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May
2020
The VAT amount has been raised from 5% to 15% in Saudi Arabia, effective 1 July 2020.
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Jan
2019
MANAMA - The Patent Office in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of Bahrain issued its Implemention Regulations for Patents and Utility Models Law No. 1 of 2004
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Mar
2018
Yemen issued a Ministerial Decree No. 20 for the year 2018 regarding changes to the registration procedures of trademarks on 18 March 2018
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Feb
2018
DAMASCUS - The Security Council has on 24 February 2018, established a new court called the Fifth Civil Court of First Instance
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Feb
2018
MUSCAT - The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has adopted the 11th Edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services
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Dec
2017
KUWAIT CITY - The Trademark Office (TMO) in Kuwait announced that renewal and recordal applications will no longer be endorsed on their respective original registration certificates.
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Aug
2017
Oman has adopted the new unified Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Trademark Law on 31 July 2017 by Royal Decree number 33 of 2017
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Mar
2017
The Trademark and Patent Office of Andorra (OMPA) has announced a 7% increase in the official fees for all IP matters
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Feb
2017
Per a recent update in the Moroccan Trademark Office, the request for a trademark renewal must contain all classes associated with that trademark registration
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Dec
2016
This is to advise that according to a circular letter from the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP), the official fees for all transactions related to trademarks, patents, and industrial ...