Dubai Customs Recognizes AGIP as a Strategic Partner, Launches Government E-portal for IPR
27 Apr 2011
It’s really a great pleasure and honor for us to receive such reward for the second year in a row, under the guidance of our Chairman HE Senator Talal Abu-Ghazaleh - Amjad El Husseini
DUBAI – April 27, 2011 - In recognition of its considerable role in safeguarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), Dubai Customs honored Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) on April 25, 2011 at the Mina A'Salam Hotel in Dubai.
AGIP was recognized for being the biggest Intellectual Property firm in registering and recording trademarks with Dubai Customs.
Executive Director of AGIP UAE Offices Mr. Amjad El Husseini who received the reward on behalf of AGIP said: “It’s really a great pleasure and honor for us to receive such reward for the second year in a row, under the guidance of our Chairman He Senator Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. On the other hand, it proves the awareness of the trademarks owners around the world for the vital role that Dubai Customs plays in safeguarding their Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in the UAE.”
Moreover, Mr. Ahmed Mahboub Musabih, executive director of the Clients Management at Dubai Customs revealed that they are about to launch a unified E-portal (iprgate.gov.ae) for Intellectual Property with the participation of several respective ministries, authorities and federal departments. This is the first government E-portal for Intellectual Property in the Middle East which comprises all issues related to IPRs such as local and international regulations and legislations, the adopted procedures in every concerned local authorities and their events and activities in this domain.
Honoring AGIP coincides with the global's celebration of the World Intellectual Property Day. In 2000, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Member States decided to designate an annual World Intellectual Property Day. They chose April 26, the date on which the Convention establishing WIPO originally entered into force in 1970.
Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) was established in Kuwait in 1972, under the name of T.M.P Agents in a time when Intellectual Property (IP) protection was still in its early stages of development in the Arab region. However, since our launch, AGIP has consistently been at the forefront of efforts to improve the infrastructure of IP in the Arab world.
To this end, AGIP has worked in close coordination with Arab governments and multilateral organizations on introducing an efficient IP system that has brought up significant changes to the region.
