances Committee Established

  • UAE: Official Fees Waived for Some Patent and Industrial Design Matters

    UAE: Official Fees Waived for Some Patent and Industrial Design Matters

  • Cyprus: Upgraded Electronic Platform for Trademarks

    Cyprus: Upgraded Electronic Platform for Trademarks

  • Egypt: Seeking to Join the UPOV Agreement

    Egypt: Seeking to Join the UPOV Agreement

  • Jordan: Enhancement of Customs Security at Aqaba Special Economic Zone

    Jordan: Enhancement of Customs Security at Aqaba Special Economic Zone

  • Saudi Arabia: Implementing Regulations of the Copyright Law Published

    Saudi Arabia: Implementing Regulations of the Copyright Law Published

  • Tanzania: A Focus on the Trademark Landscape

    Tanzania: A Focus on the Trademark Landscape

  • Kuwait: Updated Patent Fees

    Kuwait: Updated Patent Fees

  • Bahrain: VAT Rate Applied on IP Matters

  • Yemen: Increase in Publication Fees

    Yemen: Increase in Publication Fees

  • Tunisia: Increase in Official Fees

    Tunisia: Increase in Official Fees

  • UAE: Revised Official Fees

    UAE: Revised Official Fees

  • Djibouti: Small Country, Big Ambitions

    Djibouti: Small Country, Big Ambitions

  • Maghreb: What You Need to Know About Patents in an Emerging Region Full of Possibilities

    Maghreb: What You Need to Know About Patents in an Emerging Region Full of Possibilities

  • India: Accession to Three Key WIPO International Classification Treaties

    India: Accession to Three Key WIPO International Classification Treaties

  • MENA: USTR 301 Special Report

    MENA: USTR 301 Special Report

  • Tanzania: Country Insights

    Tanzania: Country Insights

  • Saudi Arabia: What You Need To Know About Trademark Registration

    Saudi Arabia: What You Need To Know About Trademark Registration

  • Tarek El Hajj

    Tarek El Hajj

  • Jordan: Update on Patent Annuities

    Jordan: Update on Patent Annuities

  • Namir Sioufi

    Namir Sioufi

  • Zeina Salameh

    Zeina Salameh

  • Pakistan: Country Insights

    Pakistan: Country Insights

  • Kenya: Introducing Customs Recordal

    Kenya: Introducing Customs Recordal

  • Saudi Arabia: Developing Intellectual Property to Promote Economic Progress

    Saudi Arabia: Developing Intellectual Property to Promote Economic Progress

  • Morocco: An Emerging Jurisdiction Full of Possibilities

    Morocco: An Emerging Jurisdiction Full of Possibilities

  • Egypt: Introduction of E-Payment for Patent Applications

    Egypt: Introduction of E-Payment for Patent Applications

  • Saudi Arabia: Taking the Fast Lane on the Patent Prosecution Highway with the KIPO

    Saudi Arabia: Taking the Fast Lane on the Patent Prosecution Highway with the KIPO

  • Saudi Arabia: Revision in Official Fees

    Saudi Arabia: Revision in Official Fees

  • Turkey: An Overview of How the IP Law is Holding Up

    Turkey: An Overview of How the IP Law is Holding Up

  • UAE: New Agreement with the KIPO

    UAE: New Agreement with the KIPO

  • Qatar: Law on the Protection of the Arabic Language

    Qatar: Law on the Protection of the Arabic Language

  • Oman: First Applications Filed for a Sound Mark

    Oman: First Applications Filed for a Sound Mark

  • GCC: Securing and Enforcing Patents in an Evolving Region

    GCC: Securing and Enforcing Patents in an Evolving Region

  • Egypt: Importing is No GOEIC-ing Matter

    Egypt: Importing is No GOEIC-ing Matter

  • Kuwait: Procedural Changes Related to Registration and Upgrades to the E-Filing Platform

    Kuwait: Procedural Changes Related to Registration and Upgrades to the E-Filing Platform

