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Intellectual Property Law in the Middle East 2012

Movenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

Sunday 23rd September 2012

Protecting and enforcing your IP rights to improve your business performance and revenue

Reasons why its critical to attend this conference:

•                Assess the progress ofuniformity of

IP laws across the Middle East as well as the future trends of IP protection

•                Review the importance of IP to businesses – in terms of licensing and franchising

•                Receive a full update onenforcement measures in the different countries

•                Achieve clarification on theinvolvement of government entities in raising awareness amongst societies

•                Receive a full review of administration of IP rights and challenges in the prosecution process

•                Examine IP issues over the internet and receive an update on domain names

•                Overcome the varied challenges of protecting trade marks in Arabic

•                Gain comprehensive guidance on the registration and protection of patents

•                Assess the influence of local legislation in IP law issues

•                Develop an applicable strategy for valuation of IP

•                Achieve best practice on effective management of IP rights to avoid disputes

•                Achieve clarification on thecourts: criminal penalties and civil remedies

•                Examine IP in the Jordon, Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt, UAE, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

•                Debate the advantages and availability of arbitration or mediation as an alternative to IP litigation

•                Gain clarity on how to tackle elicit trade transiting through the Free Zones

•                Hear the latest updates onCustoms Border Measures  and the Enforcement System in the Middle East

•                Assess the critical issues ininnovation and innovation management

•                Achieve best practice in IP due diligence

•                Review the Madrid System for international registration of trade marks

Delegates are responsible for the arrangement and payment of their own travel and accommodation. If you wish to book a room, please contact Zibrant, call +44 (0)1332 285590; email informa@zibrant.co.uk or visit www.zibrant.co.uk/informa. Please state that you are an Informa delegate for special rates (limited availabilities).

Website: http://www.ibclegal.com/event/IP-Law-Middle-East

Email: professionalcustserv@informa.com