by cwbadmin | Jan 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Lebanon’s Ministry of Economy and Trade launched a five-year road map that hints at the amendment of the country’s intellectual property laws, amongst 40 other initiatives, aimed at bolstering the activities of small- and medium-sized enterprises. While Lebanon’s...
by cwbadmin | Jan 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Morocco enacted a new Industrial Property Law No., 23-13 dated 18 December 2014. The new law 23-13 amending and supplementing the law 17-97 on the protection of Industrial Property entered into force on 18 December 2014. Amongst others, its main objectives are to...
by cwbadmin | Jan 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
The UAE trade mark office recently started scheduling hearings for pending oppositions, some of which were filed several years back and which have not progressed. The recent development is aimed at progressing long-standing pending oppositions by the end of April...
by cwbadmin | Jan 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Ministry of Economy in the UAE issued two notices on procedural practices regarding the issuance of registration certificates. The circular dated 6 November 2014 directs trade mark applicant representatives to review publication pages starting from the UAE...
by cwbadmin | Dec 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Deputy Head Examiner at the Jordan trade mark office, Mr Khalid Tawalbeh, provided practice guidance on choosing goods and services when filing local trade mark applications claiming priority to Paris Convention filings. It is no longer a requirement to file the local...