  • Bahrain: Increase in Official Fees

    Bahrain: Increase in Official Fees

  • Algeria: Revised Official Fees

    Algeria: Revised Official Fees

  • Bahrain: Patents and Utility Models Implementation Regulations Published

  • Saudi Arabia: Plans To Adopt Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products

  • MENA: No Smokescreens for Big Tobacco’s IP Protection

  • Jordan: Moving To the Cloud

  • 2018: Year in Review

  • Saudi Arabia: Steady Development of the Protection of Intellectual Property

  • Kuwait: Trademark Renewal Going Online

  • Bahrain: New Value Added Tax Rate

  • Tunisia: Country Insights

    Tunisia: Country Insights

  • Oman: Patent Search Now Possible

    Oman: Patent Search Now Possible

  • Qatar: Patent Grievances and Compulsory Licensing Committee Established

    Qatar: Patent Grievances and Compulsory Licensing Committee Established

  • Qatar: Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law Enter into Force

    Qatar: Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law Enter into Force

  • Sami Nusair

    Sami Nusair

  • Kuwait: Expedited Examination of Pending Applications at the TMO

  • Jordan: Reduced Registration Fees for Internationalized Country Code Top-Level Domain

  • Saudi Arabia: Thousands of Counterfeits Destroyed Before Reaching Consumers

  • UAE: Introducing the New Federal Arbitration Law

    UAE: Introducing the New Federal Arbitration Law

  • Yemen: TMO Reiterates that Class Headings Are No Longer Acceptable

  • Lebanon: Revised Procedures for the Recordal of Assignments and Mergers

  • UAE: Trademark Renewals Going Online

  • Iran: Updates on Patent Annuities and Patent Term Expiration

  • Iran: US Sanctions and IP Rights

  • MENA: USTR 301 Special Report

  • Yemen: New Regulations Related to Trademark Registration

  • MENA: Recapping Recent Trademark Updates

  • MENA: Trademark Enforcement Measures

  • Saudi Arabia: Customs Trademark Recordation and Watch Program

  • OAPI: Adopting the Eleventh Edition of the Nice Classification

  • Iran: Accession to the Locarno Agreement

  • Bahrain: Substantive Examination of Pending Patent Applications

  • Morocco: Online Issuance of Trademark Certificates

  • MENA: An Overview of Infringement Exemptions

  • AFGHANISTAN: ACCESSION TO MADRID PROTOCOL

  • UAE: SEARCH GOES ONLINE

  • BAHRAIN: E-FILING OF PATENTS

  • SAUDI ARABIA: PARTNERING UP WITH THE EPO

  • Salah Samhouri

    Salah Samhouri

  • Ramzi Tarazi

    Ramzi Tarazi

  • Pascal Haddad

    Pascal Haddad

  • Muhammed El-Sayed

    Muhammed El-Sayed

  • Mohammad Al Masri

    Mohammad Al Masri

  • Marwan Haddad

    Marwan Haddad

  • Malik Al Kammaz

    Malik Al Kammaz

  • Hussein Hallaj

    Hussein Hallaj

  • Hisham Zahr

    Hisham Zahr

  • Hady Khawand

    Hady Khawand

  • Fuad Khalifa

    Fuad Khalifa

  • Chrysa Psara

    Chrysa Psara

  • Amal Abdallah

    Amal Abdallah

  • MENA: Sowing the Seeds for the Protection of Plant Varieties

  • Iraq: Say It in Latin

  • UAE: Announcement of Office Relocation

  • Kuwait: Country Updates

  • Syria: Fifth Circuit to Handle IP Matters

  • Tanzania: Country Insights

  • Tunisia: Increase in Value Added Tax Rate

  • Oman: Adopting the Eleventh Edition of the Nice Classification

  • Lebanon: New Regulations for Imported Food Products

  • OAPI: Upcoming Formation of Trademark Office and Patent Office

  • MENA: Enforcement of Patents in a Rapidly Developing Region

  • West Bank: Adopting the Tenth Edition of the Nice Classification

