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UAE, USA sign Joint Statement of Intent to

accelerate patent grant procedures

• Sunday, July 20, 2025 1:06 PM
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GENEVA, 20th July, 2025 (WAM) – The United Arab Emirates and the United States of America
signed a Joint Statement of Intent aimed at launching a bilateral cooperation programme to
accelerate patent granting procedures in the UAE. This took place on the sidelines of the 66th
Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva.
According to the joint statement, signed by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism and the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the programme provides collaborative mechanisms
to recognise positive examination results issued by the USPTO for corresponding Emirati patent
applications. This will be implemented in accordance with applicable national laws.
Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism, emphasised that this cooperation
reflects the UAE’s commitment to enhancing the competitiveness of its intellectual property
ecosystem by adopting international best practices. In particular, the focus is on industrial property

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