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Intellectual property protection in the Arab region
Ali Abdel Rahman
This Study covers the intellectual property rights of copyrights and
related rights, industrial property, including trademarks and geographical
indications. It considers the intellectual property rights as the means to
protect and reward innovation. The study also shows that the essence of
the legislation of intellectual property is to create a balance between
private interest and public interest in the protection of innovation. Indeed,
creativity is a public good; hence, the creation of a sustainable balance
between these different aspects is fundamental to assign the means to
protect intellectual property.
Many Arab countries made great strides in the field of intellectual
property protection, because they consider this the fundamental to
expanding the knowledge base , encourage innovation and to establish a
favorable atmosphere for sustainable projects, and to create commercial
awareness of the importance of intellectual property rights, The
combination of intellectual property and development policies allows
infrastructure, environment and culture consistency and stimulates
inventions and innovations to achieve economic growth. The revision of
strategies and development policies from the viewpoint of intellectual
property rights protection builds confidence and keeps pace with rapid
changes in international trade, and cultural and technological
developments . This study aims to highlight the efforts made by Arab
countries in the field of intellectual property, and to identify countries that have
succeeded in protecting their intellectual creations. However , the situation
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analysis and evaluation of this issue in the Arab countries reveal that most of
these countries still have to do a lot in order to fully benefit from the progress
achieved in this area of intellectual property rights protection.
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