Change in our US Office Address

  As of July 2004, our US office has moved to a new, larger premises in order to better serve our  clients and associates. Accordingly, please amend your record as follows: 

        Currier address:

          1112 Linden Ave. #108

          Glendale, CA  91201

           U.S.A.

         Mailing address and contact details remain as below:

         njqpatent@aol.com

           P,O Box 467

           Burbank, CA. 91503

           Tel: (818) 846-5252

           Fax: (818) 846-5253 

Syria- Beginning of Protection Period 

The Director of the Intellectual Department issued a new regulation in May 2004, in respect of the beginning of the protection period for Trademarks, Patents and Industrial Designs.

 The validity starts for trademarks and industrial designs from the date of payment of publication fees i.e. after approval, and for patents from the filing date.

Qatar amendment of trademark filing Requirements 

The Registrar of the Qatari Trademark Office (QTMO) issued, as of June 28, new regulations amending the filing requirements as below :

1. Legalized power of attorney is required, earlier a simply signed power was accepted.
2. Certified copy of Extract from the Commercial Registrar of Incorporation or any equivalent document, earlier a legalization was required.
3. All documents must accompany the application when filed, while earlier, belated documents were accepted.
4. In case of priority application documents, these can be filed within 3 months after the date of application.

It is worth mentioning that Qatar is taking new measures to speed up the registration procedure.  It now takes 24 months from filing to registration, while it used to take up to five years.

Bahrain New Patent Law 

The directorate of Industrial Property in Bahrain has ceased to accept the filing of patent applications with effect from 12 May 2004 due to the non-issuance of the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law No. 1 of 2004. the Implementing Regulation of the said law is issued.  Further details and developments will follow shortly.

Iran Updates New Department to Fight against Infringers

In an attempt to fight against counterfeit pharmaceuticals and medical products, Iran has set up recently a specialized Office belonging to the General Prosecutor.

The aims of establishing this office are:

1.      To handle efficiently the prosecution of criminal cases relating to trademark Infringements.

2.      Speed up the procedures.

3.      Reduce the requirements from the plaintiff.

4.      To handle the matter by specialized and trained staff. 

Now, it is possible to directly file a complaint with this office, instead of the court, and take immediate effective action.

Should you need more information please contact us.

Iraq new regulations Regarding Registration of Trademark in class 34 

  As of July 2004, the Iraqi Trademark Office issued a new regulation regarding the registration of trademarks in Class 34.

1.      It is no longer required to provide a sample of the packs of the trademark to be registered.

2.      The requested Certificate attesting that the applicant is licensed to manufacture and / or trade the products of the class 34 is not needed anymore. 

It is worth mentioning that the officials are studying the possibilities of changing the duration of protection from 15 to 10 years.