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Bahrain Reduces Patent and Utility Model Fees
Reduced patent and utility model fees for individual applicants, implemented by Ministerial Decree No. 67 of 2023, entered into force in Bahrain on September 22, 2023. Updated fees include (approximate amounts, at the rate of exchange at writing): filing and formality...
Saudi Arabia Extends Design Protection Period
Amendments to the Saudi Law on Patents, Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Varieties, and Industrial Designs entered into force on September 25, 2023. The most notable novelty is the extension of industrial design protection period from 10 to 15 years. The...
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Saudi Arabia Adopts 12th Edition of Nice Classification
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) adopted the 12th Edition of the Nice Classification of Goods and Services on November 5, 2023. This edition brings amendments to certain class headings and explanatory notes, with the interesting addition of...
UAE Freezones and Corporate Tax
Cabinet Decision No. 100 of 2023 has been issued in the UAE, under which tax considerations have been introduced for income generated by freezone entities under intellectual property rights. The decision refers to patents, “copyrighted software”, utility models,...
Oman: Default Decisions
CWB is engaged in litigation in Oman, highlighting the impact of deeming provisions in undefended trade mark opposition matters. Briefly, a trade mark applicant had appealed an adverse, default opposition decision before the local courts, because the applicant failed...
IP Stars Ranks Two More CWB Practitioners
After publishing most of the results of their IP Stars research earlier this year, Managing Intellectual Property recently published further individual practitioner rankings, recognizing two more CWB professionals. Dubai-based Associate Kim Pietersen was ranked as a...