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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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Apr
2020
The Ministry of Economy has, by Cabinet Decision number 20 of 2020, announced that it has reduced the official fees for trademark services in the UAE
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Mar
2020
The Head of the General Department for Intellectual Property Protection in Yemen has on 1 March 2020, circulated a decision removing all opposed trademark applications filed in and before 2015
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Jan
2020
The Minister of Justice issued a circular letter announcing that the general judiciary, through the commercial departments and courts in Saudi Arabia, shall begin to adjudicate adversarial copyright and patent ...
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Dec
2019
This is to advise that the Trademark Office in Somalia has resumed its operations as of November 2019, after being shut down
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Dec
2019
The Ministry of Economy is planning to withdraw this decision and reinstate the previously waived official fees regarding patents, industrial designs, and utility models
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Nov
2019
A new Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of Myanmar has been set-up under the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar and is anticipated to commence its operations on 20 December 2019 under ...
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Oct
2019
Pursuant to the Ministerial Decision number 51 of 2019 issued by the Ministry of Economy, the official fees have been waived for some services related to patents, industrial designs, and ...
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Aug
2019
The Trademarks Registrar of the State of Palestine has issued a circular letter in which the translation of the trademark must be provided when the application is filed.
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Jul
2019
The Ministry of Economy has, by Ministerial Decree number 51 of 2019, announced that the official fees for trademark registrations and renewals will be reduced in the UAE