  • Kuwait: E-Filing with New Scale for Filing and Registration Numbers

  • Qatar: Upcoming Formation of IP Committee

  • VAT Rates: Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Lebanon

  • MENA: Trademarks Cheat Sheet

  • UAE: Online Issuance of Trademark Certificates

  • Iraq: Updated Trademark Registration System

  • Afghanistan: No Grace Period for Trademark Renewals

  • 2017: Year in Review

  • Saudi Arabia: Revision in POA Validity

  • Iraq: Procedural Changes Related to Publication

  • Iraq: Erbil TMO Resumes Operations

  • Oman: Country Insights

  • Saudi Arabia: Counterfeiters Beware, Maroof is on the Lookout

  • GCC: New Value Added Tax Rate

  • Egypt: Increase in Official Fees

  • Syria: Increase in Official Fees

  • Tunisia: European Patent Validation

  • Morocco: Increase in Official Fees

  • Kuwait: Original Certificates No Longer Required

  • Saudi Arabia: Formation of IP Commission

  • Qatar: Updated Trademark Renewal Formalities

  • Iran: Demystifying Trademark Enforcement Options

  • Lebanon: Increase in Value Added Tax

  • Bahrain: List Your Full Address When Filing Trademark Applications

  • Saudi Arabia: Remember to Translate Package Inserts into Arabic

  • Algeria: Accession to the Beijing Treaty

  • Oman: GCC Trademark Law Approved

  • Jordan: E-Filing of International Patent Applications

  • Iraq: Trademark Office in Kurdish Region Resumes Operations

  • Saudi Arabia: Remember to Record Your License

  • OAPI: Trademark Office Adopts the 11th Edition

  • MENA: Patent Cheat Sheet

  • Saudi Arabia: Eid Al Fitr Office Hours

  • Jordan: PCT Enters Into Force

  • GCC: Strengthening the Patent System

  • Kuwait: A Ray of Hope

  • Iraq: Revised Formalities for Trademark Registrations in Class 5

  • MENA: USTR 301 Special Report

  • Turkey: Implementing Regulations of New Law Enter Into Force

  • UAE: Improving the Patent Landscape

  • MENA: Infringement Exemptions Will Not Quell Innovation

  • Announcement from Saba IP: INTA 2017

  • Saudi Arabia: Upcoming Formation of IP Commission

  • MENA: Nice Classification 11th Edition – An Update

  • Qatar: E-Filing of Patent Applications

  • Qatar: New Industrial Designs Draft Law

  • Bahrain: Trademark Registrations Going Online

  • Jordan: Accession to the PCT

  • Joseph Sanbar: Gone, but Not Forgotten

  • Saudi Arabia: Change in Opposition Proceedings

  • Jordan: Country Insights

  • Sudan: Pushing for a WTO Membership

  • Egypt: Increase in Patent Examination Fees

  • Saudi Arabia: Another Increase in Official Fees

  • Qatar: Updated Classification of Services

  • Nice Classification: 11th Edition

  • Kuwait: Separate Certificates for Recordal

  • UAE: Putting a Lid on Commercial Fraud

  • UAE: New Regulations for Cosmetics and Perfumes

  • Turkey: Laying Down the Law

  • Turkey: Increase in Official Fees

  • ARIPO: Harare Protocol Amended and Increase in Official Fees

  • Saudi Arabia: Announcement of Office Relocation

  • GCC: Protecting Innovation through the Regional Patent Office

  • Jordan: Customs Recordal

  • Iran: Trademark Requirements Revised

  • Jordan: Upcoming PCT Accession

  • 2016: Year in Review

  • ARIPO: Partnering up with the EUIPO

  • Djibouti: PCT Enters into Force

  • Kuwait: Adopting the Tenth Edition of the Nice Classification

  • Qatar: New Tobacco Legislation in Force

  • Oman: Patent Official Fees Due

  • Saudi Arabia: Increase in Official Fees and Substantial Procedural Changes in Trademark Oppositions

