IPR protection measures in GCC
Introduction Gulf region is largely recognized for its large amount natural resources especially of oil and gas. With the remarkable growth in the economy, it has attracted the eyes of investors from all over the world. With an ambitious objective to promote co-operation of member nations and become knowledge based economies Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) […]
Oman : Competition and Anti-Monopoly Law
The Sultanate of Oman’s evolving competition and anti-trust law has not yet been enacted or applied by way of enforcement action. But, the potential investors, who are planning to expand their business in the Sultanate, should tighten their belts and take every step to understand the soon to be effective law to ensure compliance. Major […]
Introduction of Trademark Law in Bahrain
Introduction Bahrain published and introduced trademark law on 29th May, 2016 and with this it became second nation in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to bring GCC trademark law into force after Kuwait where trademark law came into force in the beginning of this year. The GCC trademark law was initially published by GCC Secretariat […]
MENA energy investment to reach $900b in five years
DUBAI: A new report from Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp), owned by Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) says that the total committed and planned energy investments in the MENA region could reach $900 billion over the next five years. The report reveals that planned MENA investments in the energy sector are estimated to […]