PEIE looks at intellectual property
19 Feb 2006The event was organized by Abu Ghazaleh Intellectual Property and held under the patronage of HE Ahmed Al Dheeb, Under Secretary, Commerce of Industry, Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Vice Chairman, PEIE.
The opening remarks were delivered by Eng. Mohammed Al Ghassani, Executive Vice President, PEIE and Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. The event covered a range of issues, including: IPR and Economic Development; IP Valuation; The Role of Intellectual Rights in the Process of Economic Development and the General Overview on Licensing and Technology Transfer.
Presentations were delivered by a number of high profile IPR personalities including: HE Ambassador Saad Al Faragi, League of Arab States representative at the UN in Geneva; Mr. Hamid Mamdouh, WTO; and Mr. Salim Al Toki, IP Department, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
Al Ghassani commented:
The opening remarks were delivered by Eng. Mohammed Al Ghassani, Executive Vice President, PEIE and Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. The event covered a range of issues, including: IPR and Economic Development; IP Valuation; The Role of Intellectual Rights in the Process of Economic Development and the General Overview on Licensing and Technology Transfer.
Presentations were delivered by a number of high profile IPR personalities including: HE Ambassador Saad Al Faragi, League of Arab States representative at the UN in Geneva; Mr. Hamid Mamdouh, WTO; and Mr. Salim Al Toki, IP Department, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
Al Ghassani commented:
'IP allows people to own their creativity and innovation in the same way they can own physical property. The owner of IP can control and be rewarded for its use, and this encourages further innovation and creativity to the benefit of us all. Indeed, PEIE, through its work on the Sultanate's six industrial estates and on KOM is all about encouraging innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship - therefore, IP is very much on our radar screen.'
He added: 'But IP doesn't just cover ideas that you can patent or copyright. There are special laws governing patents, copyright and trademarks, but other things such as 'know-how' and 'confidential information'.
'For example, if you have notebooks, data, databases, jottings, sketches, diagrams, drawings, paintings, movies, photographs, programs, web sites, or web pages you have developed, then these can all be considered as having some intellectual property rights. From this you can see that IP impacts on nearly everyone and so everyone should take notice and be aware of the possible implications. We're delighted to be hosting such an important seminar.'
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