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...
by cwbadmin | Dec 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Kuwait trade mark office is now accepting trade mark applications claiming Paris Convention priority. Applicants claiming convention priority must submit a certified copy of the trade mark application or registration certificate from which priority is claimed...
by cwbadmin | Dec 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Qatar recently enacted the Cybercrime Prevention Law aimed at combatting electronic crimes, including online intellectual property infringements. Law No. 14 of 2014 specifically deals with hacking and other acts of gaining unauthorised access to information systems;...
by cwbadmin | Dec 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
In its year-end review, the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) provided that following three consecutive years of double-digit growth, 2013 saw a modest 2.5% growth in the number of industrial designs contained in applications (i.e. design counts). The slowdown...
