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Kuwait: Procedural Changes Related to Registration and Upgrades to the E-Filing Platform
The Trademark Office in Kuwait announced that, as of January 20, 2019, the legalized power of attorney must be submitted at the time of filing. Prior to ...
Bahrain: Increase in Official Fees
Following the recent publication of the Implementing Regulations of Law no. 1 of 2004 concerning patents and utility models, the Patent Office in Bahrain introduced examination fees ...
Algeria: Revised Official Fees
Algeria recently announced a revision in the official fees for all intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, and industrial designs. The new rates also apply to examination ...
Bahrain: Patents and Utility Models Implementation Regulations Published
On December 13, 2018, following the recent decision to begin substantive examination of pending and new patent applications, the Patent Office in Bahrain issued the Implementing Regulations ...
Saudi Arabia: Plans To Adopt Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products
Saudi Arabia notified the World Trade Organization of its plans to adopt plain packaging of tobacco products. The proposal, which was filed on September 12, 2018 and ...
MENA: No Smokescreens for Big Tobacco’s IP Protection
The Middle East and North Africa is a lucrative, yet extremely competitive market for the tobacco industry, with cases fought over the most minuscule elements of packaging. Global brands ...
Jordan: Moving To the Cloud
Given Jordan’s unremitting commitment to the protection of intellectual property, the Patent and Trademark Office announced that it plans to begin receiving and processing all applications in ...
2018: Year in Review
Our annual “Year in Review” sums up the most important intellectual property news and developments that unfolded over the past year in the Middle East, Africa, and ...
Saudi Arabia: Steady Development of the Protection of Intellectual Property
In September 2018, the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property participated in the 58th meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization. This is the first time SAIP represents ...
