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Dubai launches new IP Hub to empower innovators,

entrepreneurs and enhance business landscape

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 3:27 PM

Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) and the UAE Ministry of Economy today announced the launch of
the Dubai Intellectual Property Hub (DIPH), the UAE’s first centralised intellectual property (IP) and
intangible assets (IA) hub aimed at empowering innovators, artists, entrepreneurs, researchers,
academics, and startups.

The platform was announced during the “IP2024: Glimpse on the Future of IP” event at the Museum
of the Future, where a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the UAE Ministry of
Economy and DFF. The signing took place in the presence of His Excellency Abdullah Bin Touq Al
Marri, Minister of Economy; H.E. Alia Abdulla Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship;
His Excellency Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Muaini, Assistant Undersecretary for the Intellectual Property
Rights Sector at the Ministry of Economy, and His Excellency Khalfan Belhoul, CEO of DFF.
Under the MoU, the Ministry of Economy’s feature for registering IA will be integrated into the Dubai
Intellectual Property Hub.

Reinforcing Dubai’s position as a centre for technology, the new platform will benefit a wide range
of entrepreneurs, innovators, startups, artists, creatives, innovators, researchers and academics
working in fields such as creative design, sustainability, health, education and the legal sector.

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