NEWS
ARIPO: Implementing Regulations Revised
ARIPO recently revised the Implementing Regulations concerning trademarks, patents, and industrial designs, with the amendments entering into force on January 1, 2016. The definition of a trademark ...
Saudi Arabia: New Regulations for Entering PCT National Phase
Saudi Arabia recently published new Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law to include provisions concerning the national stage entry of PCT patent applications. These regulations entered into ...
Libya: Reinstatement of Trademark Registrations (Deadline Extended Unofficially)
The Libyan Trademark Office announced a December 31, 2015 deadline for reinstatement of trademark registrations which have expired between 2013 and 2015. According to the statutory provisions, ...
GCC: Laying Down the Trademark Law
The issuance of the Implementing Regulations of the GCC Trademark Law in May 2015 by the GCC Trade Cooperation Committee beckoned a new era for a regional ...
Saudi Arabia: eCosma Registration
Saudi Arabia announced that all beauty products must be registered with the Saudi Food and Drug Authority through the eCosma portal for free until the end of 2016. ...
MENA: Stitching the Seams to Protect the Fashion Industry
Innovation and creativity are penchants of the fashion industry; an industry that dictates style worldwide. A fashion item may even transcend its physical form and be hailed ...
Kuwait: Increase in Official Fees
Pursuant to Ministerial Decree No. 500 of 2015 published on December 27, 2015 (approving the implementing regulations of the GCC trademark law), the official fees for trademark ...
2015: Year in Review
Our annual “Year in Review” series sums up the most important intellectual property developments and news that unfolded over the past year in the Middle East, North ...
MENA: Establishing Bona Fide Use
This article focuses on the bona fide use requirement in the Middle East region, and how the practice differs from that of the US, beginning first with ...
