The Egyptian Intellectual Property Authority has increased certain patent fees and introduced new service fees for patents, plant varieties, and copyrights.
Scanned registration certificates will now suffice for assignments and mergers, while trade mark certificates will not be reissued.
Fake goods infringing the copyright of a major entertainment company were destroyed by Kuwait Customs in a first-of-its-kind filmed enforcement action.
The amendments include new provisions and enhance copyright protection in the digital environment.
Saudi Arabia has recently announced the launch of a National Intellectual Property Rights Exchange Platform and an Intellectual Property Prosecution initiative.
The amendments take effect on December 1, 2023, except for the transparency and reporting provisions, which will come into force on December 3, 2024.
The new Law on Copyright and Related Rights, which entered into force in Kosovo on 27 October 2023, incorporated various new provisions aligned with the EU legislative framework.
On 9 November 2023, amendments to the copyright and related rights law were adopted in Moldova, partially transposing European Directive 2012/28/EU on certain permitted uses of orphan works.