MoCI raises awareness to protect intellectual property rights

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry s (MoCI) strategy 2024 2030 aims to accelerate the national economy and enhance the business enviro...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s (MoCI) strategy 2024-2030 aims to accelerate the national economy and enhance the business environment in Qatar, achieving 100 percent digitalisation of all services and increasing the number of patents with an annual growth rate of 20 percent until 2030.

In a post on its X platform recently the Ministry stated, “Register your creation and don’t give up your intellectual rights! Every design, text, image, or video you make is yours. Protect your work. Filing a patent application grants you the legal right to protect your invention and prevents others from using it without your permission.”

“Your invention is the result of your creativity. Submitting an application grants you a legal right to protect your invention and prohibit others from exploiting it without your permission. To maintain the confidentiality of your innovation, keep your invention details confidential until it is registered with the Intellectual Property”.

“Registering creative works safeguards your rights against thefts or unauthorised use without your permission. For every writer, composer, photographer or artist – to protect your literary and financial rights, we encourage to document your creative works with the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Department. This will ensure you are protected from any exploitation or infringement,” the post added.

The Ministry outlined through an electronic guide the steps to submit trademark registration application for accessing the trademark registration service through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s website.