Copyrights Law – NJQ & Associates

SAUDI ARABIA: SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION EXPANDED AGAIN

NJQ & Associates — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 07:45:27 +0000

RIYADH – The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) announced that it has expanded the scope of protection of copyrighted materials to include Written Works, as defined by SAIP, which includes any written materials, such as booklets, brochures, memos, poems, novels, articles, speeches, dissertations, school books and references, and broadcast texts.

For more information, please contact saudi-arabia@qumsieh.com.

SAUDI ARABIA: EXPANDS THE SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

NJQ & Associates — Tue, 31 May 2022 05:22:34 +0000

RIYADH – The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) announced that it has expanded the scope of protection of copyrighted materials to include the following:

Computer software and applications;
Technical and planning drawings;
Stereotactic topographic works;
Two-dimensional and 3-dimensional artistic works, and
Photographical compilations.

This new update is aimed to encourage competition amongst the public and maximise intangible assets.

SAIP also announced that local students will benefit from a reduced pricing schedule.

For more information, please contact saudi-arabia@qumsieh.com.

SAUDI ARABIA: PROTECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL WORKS

NJQ & Associates — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:31:11 +0000

RIYADH – The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) has announced that it is possible to protect architectural works via copyright. The protection of blueprints of architectural structures, models, and drawings are covered.

The work may not contain bad local connotation and must not be among the works excluded from protection mentioned in Article (4) of the Copyright Law. SAIP will not accept drafts and prototypes, and the work must be in its final form.

For more information, please contact saudi-arabia@qumsieh.com.

Kazakhstan – New Amendments on the Customs Law Concerning Intellectual Rights Protection

NJQ & Associates — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:27:22 +0000

New amendments were entered into Law No. 224-IV of December 8, 2009 of the Customs Code of Kazakhstan, effective as of 1 January 2010.

The new changes include extending the protection to cover copyright and related rights matters, trademarks and service marks.

The term of “counterfeit goods” that was previously used to combat both parallel imports and fakes is no longer in the Code.

Alternatively the following terms are appearing in the new amendments instead of counterfeit goods: “goods moved infringing intellectual property rights; goods moved across the customs border of the Republic of Kazakhstan and bearing dubious trademarks similar to the original goods whose trademarks are protected by the laws of Kazakhstan; goods moved across the customs border of the Republic of Kazakhstan that are copies made without the consent of their owners” constitute a breach of the copyright and related rights protected under the laws of Kazakhstan.

The customs measures will be enforced against faked products, that is, goods unlawfully bearing trademarks and against copies of copyrighted matters and matters protected by related rights, produced without the consent of their owners.

What is good about these amendments is that they give the customs officials the authority to suspend and stop clearance procedures for goods believed to constitute an infringement upon prior registered trademarks or copyrighted materials without waiting for the holder’s approval to file a request to do so.

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