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…
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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…
JAH Jurisdictional Update Lebanon and Mozambique
Lebanon: Official Fees Adjustment Following the New Budget Law No. 324 Following the announcement of the new Budget Law no. 324 which was published in…
JAH Jurisdictional Update Libya, Saudi Arabia and West Bank
Libya: Cancelation of Non-Renewed Trademarks: On February 25, 2024, the Director of the Libyan Trademarks Office has issued an official decision No. (335) of…
JAH Jurisdictional Update: Libya
Libya: New Formalities of Submitting Documents to be Implemented as of 01 May 2024 On 14 February 2024, the Libyan Ministry of Economy &…
JAH Jurisdictional Update: Sudan and Qatar
Sudan: the Sudanese Trademarks Office resumed its operation on 11 February 2024 As of 11 February 2024, the Sudanese Trademarks Office has resumed its…