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10/14/24, 9:30 AM Dubai launches new IP hub to empower entrepreneurs, enhance business landscape
Dubai launches new IP hub to empower entrepreneurs, enhance business landscape
This platform supports startups and researchers across creative design, sustainability,
health, education, and law

The Dubai IP Hub significantly enhances intellectual property protections for the creative industries in Dubai and the UAE.
(Photo Credit: Dubai Media Office)
Published: Tue 1 Oct 2024, 4:25 PM
The Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) and the UAE Ministry of Economy have today launched the
Dubai Intellectual Property Hub (DIPH), marking the UAE’s first centralized hub for intellectual
property (IP) and intangible assets (IA). This initiative is designed to empower a diverse array of
innovators, artists, entrepreneurs, researchers, academics, and startups.
The announcement, Dubai Media Office reported, was made during the “IP2024: Glimpse on the
Future of IP” event held at the Museum of the Future, where a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) was signed between the UAE Ministry of Economy and DFF. The event was attended by
Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE minister of Economy; Alia Abdulla Al Mazrouei, UAE minister
of State for Entrepreneurship; Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Muaini, assistant undersecretary for the
Intellectual Property Rights Sector at the Ministry of Economy; and Khalfan Belhoul, CEO of DFF.
As part of the MoU, the Ministry of Economy’s IA registration feature will be integrated into the
Dubai Intellectual Property Hub.
Strengthening Dubai’s innovation ecosystem
This new platform solidifies Dubai’s standing as a hub for technology and innovation, catering to
entrepreneurs, innovators, startups, artists, and researchers across various sectors, including creative
design, sustainability, health, education, and law.
Read more: UAE: 750 intellectual works’ registration certificates issued in 5 months

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