Bahrain Patent Applications Can be Filed Online

Bahrain Patent Applications Can be Filed Online

INTA’s Middle East and Africa Conference 2018 ends with a great success

INTA’s Middle East and Africa Conference 2018 ends with a great success

Kuwait now accepting patent applications including national phase PCT applications

Kuwait now accepting patent applications including national phase PCT applications

United Arab Emirates Launches Online TM Search Request Service

United Arab Emirates Launches Online TM Search Request Service

Saudi Arabia, Enforcing Intellectual Property in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, Enforcing Intellectual Property in Saudi Arabia

Bahrain Patent Applications Can be Filed Online
Bahrain Patent Applications Can be Filed Online

The GCC countries are in a positive shift from manual to online IP services. After launch of online system for trademark applications earlier, now the Directorate of Industrial Property has launched online filing system for

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INTA’s Middle East and Africa Conference 2018 ends with a great success
INTA’s Middle East and Africa Conference 2018 ends with a great success

INTA Middle East and Africa Conference has been concluded successfully. Middle East and Africa Conference 2018: Innovation, Investment, and Intellectual Property 10-11 December 2018, Dubai, UAE  Combating fraud and Counterfeit: Enforcement inside and outside electronic stores

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Kuwait now accepting patent applications including national phase PCT applications
Kuwait now accepting patent applications including national phase PCT applications

Kuwait deposited its instrument of accession to the PCT on 9 June 2016, and has became the 149th Contracting State of the PCT. As of 9 September 2016, Kuwait was bound by the PCT. Due

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United Arab Emirates Launches Online TM Search Request Service
United Arab Emirates Launches Online TM Search Request Service

The UAE Trademark Office has started e-search service for trademarks on 19 April 2018. This online service will further expedite trademark search process without a need for visiting trademark office. Since earlier trademark search is

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Saudi Arabia, Enforcing Intellectual Property in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Enforcing Intellectual Property in Saudi Arabia

The Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Attaché for the MENA region Is celebrating World IP Day 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia IPR Roundtable – Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Enforcing Intellectual Property in Saudi Arabia:

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BACKUP Understanding Trademark Rights for Saudi Companies

Table of Contents A real property and intellectual property. What can be a trademark? Tradenames and Trademarks__Do not confuse it! Why a trademark is important? Who can file a trademark?...

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Trademark Protection in Saudi Arabia

What can registered as trademark in Saudi Arabia? According to new GCC trademark law effective in Saudi Arabia from September 27, 2016, a trademark can be anything that takes a...

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Understanding Trademark Rights for Saudi Companies

A real property and intellectual property The rights in intellectual creativity in field of literature, art and science is a basic right of every human being as provided in Article...

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A Saudi National Patent

What can be granted a patent in Saudi Arabia? Any invention which fulfills requirements of patentability can be granted a patent. An invention to be patentable must fulfil following conditions:...

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A GCC Patent

What are the member states of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)? The member states of GCC are Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. What is the legal...

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IP DECISIONS KSA

AGE REVITALIZE

This case discusses the requirement of distinctiveness under Saudi trademark law. Trademark application for AGE

This case discusses the requirement of distinctiveness under Saudi trademark law. Trademark application for AGE REVITALIZE in Class 3 was refused by the Trademark Office on the basis of descriptiveness for the goods covered in the application. The applicant filed appeal to the administrative court seeking revocation of the decision of the

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Super Star Case

In this case, the plaintiff brought an action against decision of MoCI for accepting

In this case, the plaintiff brought an action against decision of MoCI for accepting and publishing trademark SUPER STAR. The argument of the opponent (plaintiff) was that the published mark is similar to the earlier registered trademark of opponent in the same class and that the MoCI decision of acceptance

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LEGO Case

In this opposition, Kadasa IP represented the opponent against publication of trademark LEGO in

In this opposition, Kadasa IP represented the opponent against publication of trademark LEGO in Latin characters in Class 35, concerning advertising matters. The opponent alleged that the opposed mark is identical with its trademark LEGO registered in the same class and many other classes. The opponent further pleaded that acceptance

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V-Comb Case

In this case before Administrative Court in Riyadh a trademark V-COMB accepted and published

In this case before Administrative Court in Riyadh a trademark V-COMB accepted and published for registration was challenged by Tolife Technologies of Australia on the basis of foreign registrations and use of mark in Saudi Arabia. The trademark of opponent was not registered in Saudi Arabia. The opponent argued that

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Gloria Jeans

The summary of the case facts is that the Plaintiff filed a complaint to

The summary of the case facts is that the Plaintiff filed a complaint to Administrative Court in Riyadh with a request to cancel the registration of a registered trademark in Class 43 due to the fact that it is the prior creator, user and registrants of the mark in different countries for

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