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.
Kuwait launched the first phase of the .kw ccTLD registration service on 23 September 2024.
The Saudi IPO will begin functioning as an ISA and an IPEA on 15 December 2024.
All deadlines have been suspended effective 23 September 2024 until operations return to normal.
The Iraqi Trademark Office will begin using the 11th edition starting January 2025.
The new law was published on 4 October 2024 and will take effect 180 days after publication.
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 Qatar Ministry of Commerce and Industry introduced significant service fee reductions across key sectors effective 11 July 2024.
The Ministry of Economy issued a notice informing IP right holders that zero amount payments were not valid.
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.
Saudi Arabia has recently announced the launch of a National Intellectual Property Rights Exchange Platform and an Intellectual Property Prosecution initiative.
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.