MoE, Austria Patent Office ink agreement

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The UAE Ministry of Economy and the Austrian Patent Office have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the procedures related to granting patents, protecting intellectual property, training examiners and improving relating services. The six-year MoU was signed by Ministry of Economy Undersecretary Mohammed Ahmed Al Shehhi and Austrian Patent Office president Friedrich Rodler in Vienna. In a statement, Al Shehhi said the MoU is in line with the ministry's strategy to promote intellectual property protection and builds on ongoing cooperation with the Austrian Patent Office.