1. The Customer: Government of Iraq, Ministry of Commerce.
   The Service: Drafting amendments of Iraqi Trademarks and Descriptions Law No. 21 of 1957.
   Point of Contact: Iraqi Ministry of Commerce.
   Output:  We have been asked by the Iraqi Ministry of Commerce to provide suggested amendments to the Iraqi Trademarks and Descriptions Law No. 21 of 1957 which we submitted to the Iraqi Government in December 2003. As a result, our notes were taken into consideration when the law was amended and issued under CPA/ORD/26 Apr 04/80.

2. The Customer: Government of Bahrain, Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
   The Service: Drafting of the implementing regulations for the intellectual property laws in Bahrain.
   Point of Contact: The Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
   Output:  

* Complete drafts of the following regulations:

• Trademark Implementing Regulations.
• Copyright Implementing Regulations.
• Patent Implementing Regulations.
• Industrial Design Implementing Regulations.
• Integrated Circuit Implementing Regulations.
• Plant Variety Implementing Regulation.
• Trade Secret Implementing Regulation.
• Geographical Indication Implementing Regulation.

As a result for Bahrain's accession to the WTO, IP laws had to be amended to international standards. The Government of Bahrain drafted the new IP laws, but needed a firm to draft the implementing regulations. We were entrusted with this task.

Drafts were submitted to the Bahraini Ministry of Industry and Trade in November 2003. The total period for finalizing the drafts was three months and drafts were made from scratch.

3.  The Customer: Government of Lebanon, Ministry of Economy and Trade:
   The Service: Participated in a committee to draft the new Trademark law, including geographical indications.
   Point of Contact: Ministry of Economy and Trade in Lebanon.
   Output: A draft of the new Trademark Law submitted in March 2005. The draft is still pending approval by the Lebanese Parliament.
   
4. The Customer: Government of Lebanon, Ministry of Economy and Trade:
   The Service: Drafted the new E-Commerce and Electronic Signature law.
   Point of Contact: Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade.
   Output: We were the only private law firm to participate in preparing the drafts of the new E-Commerce and Electronic Signature Law; other parties involved were public and international bodies. Our draft, submitted in June 2005, was chosen as one of the three main drafts to be selected by the Prime Minister’s Office and will be sent to the Lebanese Parliament once approval is obtained from the Cabinet.
5. The Customer: Government of Lebanon, Ministry of Culture:
   The Service: Drafted the new implementing regulations for the Collective Societies for the Protection of Copyrights and Neighboring Rights.
   Point of Contact: Lebanese Ministry of Culture.
   Output: We submitted a draft of the new implementing regulations for the Collective Societies in January 2005. Our draft was accepted by the Minister of Culture and pending approval by the Cabinet to be sent to the Lebanese Parliament.
   
6. The Customer: Government of Lebanon, Prime Minister’s Office.
   The Service: Drafted amendments to the Offshore Companies Act No. 46 of 1983.
   Point of Contact: Lebanese Prime Minister’s Office.
   Output: We submitted an amended draft of the Offshore Companies Act No. 46 of 1983 in July 2005. The project included preparing a 150 page study of the offshore environments worldwide with comparisons to Lebanon. The new draft was approved by the Lebanese Cabinet and the Management and Justice Committee of the Lebanese Parliament, and pending a final approval by the Lebanese Parliament itself.
7. The Customer: Government of Lebanon, Prime Minister’s Office.
   The Service: Drafted amendments to the internal regulations concerning the publication of patent and trademark applications in the official gazette.
   Point of Contact: Lebanese Prime Minister’s Office.
   Output: We prepared an amended draft of the internal regulations governing the publication of patent and trademark applications in the official gazette. The amendments were approved and applied immediately as of May 2006.
8. The Customer: Government of Iraq, Ministry of Culture:
   The Service: Drafting the new Iraqi Copyright Law.
   Point of Contact: Iraqi Ministry of Culture.
   Output: We submitted a draft of the new Copyright Law of the year 2005 on April 2005. The draft is still pending for the approval of the Iraqi Parliament.