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environmental conservation. Following this roadmap, we are keen to forge new partnerships with the academia and research centres to
integrate IP into sustainable innovations and protect the rights of eco-friendly projects and innovations."

The Undersecretary continued, "This roadmap plays a vital role in fostering innovation and creativity in sustainable sectors, bolstering
the UAE's competitiveness and elevating its standing in key global indicators, particularly in the Global Innovation Index (GII), where
the UAE consistently maintains its regional and international prominence year after year."

Furthermore, he highlighted the new roadmap's key objectives that the Ministry seeks to accomplish, including the introduction of a
programme that will accelerate the registration of patents related to sustainable technologies and eco-friendly innovations. The aim is to

raise the percentage of patent registrations for sustainable and environmental innovations to eight per cent of the total number of patent
registrations in the country.

Furthermore, it will strengthen the legal frameworks for protecting patents related to environmental sustainability, particularly given the
continued growth in the number of patent applications submitted in the country, which reached approximately 3,622 in 2024.

Al Saleh emphasised the UAE's accomplishments in establishing a robust and competitive legislative framework to foster the growth of
this crucial sector. This framework encompasses the issuance of laws on the Protection of Industrial Property Rights, Trademarks, and
Copyrights and Neighbouring Rights.

The UAE is currently among the top countries globally in terms of IP and innovation, ranking first in the region in the Global Innovation
Index (GII) 2024.

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