  • Kuwait: PCT Enters into Force

  • MENA: Regional Patenting Cheat Sheet

  • Morocco: Increasing IP Asset Value in an Emerging Economy

  • UAE: Customs Recordal Kicks Off in Abu Dhabi

  • UAE: Implementation of New IP Protection e-Service

  • Syria: Increase in Patent Official Fees

  • MENA: Patenting in an Innovation Hub

  • Saudi Arabia: Final Step Towards Regional Trademark Law

  • MENA: No Smokescreens for Big Tobacco’s IP Protection

  • Djibouti: Onboard the PCT Train

  • Oman: New Trade Name Regulations

  • Kuwait: Final GCC Country with PCT Membership

  • Syria: Increase in Official Fees

  • Bahrain: Substantial Increase in Official Fees and Introduction of Online Publication

  • Iraq: Formalities for Class 5 Applications Revised

  • Jordan: Promoting the Use of Arabic on Signboards

  • MENA: Roots for the Protection of Plant Varieties

  • Kuwait: Patent Protection via GCC Patent Office Only

  • MENA: A Move towards E-Filing

  • Qatar: Patent Grievances Committee

  • Ethiopia: Substantial Procedural Changes Soon

  • Morocco: European Patent Validation

  • Oman: Steady Development of the Protection of Patents

  • MENA: Regional Patent Offices

  • Announcement from Saba IP: INTA 2016

  • Kuwait: PCT Accession Soon

  • Saudi Arabia: Trademark Renewal Going Online

  • MENA: Industrial Designs in a Developing Region

  • Afghanistan: From Multiple to Single

  • Iraq: Search Before You File

  • Announcement from Saba IP: Middle East IP Firm of the Year

  • Egypt: Think Twice Before Importing Counterfeits

  • Tunisia: Approving the European Patent Validation Law

  • Saudi Arabia: Patenting Cheat Sheet

  • MENA: Increasing IP Asset Value through Strategic Patenting in the Region

  • UAE: Laying Down the Law

  • Kuwait: Substantial Procedural Changes in Place

  • Kuwait: Commitment to IP Protection

  • MENA: Opposition Proceedings in the Region

  • ARIPO: Implementing Regulations Revised

  • Saudi Arabia: New Regulations for Entering PCT National Phase

  • Libya: Reinstatement of Trademark Registrations (Deadline Extended Unofficially)

  • GCC: Laying Down the Trademark Law

  • Saudi Arabia: eCosma Registration

  • MENA: Stitching the Seams to Protect the Fashion Industry

  • Kuwait: Increase in Official Fees

  • 2015: Year in Review

  • MENA: Establishing Bona Fide Use

  • Libya: Reinstatement of Expired Trademark Registrations

  • UAE: Trademark Registration Going Online

  • Iran: Remember to Seal the Deal

  • MENA: Evaluating Risks and Opportunities for Pharmaceutical Patenting

  • MENA: Navigating Pharmaceutical Trademark Protection

  • Iran: Roadmap to an IPR Protection Arsenal

  • MENA: Sweet Success for Confectionery Trademarks

  • Saudi Arabia: Online Filing of Trademark Renewals

  • Libya: After a Long Wait, Trademark Certificates Issued Once More

  • Saudi Arabia: Online Filing of Trademark Renewals and Recordals

  • MENA: Recordal of Trademark Licenses

  • Jordan: Standards and Metrology Organization Law Amended

  • Enforcement: What Can Be Done in Iran?

  • Algeria: Accession to Madrid Protocol

  • Saudi Arabia: Customs Seize 34 Million Counterfeit Items

  • GCC: First to File Countries

  • Qatar: Extension of Deadline

  • Iran: Cybersquatter Squashed

  • Iran: Implications of the Imminent Lifting of Sanctions on IP

  • Kurdish Region of Iraq: Validations Cut Off

  • Gaza: TMO Closing on Tuesdays

  • Egypt: Taking the Fast Lane on the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program with Japan

  • Jordan: Electronic Transactions Now Possible

  • Algeria: E-Filing of International Applications

  • Iran & Syria: Licence to Protect Your IPR

  • Jordan: New Drug and Pharmacy Law Ratified

  • Oman: Protecting New Plant Varieties

  • Oman: Country Insights

  • Saba Intellectual Property Participates in INTA 2015

  • UAE: Increase in Official Fees

  • India: E-Filing Now Possible

  • India: Announcing INPASS

  • India: Trademark Insights

  • MENA: Overview of Trademark Developments in the Region

  • Yemen: Interruption of the Mail Services

  • Lebanon: Updated POA Requirements

  • UAE: Speeding Up the Opposition Process

  • Qatar: Patent Official Fees Due

  • Morocco: Protection of Geographical Indications

  • Morocco: European Patents Recognized

  • Saudi Arabia: PCT National Phase Entry Begins on Schedule

  • Morocco: Laying Down the Law (Update)

