Permanent representative to the united nations in Geneva ambassador Dr. Abdulaziz Alwasil submitted the instruments of locarno agreement establishing an international classification for industrial designs and the vienna agreement establishing an international classification of the figurative elements of marks.

The Data Protection Law in Egypt has been approved and published in the official gazette on the 15^th of July under Resolution No. 151 for the year 2020 to be implemented within three (3) months from the aforementioned date, which leaves us now halfway through to full implementation.

This law is complementary to the Egyptian government’s efforts to transform and preserve the way digital interactions take place on daily basis. In addition, it aims to protect the privacy and integrity of personal data held on individuals by various businesses and organizations.

Furthermore, under this law, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology will issue the Data Protection Law’s Executive regulations within six months from the date of active implementation of the Data Protection Law itself.

In accordance with the law, A Data Protection Center has been established to be the regulatory body targeting to maintain compliance with the said law. The Egyptian Prime Minister has also approved the hiring of a chief executive officer to be responsible for setting the needed data protection policies, strategies and procedures.

In a nutshell, the newly issued Data Protection Law primarily addresses the rights for use of sensitive personal data, cross-border electronic transfers, monetary penalties and criminal sanctions for violations of the Data Protection Law taking into consideration compliance with the international General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

The companies’ obligations sat under the law requires companies to implement them within three (3) months from the law’s date of publication, or companies might risk a fine no less than one hundred thousand Egyptian Pound (100,000 EGP) and/or imprisonment for a minimum of six (6) months.

We are very pleased to announce that our team will be attending the AIPPI World Congress 2019 in London, from 15-18th September. Come and meet us !

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أطلق المعهد الوطني للمواصفات والملكية الصناعية،  يوم الاربعاء، 31 جويلية مواصفة تونسية جديدة تتعلق بنظام التصرف في التجديد والملكية الفكرية (م ت 110.500) تساهم في تحسين تنافسية المؤسسات الوطنية.

With the last changes on the Implementing Regulations of Turkish Industrial Property Law which has been entered into force on the 8th of July 2019, the obligation of submission of the notarized signature declaration (for natural entities) and notarized circular of signature (for legal entities) for certain important transactions has been abolished. The related transactions are listed in the table below:

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The Ministry of Industry and SMEs annouced an increase in all the fees for trademarks, patents, and designs procedures. The increase is of 100% for trademarks, 30% for patents, and 20% for designs. 

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 Cairo 23^rd of April 2019 - SMAS IP sponsored a ceremony to celebrate the World Intellectual Property Day, in cooperation with the Arab League.

Join us in Boston for the INTA's 141st annual conference. 

Join us in Boston for the INTA's 141st annual conference. 

SMAS-IP wishes you a Happy Women's Day.

As of January 20, 2019, Kuwait’s Trademark Office applied changes to the registration and the e-filing platform. 

European Patents in Tunisia: Validation Agreement between EPO and Tunisia to enter into force on 1 December 2017.