Intellectual Property Rights Protection Department

The Intellectual Property Rights Protection Department is responsible for:

Educating and supporting authors and performers about the best practices for exercising their intellectual property and financial rights.
Settling intellectual property disputes between authors and performers, sound-recording producers, patent holders, Integrated Circuits Designs and other intellectual property holders.
Managing copyright and intellectual property disputes locally and internationally as well as making appropriate recommendations to respective parties.
Review literary and artistic works, audio recordings, performances and radio programs requests
Combating intellectual property infringement of any kind.
Processing requests, patent registrations and Integrated Circuits Designs protection requests.
Documenting and keeping records of intellectual property and Integrated Circuits Designs requests patent applications and issuing certificates.
Maintaining an official database of all trademark registrations, trade names, industrial designs and geographical indication (GI) applications.
Regulating the use of trademarks.
Implementing policies relating to trademark registrations, trade names, industrial designs and geographical indication (GI) applications.
Issuing official opinions on new legislation and international agreements related to the protection and intellectual property rights.