  • Morocco: Laying Down the Law

  • Algeria: Adjustment of Official Fees

  • Jordan: Trademark Protection Not Lost in Translation

  • Bahrain: Cybercrime Crackdown

  • Bahrain: Putting a Lid on Commercial Fraud

  • OAPI: Accession to the Madrid Protocol

  • Jordan: Trademark Protection Not Lost in Translation

  • Saudi Arabia: Preparing for PCT Filings

  • Kuwait: Claiming Priority Now Possible

  • 2014 in Playback: Annual Report on Regional Developments

  • Jordan: TMO Sets Precedent for the Protection of Geographic Indicators

  • Saudi Arabia: Cracking Down on Counterfeiting

  • Bahrain: Trademark Examination Update

  • Kuwait: Restructuring IP Protection

  • UAE: Monitoring Intellectual Property Rights Protection

  • Oman: Substantive Examination Fees Due

  • UAE: Substantive Examination Fees Due

  • South Sudan: Untapped, Fertile Grounds

  • Algeria: Protecting Creativity alongside China

  • UAE: Signing of the Marrakesh Treaty

  • UAE: Signing of the Beijing Treaty

  • Iraq: Accession to the Singapore Treaty

  • MENA: Stitching the Seams to Protect the Fashion Industry

  • Qatar: Cracking Down on Cybercrime

  • Libya: Patent Office Resumes Normal Operations

  • Libya: Trademark and Patent Offices Expected to Resume Operations

  • Oman: Substantive Examination of Patent Applications

  • Kuwait: Accession to the Berne Convention

  • Kuwait: Accession to the Paris Convention

  • MENA: A Closer Look at Design Protection

  • São Tomé and Príncipe: Taking a Seat at ARIPO

  • OAPI: Protecting New Plant Varieties

  • Yemen: Similarity of Marks

  • Jordan: Administrative Courts to Replace the Higher Court of Justice

  • South Sudan: Time to Register Your Marks

  • Saudi Arabia: Establishment of Commercial Arbitration Center

  • Tunisia: European Patent Validation Agreement

  • Yemen: Increase in Publication Fees

  • Bahrain: New Requirements for Patent Applications

  • Customs Recordal: Alive and Kicking

  • IP FLASH: A Summary on Patents in the Region

  • ICANN: Sunrise Periods and Trademark Claims

  • Yemen: Accession to the World Trade Organization July 01, 2014

  • Qatar: Legalization Dropped, Certification Suffices

  • Saudi Arabia: GCC Trademark Law Published

  • Ethiopia: Deadline Extended to Dec. 23, 2014

  • Yemen: License to Zap

  • Arab World: Opportunities and Risks for Pharma

  • IP HIGHLIGHTS: Expanding Medical Devices Patent Protection to the Growing Middle East Market

  • Kuwait: Registration Certificates of Designs are Available Now

  • Jordan: A New Regulation for Trademark Assignment

  • IP HIGHLIGHTS: First to File Countries

  • Oman: Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights Protection

  • UAE and Yemen: Towards More Effective IP Protection…

  • UAE: Changes in the Examination Formalities

  • Qatar: Revision of Formalities

  • INTA’s 136th Annual Meeting

  • IP HIGHLIGHTS: Famous Marks

  • What you should know about POA requirements in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and UAE?

  • UAE: Amended Draft of the New Anti-Commercial Fraud Law

  • Kuwait: Trademark and Patent Office – New Premises

  • Bahrain: Amendment of Copyright Law

  • In Loving Memory of Hoda Serageldin – 1942 – 2014

  • Saudi Arabia: New Deadline for Submitting Priority Documents and POAs

  • Jordan: Border Protection Remains a Must!

