Monday, 15 October 2012

Dubai Customs IP Workshop - 13 to 15 November 2012

The next IP Workshop will be held by Dubai Customs from 13th to 15th November 2012. Dubai Customs will select participants from those rights holders who express an interest.

Sunday, 14 October 2012

Eid Al Adha holiday in Saudi Arabia

The Eid Al Adha holiday in Saudi Arabia will run from Thursday 18 October 2012 to Friday 2 November 2012. Government departments will re-open on Saturday 3 November 2012.

The Customs department has issued a circular to those businesses with whom it works on Customs detentions based on trade mark infringement confirming that as Customs will be working over the Eid Al Adha holiday they expect representatives of the companies also to be available. This will disrupt the holiday for the 4 laboaratories, 4 service providers and 1 rights holder to whom the circular is addressed. 

GCC Patent Office hosts event on Pharma patents

The GCC Patent Office along with WIPO, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology and The Executive Board of the Health Ministers are hosting a workshop at KACST in Riyadh on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th October 2012 on 'Invention in the Pharmaceutical Sector: Patents, Undisclosed Information and Health Policies'. 

A busy program in the run up to Eid with some useful speakers and topics.