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MEA IP Express - September 2009

Significant and Important Changes relating to PCT Filings in Egypt
Egypt Ratifies the Madrid Protocol
Bahrain: Copyright Registration Available
Abu Dhabi Increases Penalties for Illegal Business Activities
Gulf States Plan Single Arbitration Law
Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal: decision relating to 'well-known' marks
Qatar: Establishment of the Intellectual Property Protection Centre
Government Helps Tame Software Piracy Rate in UAE
Dubai Customs Recordals

MEA IP Express - June 2009

New intellectual property by-law in Iran
Sudan issues new trade mark regulations
Morocco ratifies WIPO's trade mark law treaty
World Intellectual Property Day
Dubai Customs and the fight against counterfeits
Panel to amend UAE patent law
Software piracy grows in the Gulf
UAE may relax rules on foreign investment
Expatriate sponsorship matters in Bahrain, UAE and Saudi Arabia
Financial crisis leading to more trade disputes in Dubai
GCC States urged to treat counterfeiting more severely

 

MEA IP Express - February 2009

Protection offered to three dimensional trade marks
Awareness campaign in Abu Dhabi
Changes in practice in respect of trade mark classification
DIFC draft IP Laws - open for public consultation
Courts established at Dubai International Financial Centre

 

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