UAE Ministry of Economy Oversees IP Activities

04 Apr 2006
ABU DHABI - The Ministry of Economy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) shall be the sole authority that oversees intellectual property activities and matters, as per a decision adopted by the UAE Council of Ministers in its meeting on March 20, 2006 in Abu-Dhabi, a press release by Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) stated.
 
Accordingly, all jurisdictions and powers assigned to the Ministry of Finance and Industry and Ministry of Information and Culture in the UAE in relation to intellectual property issues shall be transferred to the Ministry of Economy.
According to the Dubai-based Al-Bayan Newspaper, the afore-mentioned decision shall be submitted to President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to be finally endorsed.
 
AGIP is the leading regional firm for global intellectual property rights (IPR) services, providing IPR protection, domain name registration, portfolio management, infringement watch and legal representation.
 
AGIP operates out of its regional office in Amman (Jordan) and its 30 fully owned offices covering all the Arab region, Pakistan, India and Turkey. AGIP covers the globe through its liaison offices in the US, Canada, Europe and China as well as its worldwide network of 150 correspondents.