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D Young & Co LLP | Israel, Samoa, Vietnam | 1 Nov 2019
In a series of recent announcements, Israel, Vietnam, and Samoa have each recently deposited their instrument of accession to the Geneva Act (1999)…
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Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu PC | Samoa | 31 Mar 2019
Samoa acceded to the Madrid Protocol on December 4, 2018. The Protocol will enter into force with respect to Samoa on March 4, 2019. Samoa will be the…
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Novagraaf | Samoa | 13 Jan 2019
Le 4 décembre 2018, le Gouvernement des Samoa a déposé auprès de l’OMPI son instrument d’adhésion au Protocole de Madrid contenant : la déclaration…
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Novagraaf | Afghanistan, Malawi, Samoa, etc. | 3 Dec 2018
Het aantal landen dat zich aansluit bij het internationale systeem voor merkregistraties, op basis van het Verdrag van Madrid en het daarbij behorende…
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World Trademark Review | European Union, Portugal, Russia, etc. | 9 Oct 2018
Every Tuesday and Friday, WTR presents a round-up of news, developments and insights from across the trademark sphere. In our latest edition, we look…
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AJ Park | Samoa | 11 Nov 2016
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Labour has introduced a new schedule of fees that will apply from 1 January 2017. The new fee schedule…
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Shearman & Sterling LLP | Samoa, Saudi Arabia | 30 Sep 2016
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has the largest information communication and technology market in the Middle East by both capital volume and spending. It…
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Rockwell Olivier | Samoa | 12 Sep 2013
The Mediation Rules 2013 were introduced by the Samoan government in August 2013, reflecting their endorsement of mediation as a pre-court or…
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Rockwell Olivier | Samoa | 3 Jun 2013
On 29 March 2013 the Parliament of Samoa passed the Personal Property Securities Act 2013 (PPSA) into law. The PPSA will reform the law relating to…
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Spruson & Ferguson | Asia-Pacific, Australia, Samoa, etc. | 4 Dec 2012
There have been a number of changes to the legislation in various countries in the South Pacific over the last 12 months including new Trade Marks Acts in Vanuatu and Samoa.