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What You Need To Know About IPRs In Pakistan
With its significant geopolitical position in South Asia that provides the country with convenient access to the international market, Pakistan is nestled in the cradle of the ...
Rising Challenges In Patent Prosecution In The MENA Region
The Middle East and North Africa region, more commonly known as MENA, receives its share of news in the international circuit. Saudi Arabia, for example, has been ...
Copy That: Over Three Million Infringing Items Seized In Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) is continuously proving its prowess after it has successfully confiscated and destroyed more than 3.5 million items that were in ...
2020: Year in Review
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, ...
The Kingdom Strikes Again: New Committee for the Enforcement of IPRs
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) ...
A Household Name: Surnames Can Be Trademarked in Saudi Arabia
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 ...
Can’t Hide Behind a Screen: Court Slams Online Counterfeit Marketplace in Egypt
In a legal precedent that rippled through the cyberspace ether, the authorities concerned in Egypt issued a Court decision to shut down online pages selling counterfeits and ...
Publish or Perish: Publication of Trademarks Resumed in Libya
After a long respite, the Trademark Office (TMO) in Libya has resumed the publication of trademarks in the Official Gazette, with the inaugural issue being published on ...
Upcoming Transformation of the Legal and Economic Scene in Myanmar
Given the recent trend in going paperless around the globe, the Trademark Office in Myanmar announced the upcoming inauguration of its electronic platform for the filing of ...
