19

Apr

2010

by NJQ & Associates

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Newsletter: Domain Names Update

United Arab Emirates (UAE) , Saudi Arabia , Egypt

Three Arab countries namely Egypt, UAE, and Saudi Arabia are becoming technically qualified by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to allow for non-Latin characters in web ...

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19

Apr

2010

by NJQ & Associates

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Newsletter: Jordan – Reduction of Official Fees Expected to be Effective by the End of April 2010

Jordan

According to the last advertisement in the local newspaper AL Ghad dated, 13 April 2010, the government's approval to reduce the official fees is expected to be adopted by the ...

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19

Apr

2010

by NJQ & Associates

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Newsletter: UAE – Legal Update

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Lately, the Registrar of Trademarks in UAE issued his decision in favor of the Turkish company Cak Tekstil Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonium Sirketi

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15

Apr

2010

by NJQ & Associates

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Bahrain – Patents Update

Blog

The Bahraini Patent Office decided to give final grace period until 30 April 2010 to pay annuity fees on valid registered patents. Failure to do so will cause patent registration ...

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21

Mar

2010

by NJQ & Associates

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Newsletter: Egypt – Extension of Time for PCT Applications Accepted with Extra Cost

Egypt

The Minister of High Education & Scientific Research issued recently a resolution in which the Egyptian Patent office will accept an extension of time beyond the 30 months deadline to ...

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21

Mar

2010

by NJQ & Associates

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Newsletter: Syria – New Committee to Address Well-known Trademarks Infringements

Syria

Pursuant to presidential resolutions a new committee consisting of 9 experienced professionals, lawyers and trademarks practitioners and expert has been established to deal with complaints received from the owners of ...

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21

Mar

2010

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Newsletter: Bahrain – An Increase in the Official Fees for Filing Industrial Drawings and Designs

Bahrain

All official fees for filing new design applications, renewals and other recordals have increased following the publication of Implementing Regulations for Industrial Drawings and Designs Law No. 6 of 2006 ...

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21

Mar

2010

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

Kazakhstan

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.

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21

Mar

2010

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Newsletter: Jordan – Publication of the Reduction of Official Fees is Still Pending

Jordan

The governmental decision to reduce the official fees as agreed earlier between the Ministry of Trade & Industry and Trademarks Agents is still pending awaiting publication in the official gazette.

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21

Mar

2010

by NJQ & Associates

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Newsletter: Jordan – Registration at ASEZA is Highly Recommended

Jordan

Counterfeiting and copying famous trademarks are becoming a real threat to the owners of trademarks not in Jordan but also everywhere.

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