The Emirates Intellectual Property Association (EIPA) in cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the world's largest worldwide police organisation, effectively began the 7th Regional Intellectual Property, IP, Crime Offense Seminar in Middle East and North Africa (MENA), today (November 6, 2017), at the Armani Hotel in Dubai. The event, which will certainly run until the 7th of November 2017, is being held under the patronage and the presence of Lieutenant-General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Authorities and Public Safety And Security in Dubai and Honorary President, EIPA. The meeting will certainly include the involvement of senior government officials, specialists and choice manufacturers and law enforcement professionals, gathering together to take part in discussions and activities aimed at checking out key ways on ways to attend to the challenges caused by IP criminal offenses. The 7th Regional Intellectual Property, IP, Crime Meeting in Middle East and North Africa is likewise being arranged in collaboration with Dubai Authorities, Dubai Traditions, Institute of Training and Judicial Studies, the Brand Owners' Protection Group, BPG, and UL, a global independent safety scientific research company - all collaborating in support of the country's continuing efforts to secure IP legal rights and to promote a culture of IP in the region.

During his opening speech at the event, Major General Dr. Abdel Quduos Alobaidli, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Top Quality and Excellence, Dubai Cops and Chairman of EIPA, stressed on the relevance of worldwide cooperation among all firms and authorities associated with the fight versus IP violations in the UAE and the MENA region. He also threw the spotlight on the successful experiences of the UAE in attending to IP infractions and crimes - falling in line with the instructions of His Highness (H.H.) Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President and H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to establish and apply strategic policies covering intellectual property legal rights, which is considereded as a vital factor in the relocate to own in even more financial development and promote innovation and creative thinking as part of UAE Vision 2021.

Alobaidli mentioned, "This conference becomes part of our commitment to sustain the nation's advancement process on innovation, which our wise management thinks to be the key of federal government survival and renewal and a key aspect to accomplish progression. Our participation with Interpol and various other authorities in charge of IP legal rights in the UAE is an advance to protect imagination and motivate innovation, which subsequently can help build a new generation of researchers, thinkers and pioneers that are certified to create and discover a much better future. We are waiting to seeing favorable arise from this seminar, that include supporting the efforts to produce a setting that could hold and urge innovation and creativity and offer humanity. EIPA is eager to share the UAE's leading experience in the area of copyright rights security, and remains steadfast in its assistance for regional undertakings aimed at embracing well-defined plans and strategies to battle IP Crimes in MENA region."

Other opening speeches were provided by Colonel Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Al Mualla, Director General of Overall Quality Control, Dubai Cops and His Excellency (H.E.) Abdul Aziz Obaidullah, Head of the NCB Coordination for MENA, Interpol.

Obaidullah expressed gratitude to the UAE authorities, goinged by the Ministry of the Interior, the Dubai Authorities General Headquarters and the Emirates Intellectual Property Association (EIPA), for their continuous initiatives in sustaining regional and global collaboration. "Participants of the 7th Regional Intellectual Property, IP, Criminal Offense Conference in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will now have a raised awareness of the repercussions of counterfeiting and trading in illegal items. The meeting additionally highlights the significance of regional collaborations and its influence on these unlawful activities, along with the importance of trading info and strengthening participation among various law enforcement entities."

" We are devoted in keeping the region abreast of all the growths, updates and solutions given by INTERPOL to our members, from data sources and approaches of examination, workshops, conferences and various other tasks." "We are positive that we will be able to make our region and the world safer by working together via concerted initiatives and sufficient resources for the advantage of all.", he added.

The first panel for the event, 'International cooperation to fight against counterfeiting,' was led by H.E. Sir Ronald Flanagan, Former HMIC and Chief Constable, Cops Solution of Northern Ireland and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). He was joined by Franoise Dorcier, Coordinator of Interpol's Illicit goods and Global Health Program; Stephanie Leguay, Coordinator, National Anti-Counterfeiting Board of INPI in France; and Yousef Ozair, Director of Intellectual Property Civil Liberty Department (IPR), Dubai Customs. The session ended with a speech given by Richard Yung, Member of the Us Senate of France, that emphasized on the value of enhancing worldwide participation, which is a first action in ensuring the success of combating counterfeiting activities.

The 2nd panel, 'Rule of law indicator from the perspective of intellectual property,' was led by a panel of international specialists, that included Huda Barakat, Chair of the Middle East Advisory Council of the International Trademark Organization; Dr. Mohammed Al Kamali, Director General, Institute of Training and Judicial Studies; Jassem Saif, Head of the Judicial Examination Department, Minister of Justice; and Hassan Arab, Co-Head of Lawsuits, Partner, Deputy Managing Partner, Al Tamimi and Company Law Firm.

The 3rd panel, qualified Counterfeiting- Danger for the Health and Safety of Consumers,' included the engagement of Franoise Dorcier, Planner of Interpol's Illicit Product and Global Health Program; Anais Eiden, Group Senior Legal Manager Intellectual Property, Research and Development for Vallourec Group; Captain Omer Hassan, Head of Commercial Fraud and Piracy Department, Dubai Police; Dr. Mudather Abdulla, Legal Counsel at Sharjah Economic Department, and Erik Liegee, Head of Forensics, Group Security, Volkswagen Grou

The very first day of the event concluded with the fourth panel discussion, 'New technology and the challenges of intellectual property security.' which featured the participation of Erik Madsen, Senior Investigations Manager Europe, ME and Africa Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Denmark; Yuichi Mizue, Managing Director, Koyo ME; and Dr. Abdulla Qasim, Consultant Neurosurgeon at Rashid Health Center, Dubai Health Authority.

The second day of the 7th Intellectual Copyright, IP, Criminal Activity Conference in Middle East and North Africa will certainly be held on November 7, 2017. The day-long task will certainly consist of key workshops from EIPA that consist of 'New Challenges: Highlights from Enforcement in Action; Effective Strategies: Combining Technologies and Enforcement;' Delivering Operational Success against IP Crime-an EIPA Study;' and 'Building Bridges Between Jurisdictions: International Cooperation Challenges and Solutions.'

Meanwhile, Interpol workshops will also be held throughout the 2nd day also. The sessions include 'International College of Intellectual Property Crime Investigators: Prospects for capacity building;' followed by a session on how you can accomplish favorable area leads to anti-counterfeiting and a concluding session qualified 'Current Challenges: how do criminals make use of the internet to promote fake products.'