Yemen IPO Resumes Renewals for Certain 'Blacklisted' Countries
Certain restrictions that the Trade Mark Office in Sana’a imposed against Swedish and American companies, agencies and branches have eased.
Certain restrictions that the Trade Mark Office in Sana’a imposed against Swedish and American companies, agencies and branches have eased.
The Libyan Trade Mark Office resumed accepting new trade mark applications on 2 September 2024.
Terms have been added, modified, or deleted to reflect new trends and contemporary language use.
The Iraqi Trademark Office will begin using the 11th edition starting January 2025.
The IPOs in Sana’a and Aden have both updated trademark procedures.
Qatar recently made its database of 147,670 trademark records available to the Global Brand Database.
The Madrid Protocol entered into force in Qatar on 3 August 2024.
The African Intellectual Property Organization launched its trademark e-filing system on 3 June 2024.
If their applications are refused, applicants can now only appeal the refusal decision within a 60-day period.
The Iraqi IPO started implementing two new trademark practices in May 2024.
Trademark law amendments entered into force in Georgia on 8 March 2024, aiming to align Georgian legislation with that of the European Union.
As of 23 February 2024, the examination of trademark applications in Kazakhstan can be carried out in an accelerated procedure.
On 17 January 2024, Resolution No. 26 of 2024 entered into force in Libya, implementing a new executive regulation regarding Law No. 23 of 2010 on Trademarks.
Trademark applications for signs containing INNs filed on and after 1 January 2024 will not be registered by the IPO.
On 29 December 2023, SAIP issued decision No. 14/T/2023 setting the conditions for using the name of Saudi Arabia and the names of Saudi cities, regions, and public places as trademarks.