IP UPDATES RELATED TO THE COVID_19 SITUATION 2021
| Country | Trademark & Patent Offices | Baianat IP Offices | Special Notes |
| GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council Patent Office (GCCPO) is fully operational, and all services continue to be available online. | Fully operational
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No extension on any deadlines .
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| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | The Saudi Authority of Intellectual Property is fully operational. | Fully operational
saudi@baianat-ip.com |
No extension on any deadlines .
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| United Arab Emirates | UAE TMO & PTO Services are available online. They are operational, but the visits are restricted since the services are available online. | Fully operational
dubai@baianat-ip.com |
UAE authorities are fully operational. However, no meetings are allowed.
Notary public services resumed work, but the notary cannot be consulted before execution. Ministry of foreign affairs is operating online. |
| Kuwait | The trademark and patent offices resumed work on the 30.June at a rate exceeding 30% . | Fully operational
Kuwait@baianat-ip.com |
TMO work in progress to accept all expired requests during the holiday (18 March – 30 June). |
| Bahrain | TMO and PTO are operating at 30% capacity.
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Fully operational
bahrain@baianat-ip.com |
It is possible to submit a letter through the online records in order to explain the difficulties of legalization one day before the deadline, but the decision is left to the Registrar’s discretion. |
| Qatar | TMO and PTO are operating at 80% capacity. | Fully operational
qatar@baianat-ip.com |
New filing of a trademark and patent applications can be filed and pay online, however, filing of oppositions, renewals, appeals and other procedures should be applied personally in the TMO . |
| Oman | TMO and PTO are fully operational. | Fully operational
oman@baianat-ip.com |
All deadlines will be effective from 8th October 2020. |
| Jordan | Fully operational | Fully operational
Jordan@baianat-ip.com |
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| Lebanon | Partially operational (closed till 08-March-2021 due to the Covid-19 cases in Lebanon). | Fully operational
Lebanon@baianat-ip.com |
All deadlines (Renewals, annuities, priorities, documents submission) are now extended officially until 30-June-2021. |
| Palestine (West Bank) | TMO are operating at 30% capacity.
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Fully Operational
palestine@baianat-ip.com
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| Palestine (Gaza Strip) | Fully operational | Fully Operational
gaza@baianat-ip.com |
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| Iraq | TMO and PTO are operating at 50% capacity from Sunday to Thursday. | Fully Operational
iraq@baianat-ip.com
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| Yemen | Fully operational | Fully Operational
Yemen@baianat-ip.com |
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| Egypt | Patent office: The Egyptian Patent Office is working online and on a restrained capacity as well.
Trademark and Designs Office: working on a restrained capacity. |
Fully Operational
egypt@baianat-ip.com |
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| Libya | Fully operational | Fully Operational
libya@baianat-ip.com |
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| Tunisia | The National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI) is fully operational. | Fully Operational
tunisia@baianat-ip.com |
Deadlines won’t be extendable . |
| Algeria | The Algerian Institute of Intellectual Property (INAPI) is working on a 50% capacity. | Fully Operational
Jordan@baianat-ip.com |
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| Morocco | The Moroccan Trademark and Patent Office is working online and on a restrained capacity as well. | Fully Operational
morocco@baianat-ip.com |
All deadlines have resumed since the 10th.July.2020, however, the TMO and PTO are working on deadlines by priorities.
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| Turkey | Fully operational | Fully Operational
turkey@baianat-ip.com |
Due to workload and the precautions taken in order to reduce the spread of the disease, proceedings might be slower than usual. |
| Sudan | Fully operational | Fully operational
sudan@baianat-ip.com |
For any urgent enquiry, please contact us at
saudi@baianat-ip.com or +962 79860 5031