A Palestinian lawyer has accused Israel of stealing their culture, by eating foods such as hummus, tehinni and falafel and also by selling these abroad. More details may be watched here: WATCH_ Israel stole our falafel and hummus, Palestinians moan.html… Read More ›
The Questions in Dispute Did Yehezkel Panyan infringe the copyright of Aharon Amram’s song “A Tear in the Eye”? To answer this question, we have to look at the claims raised by the defendant which allege that the plaintiff has no rights in the… Read More ›
RAMALLAH – On 18 November 2018, the General Directorate of Intellectual Property in the Ministry of National Economy of the Palestinian Authority (which sometimes calls itself the State of Palestine) has announced that new trademark applications may now be filed… Read More ›
RAMALLAH – The Ministry of National Economy of the Palestinian Autonomy has adopted the 10th Edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks under the Nice Agreement (Nice Classification). From 1… Read More ›
Israel is a member of the Lisbon Convention for the Appellation of Origin. This is an international convention beloved of the French and frowned upon by the common law countries. Essentially food and drink associated with certain places is entitled to wider… Read More ›
Clients sometimes ask about whether or not it is worth registering trademarks in the Gaza Strip. Recently, we’ve been handling the destruction of fake plumbing goods destined to Gaza, that were stopped at the Israel Port of Ashkelon. Delivering papers… Read More ›
On 28 August 2017 the Syria Minister of Internal Trade issued Ministerial Decree No. 2133 announcing an increase in the official publication fees for new trademarks and renewal applications, as well as for publication for recordals of assignment, mergers and… Read More ›
Jordan based patent attorneys Qumsieh report filed an application in the Palestinian Authority (referred to by Qumsieh as the State of Palestine) for a trademark for Halley on behalf of their Client, Yildez Holding Anonim Sirketi, a Turkish company, on 25… Read More ›
On 13 August 2014, the New Dubak Natsha ltd filed Israel trademark application no. 267474 in class 29 for chips (potato crisps). The stylized mark is shown alongside, and reads CHIPSICO Batates Modalaah – (Chipsico Crinkle-Cut Potato Chips). The same… Read More ›
Jordan became the 152nd member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on March 9, 2017, and the most recent Arab state to accede to the PCT. The Accession Procedures of Jordan to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) with the Secretary… Read More ›
