According to the Ministry of Economy, the total number of patent applications received during the past three years amounted to 7082 applications.

The ministry said in a statement to «Emirates Today», that it received during the past year 1974 patent application, noting that it also completed the registration of more than 18 thousand new brands, in addition to renew registration of 7429 marks.

Capacity development

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy for Economic Affairs, Eng. Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, said that the International Center for Patent Registration in the Ministry of Economy received 7082 patent applications in various sectors over the last three years. As a result of efforts to develop the Ministry's capabilities in the fields of examination and registration of patents ». Al-Shehhi added that the Center works in cooperation with the Korean Intellectual Property Office, which is the partner of the Ministry of Economy in this vital sector. He pointed out that «the total number of memorandums of understanding and partnership contracts concluded by the Ministry with the Korean side of cooperation The development of the sector in the period from 2014 to March of this year 14 agreements and contracts ».

Priority

"The Ministry of Economy is working in coordination with various federal and local authorities and the private and academic sectors to promote awareness and establish health practices in this field," Al Shehhi said.

"The Ministry has signed several cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding with competent authorities inside and outside the country, including the establishment of programs to develop mechanisms and systems for the examination and registration of patents, as well as an advanced electronic program to automate the various services of the International Center for the registration of patents, as well as support inventors and innovators.

He added that «agreements have been signed with centers and institutions specialized in France and South Korea to support small and medium-sized enterprises based on innovation and maximize its use of intellectual property applications».

Legislative environment

Al-Shehhi said that all these agreements are in line with the Ministry's efforts to strengthen the legislative environment in support of the entrepreneurship sector and to develop the intellectual property laws in force in the UAE in line with international best practices. It is in line with the State's obligations within its membership in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). .

He pointed out that «the most prominent of the current efforts is the ongoing cooperation with the relevant authorities to modernize the law of trademarks and its amendments in the State, as well as the amendment of the law of copyright».

Trademarks

"The Department of Trademarks in the Ministry completed last year registering 18,626 new brands, renewing the registration of 7,429 marks, processing 1520 trademark transfer applications and 57 licensees," Al Shehhi said.

Workbooks

The Ministry of Economy's Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, Eng. Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al-Shehhi, said that the number of requests for registration of works received by the Ministry during the past year amounted to 1227 applications, of which 399 from government agencies, 414 from individuals and 414 from the importation and distribution of works .

7429

Brand renewed

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