Eid Al Fitr 2014

Eid Mubarak!

Egypt - the Patent and the Trade Mark offices will be closed from Monday 28 July to Wednesday 20 July 2014.

GCC - the GCC Patent office, based in Saudi Arabia, will be closed from 22 July to Saturday 2 August, reopening on Sunday 3 August 2014.

Saudi Arabia - the Patent and Trade Mark offices will be closed from 22 July to Saturday 2 August, reopening on Sunday 3 August 2014.

United Arab Emirates - the Patent and Trade Mark offices will be closed from 25 July to Saturday 2 August, reopening on Sunday 3 August 2014.

European patent validation: EPO signs pact with Tunisia

A very useful note on this news from the Afro-IP blog here.

UAE - DDED - raising money for charity by shredding counterfeit bags

A very interesting story on Emirates 24/7 about an initiative of the Dubai Department for Economic Development to raise awareness of counterfeit goods while raising money for charity.