Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property becomes an International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority
GENEVA – The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) announced that it has been appointed as an International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority under...
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GCC Patent Office expands patent filing services to Qatar
The Gulf Cooperation Council Patent Office (GCCPO) recently announced that it started accepting new filings (Paris Convention applications), and performing formality and substantive examination...
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GCC TM law and its Implementing Regulations come into force in Qatar
DOHA - The Qatari Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued the Ministerial Decision No. 56 of 2023 adopting the GCC Trademark Law (Gulf Cooperation...
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Georgia starts validation of European patents
29 Jun 2023
A new chapter has been written for the Georgian intellectual property system. Georgia has completed all the requirements for entering into force the Agreement...
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EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme
Posted by Robert Watson
06 Jun 2023
The EUIPO - European Union  Intellectual Property Office is running programmes for both paralegals and practitioners with start dates for both later this year. Places...
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Hungary amends Patent and Utility Model Acts
Posted by Erika Farkas
02 Jun 2023
Act LV amending several industrial property laws, including the Patent and Utility Model Acts, entered into force in Hungary on January 1, 2023. Act...
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