- GCC

Possible free trade agreement between the EU and the GCC

Removing barriers within GCC

- India

Cadila Healthcare loses its rights on the 'Sugar Free' mark

Google successful in acquiring .IN domain names from local registrant

 

- Oman

Oman Franchise Exposition

 

- Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia approves GCC Trade Marks Law

Indian business forum formed in Saudi Arabia

- UAE

Debate on innovation in Islamic finance products

New judges appointed in Dubai

Deregistration of commercial agencies

Dubai, attractive for brand holding companies

Plans for new laws on company ownership

- Gaza     

     Suspension at Trade Mark Office
- GCC
     Update on GCC Unified Trade Mark Law
- India
     Bombay stock exchange (BSE) secures trade mark rights in its indices
- Lebanon     

     User generated content Lebanon case study
     Trade mark classification in Lebanon
- Libya     

      Patent applications in Libya
- Saudi Arabia
     Saudi Arabia to reform judicial system
     Trade Mark Office to close for Hajj
- United Arab Emirates    

      Law against commercial concealment in the UAE comes into effect
     Ras Al Khaimah to allow 100% foreign ownership
     Trade mark recordals with Sharjah Customs
-Yemen    

      Patent applications in Yemen

Issue 61 - August, 2007

- Bahrain

     Free Zone to launch in 2008
     Trade mark opposition decision
- India

     Court clarifies jurisdictional issues in copyright infringement cases
- Iraq

     Trade Mark Office 

- Tunisia     

     Amendments to Trade Mark Law in Tunisia
- United Arab Emirates

     UAE ranking in Arab Competitiveness Report 
     Dubai Economic Department issues 7,103 trade licences during the first half of 2007

     UAE Laws to Be Published in English

- Yemen
     Grace period at Yemeni trade marks office

 

 

Issue 60 - July 2007
- GCC
     GCC Customs meeting
- India     

     High Court rejects challenge to constitutionality of provisions of the Patent Law
     Significance of web to determine jurisdiction for domain name disputes
- Jordan     

     Development of Jordan judiciary
- Middle East
     US considers economic sanctions for failures to enforce IPR
- Oman     

     Oman to implement international treaties
- Qatar     

      Border measures to block counterfeit goods
- Saudi Arabia     

      Arab Consumer and Brand Protection Forum launched
- United Arab Emirates
     Counterfeit electronic goods
     Fake medicines seized

 

 

Issue 59 - June 2007
- Bahrain

     Bahrain accepts applications claiming priority for trade marks and designs
-India

     The Hilton International Group wins damages against a Kerala hotel group 
     Mumbai High Court refuses to grant injunction on basis of prior use
- Oman

     Oman ratifies international treaties

- United Arab Emirates
     Free trade negotiations between US and UAE stalled 
     DDED launches 'SME Feasibility Study' training programme for small businesses 
     Illegal consumer goods destroyed 
     Pirated software CDs swized 
     GCC Customs to meet 
     Ras Al-Khaimah Free Zone receives Code of Ethics Award 
     Research presented to Dubai Economic Research Award

 

 

Issue 58 - May 2007
- Bahrain

     New Courts in Bahrain
- Iran

     Cancellation action in Iran
- Lebanon

     Piracy in Lebanon
- Nigeria

      Information Technology Agreement
- United Arab Emirates

     UAE joins Information Technology Agreement 
     UAE Competition Law 
     Colour marks accepted by UAE Trade Marks Office 
     Statistics on counterfeit goods in Europe sourced from UAE

 

 

Issue 57 - April 2007

- Jordan

     Fight against counterfeit cosmetic products
- India

     Volvo obtains favourable Orders

     Court stops infringing NESTLE trade mark packaging

     Google recovers 'gmail' domain name
- Middle East

     Piracy levels

     IIPA recommendations

     IIPA copyright priorities
- Nigeria

     Amendment of proposed service mark classification
- Syria

     New trade mark law
- United Arab Emirates

     Fines for counterfeit goods could soon treble in Dubai

     DIFC Courts inaugurated

     Copyright and patents now under Ministry of Economy

 

 

Issue 56 - March 2007

- Egypt

     WIPO and Egyptian Institute for Diplomatic Studies sign MoU
- GCC

     Unified Trade Mark Law
- India

     Shell obtains Orders from the Delhi High Court 
     Court restrains use of FORD mark 
     Indian Government approved accession to Madrid Protocol
- Nigeria

     Service Marks now registerable in Nigeria 
     Speeding up registration process
- Syria

     New Trade Mark Law in Syria
- United Arab Emirates

     Copyright conference in Al Ain 
     Counterfeit goods destroyed 
     Experts to assist in rights violations case against MBC

 

 

 Issue 55 - February 2007

- Cameroon

     Cameroon signs Trade Mark Law Treaty
- GCC

     Possible conclusion of FTA deal between EU and GCC
- India

     Opposition to Patent Law plans

     GlaxoSmithKline enforces rights in the BETNOVATE mark

     Nestle obtains Orders in favour of its trade mark and logo
- Iran

      Confusion where ROYALS used for tobacco
- United Arab Emirates

     Admissibility of electronic records in evidence

     Trade Mark Office adopts the 9th Edition of the Nice Classification for Trade Marks

     Trade Mark Office accepts colour mark?

     Patent Office and Trade Mark Office come together

     EU Trade Commissioner meeting with UAE Minister of Economy

     Jebel Ali port eighth largest in the world

     UAE makes progress in trade talks with US

     Liberalisation of UAE Commercial Agency laws
- Yemen

     Accession to the Paris Convention

 

 

Issue 54 - January 2007

- Bahrain     

     Accession to Trade Mark Law Treaty and Patent Cooperation Treaty
- Botswana
     Accession to the Madrid System
- Egypt     

     Scotch Whisky Association successfully opposes SCOTTS WHISKY & design applications
     WIPO conference on copyright and development
- GCC     

      GCC new requirements for patent applications
- India     

     Canon obtains Court Orders
     Delhi High Court recognises Intel's goodwill and reputation
- Lebanon     

     Destruction of 150,000 pirated CDs
- United Arab Emirates     

     Data Protection Law issued by the DIFC
     WIPO decides first '.ae' ispute
     New UAE Commercial Companies Law soon
     UK and UAE to cooperate over VAT fraud
     Possible new courts in Sharjah