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HONG KONG – Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) is thrilled to announce its participation in the 79th Council Meeting of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA 2026), which ...
DUBAI – The UAE has introduced targeted fee exemptions for industrial property services to support eligible innovators and lower barriers to intellectual property protection. Effective ...
DOHA – The QDR domain registry has announced the publication of its updated QDR Policies, released on October 21, 2026. The changes establish a new Registry system and set a definitive ...
MANAMA - The Directorate of Foreign Trade & Industrial Property, part of Bahrain’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce, announced that Bahrain will implement the Locarno International ...
BEIJING – The Chinese government has announced amendments to its Trademark Law, set to take effect January 1, 2027. The revised framework aims to modernize the trademark system for ...
GAZA - The Trademark Office of Gaza has extended the grace period for late trademark renewals. Under Administrative Decision No. 154/2026, the deadline to renew trademarks without ...
AMMAN - Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP), a global leader in intellectual property services, announced the launch of AGIP Connect. This cutting-edge digital platform is ...
MANAMA – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced the adoption of the 13th edition of the Nice Classification, which took effect on October 1, 2026. The move aligns Bahrain with ...
DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates has entered the world’s top 25 innovation economies for the first time, soaring to 25th place out of 139 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) ...
DUBAI - Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) UAE Office recently contributed to Dubai Customs’ ongoing efforts to safeguard intellectual property by delivering a practical ...
CAIRO - The Egyptian Intellectual Property Authority (EGIPA) announced the digitization of grievance committee proceedings concerning decisions issued by the General Department of ...
By: Amer Al-Nasser/ AGIP NordicImagine a sports fan wearing a team shirt, streaming a sporting match online, and sharing a highlight with friends. It feels like a single sporting ...
DUBAI - The Ministry of Economy and Tourism of the UAE has recently introduced its first Collective Management Guide for Music, which sets out regulations for the commercial use of ...
DUBAI - Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) announced a productive face-to-face meeting with key leaders from the UAE Patent Office. Ms. Athari Fahad Ali Mohammad Alhammadi, the ...
DOHA - The Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Qatar announced the launch of new electronic services for industrial designs and models, expanding how businesses and individuals can ...
MOSCOW - The Government of Russia has finalized a new requirement for trademark and service mark filings. Effective August 18, 2026, the application form for filing marks will ...
By: Amer Al-Nasser/ AGIP NordicNature is one of the world’s greatest laboratories.Nature, from rainforests to desert plants, can inspire medicines, cosmetics, food products, and ...
TASHKENT – According to Presidential Decree No. PF-115, Uzbekistan will raise its Base Calculation Rate (BCR) from 412,000 UZS (34.1923 USD) to 440,000 UZS (36.516 USD) effective ...
DAR ES SALAAM - The Court of Appeal of Tanzania has ruled that Tanzania has not domesticated the Banjul Protocol (the Protocol), and therefore, trademarks registered through ARIPO’s ...
ERBIL - The Kurdistan Region’s Trademark Office has announced a new regulation extending the validity period of trademark protection to 15 years. The change applies to all future ...
TRIPOLI - Libya’s Commercial Registry Authority has resumed the electronic publication of trademarks with the release of the 2026 Electronic Trademark Gazette on May 24, 2026. The ...
ALGERIA — On November 5, 2025, Algeria officially acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention (the 1961 Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public ...
GENEVA - Saudi Arabia has deposited its instruments of accession to both the Riyadh Design Law Treaty and the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International ...
AMMAN - Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) held a specialized training course for its staff to strengthen awareness of intellectual property (IP) rights and learn practical ...
RIYADH - The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) has announced the upcoming pilot of Tahaqaq, a new electronic enforcement platform designed to modernize customs-based ...
TUNIS – Under the patronage of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, the National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI), in partnership with the Korea ...
MUSCAT - Oman Customs announced two key regulatory clarifications designed to reinforce documentation standards and financial accountability across the Sultanate’s customs operations. ...
A deepfake can look like “just a video”, but legally it is often a mix of different rights colliding at once. In practice, there is no “single deepfake law” that solves everything, the ...
TRIPOLI - The Ministry of Economy and Trade issued Resolution No. (270) of 2026, a supplemental regulation that refines the technical and legal criteria for determining trademark ...
RIYADH - The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) has issued the implementing regulation for the Kingdom’s new Geographical Indications (GI) Protection Law, marking the ...
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