A dialogue session to discuss future plans for developing the intellectual property system in the country

The Intellectual Property Sector at the Ministry of Economy organized a dialogue session entitled “The Future of Intellectual Property Services and the Regulatory Framework,” with the aim of enhancing communication with partners and customers, highlighting the sector’s achievements for the year 2024 and reviewing future initiatives, in the presence of the Assistant Undersecretary for the Intellectual Property Sector at the Ministry of Economy, Dr. Abdul Rahman Hassan. Al-Muaini, and a number of representatives of the bodies concerned with intellectual property protection in the country.
Al-Muaini stressed during the session that the Ministry of Economy continues its efforts to strengthen the intellectual property sector in the country and provide all the technical and material capabilities and tools to harmonize international best practices, the most important of which was the launch by the Minister of Economy, Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, of the new intellectual property system, in partnership with a number of government bodies. Federal and private sector companies, within the framework of supporting the state’s efforts to provide a competitive climate and a suitable environment for creativity and innovation, and to empower national competencies and provide them with the latest proprietary technologies and applications. Intellectual.
Al-Muaini said: “Today’s session represents an ideal opportunity to exchange ideas and present constructive and innovative visions for developing the intellectual property sector in the country. We are keen to listen directly to the opinions and observations of partners, and to develop the services of the intellectual property sector to enhance the experience of customers and achieve their aspirations, which contributes to developing the sector’s operations and ensuring Achieving the goals of eliminating bureaucracy, enhancing awareness of intellectual property protection in various economic sectors, and increasing the contribution of intellectual property applications to driving innovation and enhancing the growth and sustainability of the knowledge-based national economy.”
The session reviewed the achievements of the intellectual property sector achieved in the year 2024, which was full of initiatives that strengthened the UAE’s position as a global center for intellectual property. Among the most prominent of these achievements in the field of trademarks is the launch of the “One-Day Mark” project, which accelerated the examination of trademarks, and the “Your Mark, Your Identity” initiative, which It supported small and medium enterprise owners in registering their trademarks easily, and the sector also continued to protect intellectual property rights in the sports sector by launching initiatives and coordinating with relevant authorities from the government and private sectors in the country.
The Ministry of Economy also launched the first phase of the “Automatic Blocking” project, which aims to block pirated websites that violate intellectual property rights, in addition to holding a number of workshops concerned with creative industries such as video games and publishing, as well as developing digital programs to spread awareness about the importance of intellectual property. And its fields.