On November 11, 2024, the Ministry of Economy and Industry and Investment Trade in Sana’a issued Ministerial Decision No. 56 of 2024 which relaxes the…
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Jurisdictional Update in Iraq-Baghdad, Iran & Saudi Arabia
Celebrating IP Excellence: A Tribute to the Global IP Award Winners Congratulations to all the remarkable firms who were honored at the Global IP Awards…
Trademark Updates in Yemen
Sana’a Increases Allowed Items per Application The Ministry of Industry and Trade in Yemen-Sanaa has approved an increase in the allowable number of goods or…
Jurisdictional Update in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Lebanon, Oman
We wish to kindly keep you abreast of the happenings in the various jurisdictions under our purview: Qatar: Patent Annuities Payment The Intellectual Property Rights…
Jurisdictional Update in Libya, ARIPO and Somalia
The Libyan Trademarks Office to Resume Filing New Trademark Applications as of the 2nd of September, 2024 The Libyan Trademark Office (TMO) will resume accepting…
Jurisdictional updates in Qatar and Bahrain
Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has implemented Major Fee Reductions for Businesses in Qatar Following our prior communication dated July 2nd, 2024…
Jurisdictional updates in Qatar and Bahrain
Qatar: updates Patent Annuity Payments In continuation of our previous communication dated February 12, 2024, which addressed official circular No. 2/2024 regarding patent…
Jurisdictional updates: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Nigeria & Yemen (Aden)
A Milestone in Intellectual Property Collaboration: SAIP and OMPIC Launch Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) On April 23, 2024, the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP)…
Saudi Arabia: Implementing New Practice for refused Trademarks
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) has recently put in place several amendments to its practice, which played a pivotal shift in Saudi Arabia’s…
Algeria: Introduction of 19% VAT on Official Fees Associated with Intellectual Property Services.
Please note that the Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) has implemented a Value Added Tax (VAT) rate of nineteen percent (19%) on official…