  • Bahrain: GCC Trademark Law Approved

  • UAE: Amending Trademark Applications

  • Saudi Arabia: New Scale for Filing and Registration Numbers

  • IP Highlights: Nice Classification

  • Jordan: Amendments to the Patent Law

  • Bahrain: Accession to the Apostille Convention

  • News from INTA

  • Iran: Amendment to IP Executive By-laws Addressing Examination of Patent Applications

  • Qatar: Accession to the Budapest Treaty

  • IP HIGHLIGHTS: What Confectioners Need to Know about Trademark Protection in the MENA Region?

  • Country Flash: IP Protection in Djibouti

  • IP Highlight: Protecting Arabic Transliteration of Trademarks

  • Syria: Renewal of Multi-Class Trademark Registrations

  • Jordan: Annulment of Article 11, Paragraph C of the Trade Name Law

  • Libya: Opposition Period Extended for Publications of June 22

  • 2013 in Playback

  • Jordan: New Pharmacy and Medicines Law

  • Jordan: New Pharmacy and Medicines Law

  • Saudi Arabia: How to Correctly Specify the Items in a Trademark Application?

  • Morocco: New IP Law on the Way

  • Gaza: Revision of Formalities

  • IP Highlights – Recordal of Licenses in the MENA Region

  • Saudi Arabia: Commitment to Robust Patent Protection

  • Saudi Arabia: Electronic Filing of Trademark Applications

  • Yemen: Publication Fees Revised

  • GCC: Introducing a Cybercrime Law

  • Tunisia: Accepting Domain Names with Two Characters and IDN Letters

  • Navigating the Challenges of Pharmaceutical Trademark Protection in the Arab World

  • Yemen: Official Weekend

  • Saudi Arabia: Accepting PCT Designation

  • GCC: A Glance at the New Trademark Law

  • Kurdish Region of Iraq: Local Protection – Black, White and Shades of Gray

  • Kuwait: TMO Modifies Formalities

  • Qatar: Approval of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances

  • Tunisia: Accession to the Madrid Protocol

  • UAE: Anti-Counterfeiting Laws and Practice

  • Iran: Accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty

  • Egypt: Online Publication

  • Yemen: New Official Reports

  • India: Accession to the Madrid Protocol

  • Syria: Withdrawal from the Madrid Agreement

  • Saudi Arabia: Shift in the Official Weekend

  • GCC: Patent Registration

  • Domain names .be

  • Morocco: Accession to International Conventions and Treaties

  • 2013 Special 301 Report

  • Libya: Wheels in Motion

  • Saudi Arabia: Accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty and Patent Law Treaty

  • Comoros Island: Accession to OAPI

  • GCC: Patent Applications in 2013

  • Oman: The Omani Intellectual Property Symposium

  • Oman: Shift in the Official Weekend

  • Libya: Trademark Office Resumes Work

  • World Intellectual Property Day

  • Kuwait: Design Applications Published

  • India: Accession to the Madrid Protocol

  • INTA’s 135th Annual Meeting

  • Jordan: Renewals back to Normal

  • Ethiopia: Protection Term of 7 Years

  • Libya: Trademark Office Resumes Work Soon

  • Ethiopia: Official Re-Registration Schedule Released

  • Azerbaijan: E-Filing Begins

  • Oman: Industrial Design Applications Possible

  • Ethiopia: New Law Comes into Effect

  • UAE:10th Edition Adopted

  • West Bank: License Agreement Recordal

  • Yemen: E-Filing Introduced

  • Yemen: E-Filing Introduced

  • Jordan: Renewal Applications on Hold

  • Azerbaijan: Customs Recordal Available

  • Saudi Arabia: Limiting the Bolar Provision

  • Egypt: From Sunrise to Landrush

  • Qatar: Design Protection

  • UAE: Antitrust Law

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  • INTA’s 134th Annual Meeting

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  • Qatar: Trademarks Customs Recordal Soon

  • Yemen: Weekend Shift

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  • Qatar: The Only Country to Mark a Day for Sports

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  • Libya: New Official Name

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  • Oman: Arabic Domain Names Soon

