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Saudi Arabia: Launching Data Exchange Program with KIPO
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 ...
Qatar: Industrial Designs Law Issued
In its ongoing efforts to advance the intellectual property protection scene in the country, Qatar issued Law no. 10 of 2020 on the Protection of Industrial Designs ...
Zanzibar: The Beginning of an Online Era for Trademarks
In an effort to ensure a regular publication schedule and to streamline the opposition process, trademarks are published online on a monthly basis by the Trademark Office ...
Qatar: COVID-19 Constitutes a Force Majeure Event
Given the extraordinary nature and consequences of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Intellectual Property Protection Directorate in Qatar (IPO) announced that COVID-19 constitutes a force majeure ...
UAE: Revised Official Fees
Pursuant to Cabinet Decision no. 20 of 2020, the Ministry of Economy in the United Arab Emirates announced a revision in the official fees for a number ...
Registration of Geographic Indications in Egypt
In its ongoing efforts to advance the intellectual property scene in Egypt, the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade of Egypt announced that it will begin accepting ...
Gaza: Trademark Registrations Going Online
Given the recent trend in going paperless in the region, the Trademark Office in Gaza announced that it is planning on introducing an electronic platform for the ...
Saudi Arabia: SAIP is the New Trademark Sheriff in Town
In compliance with its mandate to unify all IP related matters under one authority, in the latest development, trademarks previously managed by Ministry of Trade and Investment, ...
MENA: Live Updates of IP Offices in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
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 ...
