CAIRO - The World Intellectual Property Organization Director-General, Dr. Kamil Idris signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a training center for the protection of intellectual property rights at the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in Cairo, ag-IP-news Agency reported.
During the signing ceremony which was held in Geneva, it was announced that WIPO has adopted the Arabic Language as a publishing language in its Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system.
According to Al Ahram Newspaper, Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Mr. Amro Salamah stressed on the importance of the international cooperation between WIPO, the European Patent Office and Egypt in developing and supporting the Egyptian Patent Office.