{"id":3681,"date":"2023-11-04T23:50:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T23:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riad-riad.com\/?p=3681"},"modified":"2023-11-04T23:50:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T23:50:53","slug":"egypt-establishes-a-new-authority-for-intellectual-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riad-riad.com\/egypt-establishes-a-new-authority-for-intellectual-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt Establishes a New Authority for Intellectual Property"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Law No. 163 of 2023 (\u201cLaw<\/strong>\u201d) was issued on 6 August 2023 for the establishment of the Egyptian Authority for Intellectual Property (\u201cIP<\/strong> Authority<\/strong>\u201d). The IP Authority will have an exclusive and comprehensive competence on all matters relating to the Intellectual Property Rights (\u201cIPRs<\/strong>\u201d) and it will be affiliated with the Egyptian Cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the issuance of this Law, there were several regulatory authorities in Egypt concerned with IPRs including the Patent Offices, Trademark Offices, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Internal Trade, Ministry of Telecommunication and IT, Ministry of Agriculture, Protection of Botanical Products Office, the High Council for Media. According to the new Law, the mandates of all these authorities in relation to the IPRs shall be assigned to the IP Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IP Authority shall be established and shall assume its competences within a year from the issuance date of the Law i.e., by 6 August 2024. It will have, inter alia<\/em>, the following competencies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n