  • Libya: Patent Office Resumes Work and Swiss-Libyan Relations Back to Normal

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  • Pakistan: Launching of Digital Journal of Trademarks

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  • Morocco: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

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  • India: Guidelines to Register Geographical Indications

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  • ICANN: Plan to Increase Internet Domain Name Endings

  • Qatar: Counterfeit Medicines Law in the Pipeline

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  • Kuwait: Deadline to Complete Trademark Applications – Status Update

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  • Qatar: Accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty

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  • Kuwait: Deadline to Complete Trademark Applications

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  • West Bank: IP Gazette Introduced

  • INTA’s 133rd ِِِAnnual Meeting

  • Yemen: Patent Law in Force

  • Saudi Arabia: Beginning of the Landrush Phase

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  • UAE: Launch of Electronic Portal for Intellectual Property

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  • Saudi Arabia: Notice to Pharmaceutical Companies

  • April 26: World Intellectual Property Day

  • Oman: National Workshop on IP Matters

  • Egypt: Two New Decisions

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  • IP HIGHLIGHTS: Trademark Protection Framework in Bahrain

  • Yemen: Implementing Regulations to be Issued

  • Gaza: List of Goods Revised

  • GCC: An IP Training Center Soon

  • Critical Situation in Some of the Arab Countries

  • Libya Unrest

  • Egypt: Operations of Trademark and Patent Offices Back to Normal

  • Bahrain: Revision of Formalities

  • Bahrain: A New Trade Name Law Expected Soon

  • Afghanistan: Change in Cancellation Period

  • Qatar: Accession to PCT and to Arab Convention for the Protection of Copyright

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  • UAE: Customs Recordal in Ras al-Khaimah

  • Syria: New Patent Law Expected Soon

  • Lebanon: WIPO National Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement

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  • 2010 in Playback

  • Saudi Arabia: 2LD Domain Name Registration Available January 2011

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  • Palestine: Sunrise Phase for Arabic Domains Begins

  • Gaza: Trademark Office Modifies Formalities

  • Oman: To Launch Arabic Domain Names Next Year

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  • Jordan: Arabic Domain Name Registration Begins

  • Jordan: New Public Prosecution Law

  • Iraq: Clarifications Regarding the Trademark Office of Erbil

  • UAE: Sunrise Phase for Arabic Domain Name Registration Starts

  • Oman: Industrial Design Applications Possible

  • Libya: Trademark Law in Effect

  • Saudi Arabia: Landrush Phase for Arabic Domains Officially Begins

  • Gaza: Trademark Office Modifies Formalities

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  • ARIPO: Adopting of Swankomund Protocol

  • India: Further Details Regarding Amended Classification

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  • UAE: New Department for Intellectual Property Disputes in Abu Dhabi

  • Lebanon: USPTO Hosts Seminar of Intellectual Property Rights

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  • Sudan: Recordal of Trademarks Now Possible at Customs

  • UAE: Accepting Arabic Domain Name Applications

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  • India: Amending of Trademark Classification

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  • Libya: After a Long Wait, the Issuance of Trademark Certificates Begins

  • Libya: A New Law is Born

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  • 2009 in Playback

  • ICANN Approves Non-Latin Domain Names

  • Oman: Call for Settlement of Annuity Fees

  • Kuwait: Trademark Office Adopts Nice’s 8th Edition

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  • Iran: New IP Law v. Old IP Law

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  • Libya: List of Goods and Services Amended

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  • Egypt: Ratification of the Madrid Protocol

  • OAPI: Accession to the Hague Agreement

  • Egypt: Protection Term and Annuity Payments of National Phase PCT Applications

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  • Lebanon: 100,000 Pirated Software Destroyed

  • Saudi Arabia: Warning Over Toxic Shampoos

  • Egypt: Patent Protection Period Modified

  • Iran: Design Protection for the First Time in the Country

  • Qatar: TRIPS Agreement in Force

  • UAE: New IP Laws

  • Oman: Extension of Time Limits

  • Oman: New Implementing Regulations Out

  • Bahrain: Annuity Payments Now Possible

  • OAPI: Trademark Office Adopts the Ninth Edition

  • 2008 in Playback

  • Bahrain: The “Patent” Situation

  • Yemen: More Consumer Protection Measures

  • Lebanon: The Hummus is Ours!

