Examination of design applications in Kuwait
15/10/2008
The Kuwait Designs Office has reinstated examination of design applications. Design applications are now examined as to form, local novelty and industrial applicability. However, currently the Designs Office is only examining design applications filed since 1993, examination in respect of recently filed applications is still on hold.
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Featured Act
Schedules 1 to 5 of the patent regulations
The following fees shall be paid in connection with applications, registrations and other matters under the Act. Such fees must in all cases be paid before or at the time of doing the matter in respect of which they are to be paid.
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Featured Case Law
Cyber squatters: 0 Brand owners: 1
The very first case in which a cyber squatter was ordered to transfer a .co.za domain name to a South African brand owner has just been handed down. The complainant was Telkom SA Limited. The domain name was registered on 4 September 2006, shortly after the announcement by Telkom Media (Pty) Limited, a subsidiary of Telkom SA Limited that it intended to apply for a satellite television subscription broadcasting licence from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa. This announcement received wide media attention at the time. |
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Janice Galvad
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