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Feb

2011

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Newsletter: Iran – New Trademark Filing Requirement

According to the new amendment of the Iranian Trademark Office, it is now required to submit a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation from the Commercial Register or any equivalent ...

18

Jan

2011

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Newsletter: Gaza – Revised Requirements for Trademarks Filing

Gaza Strip (State of Palestine)

Lately, the Trademark Office decided that all new trademark applications must be accompanied by the following documents:

14

Dec

2010

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Newsletter: Iraq – New Regulations to Expedite the Trademarks Examination

Iraq

In an attempt to expedite the slow processing of old pending trademarks applications which had been filed long time and not examined yet, the Trademark Office in Baghdad decided that ...

14

Dec

2010

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Newsletter: Yemen – New Trademark Law Will Be Effective Shortly

Yemen

A new Trademark & Geographical Indications Law has been issued on 22 November 2010 by a decree from the President Ali Abedllah Saleh. The said law will become effective after ...

21

Nov

2010

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Newsletter: Gaza – Simply Signed Powers of Attorney are No Longer Allowed

Gaza Strip (State of Palestine)

Lately, the Trademark Office in Gaza requested that all powers of attorney submitted with all trademarks matters are to be notarized

25

Oct

2010

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Newsletter: Uganda – Service Marks are Registrable Now

Uganda

As from 3 September 2010 it will be possible to protect service marks after amending the current Trademark Law No. 17 for the year 2010

25

Oct

2010

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Newsletter: Venezuela – Modifications on the Local Patent and Trademark Procedures

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

On 1 October 2010, the Venezuela Patent & Trademark Office (VPTO) issued office notice concerning some modifications on local patent and trademark procedures as follows:

29

Sep

2010

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Newsletter: Kazakhstan – Accession to Madrid Protocol

Kazakhstan

Recently Kazakhstan has joined Madrid Protocol, effective from 8 December 2010.

29

Sep

2010

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Newsletter: OHIM Updates – Progress on Performance Procedures

EUIPO (OHIM) - EUTM (CTM)

Recent evidences indicate that there is further progress made in term of the speed of publication and registration of community trademarks filed through OHIM (The Office of Harmonization for the ...

29

Sep

2010

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Newsletter: Afghanistan – Why Filing Trademarks in Afghanistan is Recommended

Afghanistan

Our office has noticed lately that there is an increasing number of trademarks applications filed in Afghanistan by small, medium, and large companies as well