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UAE's accession to the Organisation. These five decades have been eventful,
characterised by fruitful cooperation and effective partnerships between the
two sides.”

He stressed that the UAE is keen to continue its cooperation with WIPO and
the Member States, looking forward to more constructive work to support IP
rights protection and the exchange of expertise and knowledge, thereby
contributing to the achievement of the Organisation's sustainable development

goals and promoting the growth of Member States' economies.

Bin Touq added, "The UAE, in line with its leading role regionally and globally
in solidifying the importance of IP rights protection, reiterates its interest in

implementing and operationalising the proposal to host Abu Dhabi as an
external office of WIPO, and supporting efforts to introduce Arabic into the
Madrid System for International Registration of Trademarks, thereby
increasing Arab communities’ engagement with WIPO, and promoting the
principle of multilingualism."

"The UAE warmly welcomes Daren Tang, Director-General of the World
Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), to the upcoming World

Government Summit scheduled for February 2025. The Summit will serve as
a key opportunity for engaging in discussions and deliberations on the future
of the IP sector and the potential opportunities it offers, along with the
technologies supporting its development," Bin Touq stated.

MoU with Japan to exchange of expertise in IP rights protection

On the sidelines of the meeting, Bin Touq witnessed the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Economy and

the Japan Patent Office (JPO).

The objective of this MoU is to establish a collaborative framework between
the UAE and Japan in the realm of intellectual property, specifically focusing
on patents, utility certificates, and industrial designs.

The MoU was signed by Dr. Abdulrahman Hassan Al Muaini, Assistant Under-

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