Page 390 - MOE ENGLISH PR REPORT - FEBRUARY 2025 Part 2

2/19/25, 3:32 PM UAE launches new programme to woo green tech innovators | The National
Climate
UAE launches new programme to woo green tech innovators

New 'Green Intellectual Property' road map will halve patent processing time

Rachel Kelly
February 05, 2025

In an effort to push to pole position in the green innovation space, the UAE has launched a 'Green

Intellectual Property' road map to attract and promote industry advancements in the country.

The initiative will prioritise patents within the green technology and sustainability space, cutting

processing time to only three months. Currently, it can take six months to more than a year to file a
patent, which is a legal right granted for an invention, offering exclusive ownership. It benefits inventors

by ensuring their creations are protected under the law.

The programme is expected to increase the competitiveness of the UAE and attract innovators within the
renewable energy sector, as well as other green sectors, to register in the Emirates. It represents a "new

milestone", said Abdulla bin Touq, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the UAE Circular Economy
Council.

"We will collaborate with local environmental stakeholders in the country and the World Intellectual

Property Organisation [Wipo] to implement all the objectives of this road map, providing more enablers
and opportunities to motivate inventors and creators to develop sustainable innovations and projects in

critical economic areas and sectors."

A competitive landscape

No timetable has been set for the duration of the programme. However, Dr Abdulrahman Al Muaini,
Assistant Undersecretary for the Intellectual Property Sector at the Ministry of Economy, told The

National the conclusion of the programme will depend on how long it takes to reach targets – with the

aim of raising the percentage of patent registrations for sustainable and environmental innovations to 8
per cent of the total number of registrations in the country.

The number of patent applications submitted in the country last year was 3,622.

According to Wipo, China, US, Japan, South Korea and Germany top the charts for the number of patents
filed. But Dr Al Muaini said from filing a report to patent approval in these countries can take up to a

year.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/climate/2025/02/05/uae-launches-new-programme-to-woo-green-tech-innovators/ 1/2