Syrian People’s Assembly Endorses Draft Law for Distinctive Marks
06-Mar-2007
DAMASCUS - The Syrian People’s Assembly endorsed in its meeting on March 6, 2007, the Draft Law for Distinctive Marks, Geographical Indications and Industrial Designs and Models which was approved by the Council of Ministers on June 6, 2006.
The draft, which became a law following the endorsement, will be referred to the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in order to be passed and then published in the Official Gazette.
According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the law introduced developments in the Intellectual Property (IP) field including improved customs measures, a specialized court to settle IP cases and the regulation of IP agents in Syria.