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IAP at 11th International Invention Fair of the Middle East

March 19, 2019

The Inventor Assistance Program (IAP), together with other key WIPO activities in the field of patents, was highlighted at the 11th International Invention Fair of the Middle East (IIFME) that took place on January 27 to 30, 2019.

The IIFME is a high-level initiative at which inventors from the Middle East region have the opportunity to showcase their innovations and research outputs. During this event participants can meet with investors willing to offer support. This year, 1,559 inventors from more than 39 countries attended.

The IAP outlined the importance of supporting under-resourced inventors in protecting their inventions through the patent system.

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Mr. Marco Aleman, Director, Patent Law Division, WIPO, illustrating the IAP and WIPO’s work in the area of patents (Photo: The International Invention Fair of the Middle East (IIFME))

In the framework of the award ceremony, a WIPO gold medal for inventors was presented to Mr. Ali Abdulhussein from Iraq, who was selected as a winner for his invention.

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From left to right: Mr. Talal J. Alkharafi, Chairman of the Kuwait Science Club and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of IIFME, the awarded inventor Mr. Ali Abdulhussein, Mr. Marco Aleman, Director, Patent Law Division, WIPO, and the Representative of His Highness the Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (Photo: The International Invention Fair of the Middle East (IIFME))

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