Trademark Registrations Increased By 39.12% in the UAE
The UAE Ministry of Economy recently released an update on the performance of the UAE's IP sector, showing that there has been a significant uptick in IP registrations in the first nine months of 2024, with the total volume of IP registrations increasing by 34%.
OBWB ATTENDING TMAP
With TMAP just around the corner, the firm is pleased to announce the participation of two members of our trademark team. Dionne Heard and Sherri Higgins look forward to meeting with fellow TMAP participants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
OBWB Team Attends #INTA2024
An international team of eight OBWB members attended the 2024 INTA conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm hosted a hospitality suite during the conference, and in collaboration with the Zhejiang government, we manned a booth in the exhibition hall.
OBWB @ #INTA2024
Our OBWB team looks forward to connecting with colleagues at INTA 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. We welcome you to visit us at our hospitality suite in the Georgia World Congress Center.
Motasem Abu Ghazaleh Elected to The Gulf Brand Protection Group Board of Directors
Congratulations to Motasem Abu Ghazaleh, OBWB's Global Trademark Manager on his election to the board of directors of the Gulf Brand Protection Group (BPG). The Gulf Brand Protection Group is a leading organization in the region dedicated to protecting brand owners' interests. OBWB's presence on the board will further strengthen BPG's ability to advocate for and protect intellectual property rights in the Gulf.
OBWB Excited to Attend INTA's TMAP event in Denver, Colorado!
We're looking forward to participating at INTA's upcoming 2023 Trademark Administrators & Practitioners (TMAP) Meeting, slated to be held October 1-3 in Denver, Colorado.
OBWB Team Attends INTA Conference
The firm's INTA team is just back from Singapore where we had a very busy week.
Name-calling of Public Officials: Another Step in the Shifting US Perspective on Trademark Registration
Over the past decade, a number of limits on trademark coverage have been found to be unconstitutional limits on free speech. The United States has traditionally prioritized freedom of speech rights under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution over any limits on registrability of scandalous, offensive, or disparaging marks, but has the U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit gone too far this time? Some think so, but others do not.
USPTO's Shortened Deadline for Responding to Trademark Office Actions Comes Into Force
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that starting from December 3, 2022, trademark applicants have 3 months to respond to most office actions. Previously, applicants had 6 months to respond to an office action.
Madrid System Vs. National Filing: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
In 1989, the Madrid Protocol was concluded to build what is known now known as the "Madrid System," a system that provides trademark owners the possibility, platform, and legislation to register a trademark in several countries by simply filing one application directly with their own national or regional trademark office. The Madrid System has benefits, but also disadvantages; whether to use it remains a matter of case-by-case analysis.
