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Furthermore, he shared impressive statistics achieved by the intellectual property sector in the
UAE by the end of 2024. Among the key figures, over 370,000 national and international

trademarks are registered in the UAE markets, and over 21,000 intellectual works have been
registered. Additionally, nearly 24,500 applications for intellectual work registration were

received, and the total number of patents registered in the country exceeded 6,100. Moreover,
over 9,500 industrial designs have been registered. His Excellency also highlighted the success

of the Anti-Piracy Lab, launched by the Ministry last year to block websites violating intellectual
property and copyright laws, which has successfully shut down 4,076 infringing websites.

Prominent role:

In a video address shown at the ceremony, Anita Huss, President of the IFRRO, affirmed the
federation’s support for the Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association,

commending the association’s significant role in raising awareness of copyright and intellectual
property rights in the UAE and the wider region.

She said: “We are proud to be hosting the first International Reprographic Rights Conference in

the UAE under the patronage of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, with whom I have
always had the honour of engaging in fruitful discussions on the pivotal role of intellectual
property in supporting creative and cultural industries. We have continuously explored ways to

strengthen the collaboration between ERRA and IFRRO to establish a robust foundation for
global reprographic rights protection.”

Ambitious goals:

This conference underscores the UAE’s commitment to fostering a sustainable creative

environment and supporting global efforts to protect intellectual property rights, recognising
them as vital cultural and economic development components. With a clear set of ambitious
objectives, the conference aims to raise awareness of reprographic rights and their crucial role

in the creative economy, encouraging cooperation between collective management
organisations (CMOs), publishers, and authors while facilitating the exchange of knowledge

between regional and international reprographic rights experts. The conference will also
highlight best practices in rights protection and the publishing industry’s digital transformation.

Panel discussions:

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