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7/28/25, 11:46 AM UAE, USA sign Joint Statement of Intent to accelerate patent grant procedures – The Gulf Time Newspaper
UAE, USA sign Joint Statement of

Intent to accelerate patent grant

procedures

GENEVA / 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

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