NEWS
Oman: Joining the UPOV
The Secretary-General of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of Oman on October ...
Syria: Boycott Declaration Waived
Starting September 2009, the requirement for the Boycott Declaration will be waived for all filings of national trademark, patent, and industrial design applications in Syria. With this ...
Iran: New IP Law v. Old IP Law
Further to the section published in the July 2008 issue of the Saba Bulletin regarding the new trademark, patent and industrial design law of Iran, we outline ...
Syria: Additional Protection for Famous Trademarks
A Special Committee has been established recently in Syria, pursuant to Presidential Resolution no. 47/2009 and Ministerial Resolution no. 2167/2009, with the sole purpose of looking into ...
Libya: List of Goods and Services Amended
The list of goods and services in Libya has been revised pursuant to Ministerial Resolution no. 316, issued on May 7, 2009. The major updates involve classes ...
Libya: Legislators Making Changes
Articles 1, 29, 30, and 49 of the regulations implementing Trademark Law no. 40 of 1956 in Libya have recently been amended by virtue of Ministerial Resolution ...
Algeria: Weekend Shift
The Algerian government announced that, starting August 14, 2009, the country’s official weekend will shift from Thursday – Friday to Friday – Saturday. Interested parties should take ...
Egypt: Ratification of the Madrid Protocol
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of ratification of Egypt to the Madrid Protocol Concerning the International Registration ...
OAPI: Accession to the Hague Agreement
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization welcomed the deposit of the instrument of accession of the African Intellectual Property Organization to the Geneva Act ...
