The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) organized, in cooperation with WIPO, a training course on intellectual property from February 11 to 13 in Doha, Qatar, to foster and promote better use of patent information in the Gulf Region.
WIPO presented its patent information services and assisted with training technical staff on the use of online and CD-ROM patent information.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) aims to use the dissemination of patent information for innovation purposes, transfer of technologies, economic growth and development and licensing negotiations.
During the training course, WIPO also introduced other intellectual property topics, such as trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs and selected WIPO treaties.
During these discussions, the 20 participants, representing the private sector and government authorities of Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, expressed commitment to
eradicating counterfeiting in the GCC.
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