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AMCHAM CONGRATULATES THE UAE FOR ITS EFFORTS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS Business to Government Collaboration Nets a Win for All Dubai-UAE: 23 May, 2021 – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been demonstrating leadership in the realm of regional intellectual property protection for those operating within their borders. AmCham Dubai and the American Brands Forum celebrate with the United Arab Emirates the recently published United States Trade Representative Special 301 Report. The UAE’s recent efforts to protect Intellectual Property have been recognized and resulted in the UAE’s removal from the report which is an annual review of the global state of IP protection and enforcement. As an example, The Ministry of Health and Prevention resolved concerns with IP protection of pharmaceutical products by issuing Decree 321. Dubai Police, Dubai Customs, and Ajman DED have taken leadership roles in resolving long-standing Intellectual Property (IP) enforcement concerns. Given the important role UAE plays in the global movement of goods, this work has helped to alleviate a major cause of industry concerns. The UAE increased transparency this past year as many authorities published their IP enforcement procedures and Federal Customs began publishing annual IP enforcement statistics.
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THE AMCHAM UPDATE Q2 - 2021
Recently, the Ajman Department of Economic Development committed to a collaborative working relationship with the AmCham Dubai’s American Brands Forum (ABF) and worked to clear counterfeit goods from the Ajman China Mall. AmCham Dubai’s engaged brands have demonstrated full support for the ongoing program with Ajman DED. “I am so pleased to congratulate the UAE for improving its intellectual property ecosystem and for those efforts being recognized in the U.S. Trade Representative Special 301 Report on April 30“, said U.S. Intellectual Property Attaché for the Middle East and North Africa, Pete Mehravari, “It is a pleasure to work closely with AmCham Dubai’s American Brands Forum (ABF) in their advocacy for protecting consumers against counterfeit goods in the UAE and the region. The fact that many of the UAE’s intellectual property achievements noted in the 2021 Special 301 Report relate to enhancing efforts to stop counterfeit goods is certainly a clear testament to the ABF and their members’ incredible work with the Emirati government and with the U.S. Mission in the UAE.”
