"Emirates Intellectual Property" Promotes innovation and creativity
Dubai, April 4, 2017 – The Emirates Intellectual Property Association is leading continuous efforts to spread awareness of the importance of protecting intellectual rights, by organizing workshops, training programs, and specialized forums targeting various segments of society. It has succeeded in training more than 18,500 trainees from university and school students, in addition to cadres from the government and private sectors, in the fields of patents, trademarks, and copyright.
The association implemented a set of field awareness initiatives that included a number of regions, through which it focused on the dangers of infringement on intellectual property rights and the importance of protecting creative works.
As part of its efforts to build specialized national cadres, the Association launched the National Initiative to qualify police cadres in the field of intellectual property rights enforcement, in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which resulted in the graduation of 25 police officers from various police leadership at the state level, representing all the emirates of the country, to be the nucleus of specialized teams in combating intellectual property rights violations.
It organized conferences and forums that discussed intellectual property issues and reviewed the challenges associated with protecting intellectual rights in light of technical developments.
The Association is the organizer of the Regional Conference on Combating Intellectual Property Crimes in the Middle East and North Africa, which has succeeded in organizing 14 consecutive editions, with the participation of more than 25 countries, and in cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and partners from government agencies and law enforcement agencies in the UAE, which has strengthened the country’s position as a regional and international center for dialogue in this field.
It also organized two Gulf conferences on the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in cooperation with the intellectual property associations in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait, and 4 Arab conferences in cooperation with the Arab Organization for Administrative Development of the League of Arab States, the Egyptian-Japanese University and the University of Sharjah within the framework of enhancing regional cooperation and exchanging experiences.
The Association strengthened its international presence by receiving a delegation from the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), and participating in meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in a way that supports the development of the intellectual rights protection system at the international level.
It expanded the scope of its cooperation by signing more than 64 memorandums of understanding and cooperation agreements with local, regional and international bodies, including international organizations, academic institutions, governmental and judicial bodies, in a way that enhances institutional integration in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
The association has achieved notable achievements at the local and international levels, most notably receiving the Global IP Champion Award in 2020 from the Innovation and Policy Center of the US Chamber of Commerce, in recognition of its efforts to enhance international cooperation and implement qualitative programs in the field of intellectual property.
It contributed to supporting the development of the legislative environment for intellectual property in the UAE and keeping pace with legal amendments, thus enhancing the protection of the rights of creators and establishing an advanced legal environment.
His Excellency Major General Dr. Abdul Quddus Abdul Razzaq Al Obaidli, President of the Emirates Intellectual Property Association, confirmed to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, that the Association continues to achieve qualitative achievements in the field of spreading the culture of intellectual property, noting that organizing 14 consecutive editions of the Regional Conference to Combat Intellectual Property Crimes reflects the international confidence and advanced position that the UAE has reached in this field.
He said that the association adopts an integrated approach that combines community awareness, capacity building, and strengthening strategic partnerships, which contributes to preparing specialized national cadres, supporting law enforcement efforts, and establishing a culture of respect for intellectual property as a basic pillar of the knowledge-based economy.
He pointed out that the association continues to develop its programs and initiatives, and expand the scope of its cooperation with local, regional and international partners, in a way that supports the UAE’s trends towards global leadership in the fields of innovation and creativity protection.
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