  • Jordan and Turkey Deposit Instruments of Accession

  • GCC: Unified Commercial Anti-Fraud Law Soon

  • Saudi Arabia: Semi-Annual Report of the Commercial Anti-Fraud Department

  • Kuwait: Examination of Design Applications

  • Saudi Arabia: Deadline to Pay Registration Fees Extended

  • Ethiopia: TMO Simplifies Formalities

  • Oman: Trademark Features of the New Law – What are the Major Changes?

  • Oman: Trademark Features of the New Law – What are the Major Changes?

  • Oman: Class Headings No Longer Acceptable

  • Jordan: Legislators Making Changes

  • Bahrain: 90-Day Period to Respond to Office Actions

  • Libya: Additional Formalities

  • Syria: Major Updates

  • Syria: Boycott Declaration Waived

  • Syria: July 10, 2008 Deadline to Complete Applications

  • Syria: Accession to the Hague Agreement

  • Oman: New IP Laws Soon

  • INTA: 130th Annual Meeting

  • Iraq: Revised Classification

  • Yemen: Accession to the Berne Convention

  • Jordan: The Battle against Pharmaceutical Counterfeits Begins

  • Bahrain: Notification Period of Refusal Extended

  • Qatar: Authorities Sign MoU with BSA

  • Jordan: JPTO Amends Patent Protection Term and Annuities Calculation

  • India: Device Search Now Possible

  • IIPA Recommendations for 2008: The Numbers are In… Losses are Still High

  • Jordan: JPO Introduces New Requirements to Patent Applications

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  • Iran: Design Registration on its Way

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  • Saudi Arabia: Setting Up a Consumer Protection Association

  • Lebanon: A Website for the Brand Protection Group

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  • UAE: The Fourth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy

  • UAE: Signing MOU with France

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  • 2007 in Playback

  • Saudi Arabia: GCC Trademark Law Approved

  • UAE: Trademark Recordation at the Sharjah Customs Now Possible

  • IP Law Report: A Year in Review

  • Turkey: Joining the UPOV

  • Iran: New Trademark, Patent, and Industrial Design Legislation Expected Soon

  • Saudi Arabia: Developing the Tribunal System

  • Lebanon: The Nice Edition Updated

  • Qatar: Border Control Measures on the Way

  • Syria: The Hague Agreement in Force Soon

  • Yemen: The New Patent Regulations

  • United Arab Emirates: Revised Cigarette Regulations

  • Yemen: A Bitter Pill

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  • Kuwait: Weekend Shift

  • Yemen: A New Scale of Official Fees

  • Tunisia: Legislators Chase After Counterfeiters

  • Libya: National Phase PCT Applications

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  • Yemen: Overdue Patent Regulations Out

  • Oman: Instruments of Accession Deposited

  • GCC Trademark Law Approved in Qatar and UAE

  • Regional News: 2007 Special 301 Report

  • Jordan: Warning Over Toxic Fake Toothpaste

  • Kuwait: Preparing for the Free Trade Talks

  • Bahrain: A Battle against Cable Piracy

  • Regional News: New Software Piracy Results

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  • Saba IP at INTA’s 129th Annual Meeting

  • Syria: Implementing Regulations Out

  • Oman: Accession to WIPO Treaties

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  • Syria: A New Law is Born

  • Yemen: Accession to the Paris Convention

  • GCC: A Glance at the New Trademark Law

  • The Ninth Edition of the Nice Classification

  • Algeria: Increase in Official Fees

  • Digest of Major IP Developments in the Middle East & Africa in 2006

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  • UAE: Weekend Shift

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  • Syria: New Draft Law Ratified

  • UAE: US-UAE Free Trade Talks

  • Bahrain: Implementing Regulations for Patents and Utility Models Out

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  • Bahrain: GCC Customs Union Approved

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  • Qatar: Accelerated Trademark Registration Procedures

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