Qatar to chair Arab League intellectual property committee

Qatar to chair Arab League intellectual property committee

Doha, The Gulf Observer: Qatar has been elected to chair the Technical Committee for Intellectual Property at the Arab League, for a period of two years. This came during the 10th meeting of the committee, which was held at the headquarters of the Arab League’s General Secretariat in Cairo, on February 15 and 16.

The Technical Committee for Intellectual Property is concerned with setting rules for cooperation between Arab countries in the field of intellectual property rights protection.

With the committee’s central role being the enhancement of Arab awareness regarding intellectual property issues, all while encouraging innovation. The committee members unanimously elected Amna Jaber Al Kuwari, Director of the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Department at the Ministry of

Commerce and Industry as Chairman of the Technical Committee for a period of two years.

The election of Qatar to chair the Technical Committee reflects the tremendous interest that the State attaches to intellectual property issues.

During the meeting, the committee reviewed the recommendations of its 9th meeting in February, as well as the implementation of the recommendations of the sub-committees on industrial property and copyright and related rights.

The committee also agreed in establishing a regional network of technology and innovation support centres, all while discussing mechanisms to implement statistics and specific indicators of the reality of industrial property in Arab countries.