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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…

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…

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…

Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has implemented Major Fee Reductions for Businesses in Qatar   Following our prior communication dated July 2nd, 2024…

Qatar:  updates   Patent Annuity Payments   In continuation of our previous communication dated February 12, 2024, which addressed official circular No. 2/2024 regarding patent…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…