Region: Africa & Middle East

The key takeaways from WIPO’s 2018 IP indicators report

11 January 2019

There is not much time left to make nominations for the 2019 edition of IAM Strategy 300, our exclusive guide on the world's best IP strategists.

30 November 2018

The Israel Patent Office recently published its 2017 Annual Report, revealing interesting trends and changes in the IP registration system in Israel.

14 November 2018

The Ministry of Health has invited individuals, organisations and stakeholders to participate in the examination process for the need to amend Section 47D of the Pharmacists Ordinance.

25 September 2018

New report claims status of US, EU and UK as leading innovators under threat as they struggle to maximise return on R&D investment.

20 July 2018

In June’s round-up of life sciences-related news, we report on the US Supreme Court’s decision to grant certiorari in the Helsinn Healthcare v Teva Pharmaceuticals Section 102 dispute, but not in the Cleveland Clinic’s Section 101 case against True…

07 July 2018

New IP policy looks to get tough on evergreening in pharma industry but also brings country closer to international best practices.

15 June 2018

Series of unique factors contributed to country's status as start-up hub but there are growing signs that more needs to be done to preserve it.

06 May 2018

Corephotonics, a developer of dual camera technologies based in Tel Aviv, last week announced a licensing agreement with Chinese smartphone maker Oppo. It appears to be the first publicly announced IP licence with a major smartphone OEM for the…

26 April 2018

The world’s largest oil and gas company Saudi Aramco has filed an inter partes review (IPR) against a Korean petrochemical business in what is a highly unusual move by one of the energy majors. The Saudi national oil giant, which produces 12.5…

14 November 2017