Saint Joseph University Dubai (branch of Saint Joseph University of Beirut, which was founded in Lebanon in 1875) and Brand Owners Protection Group (Gulf BPG) announced the signature of a cooperation agreement through which the two entities will collaborate on educating students and third parties on intellectual property rights. The agreement provides that Saint Joseph University Dubai and Gulf BPG will cooperate to develop projects, trainings, awareness campaigns, conferences and resources on intellectual property.

On this occasion Professor Daccache, President of the University, affirmed that “the importance that intellectual property issues are gaining nowadays makes it a fundamental topic that law students and practitioners should grasp”. In his turn, Mr. Malek Hannouf, Chairman of Gulf BPG stressed on “the importance of the collaboration between legal professionals and the academia in fostering a good understanding and protection of intellectual property rights”.

About the university:

Saint Joseph University Dubai is a branch campus for Saint Joseph University of Beirut, higher education institution with a global reputation that was founded in 1875 in Lebanon. The Dubai branch was established in 2008 within the framework of the Dubai government program for “preparing leaders” which aims at educating a generation of Emiratis to assume leadership positions in the country in the legal field and to meet in general the needs of the United Arab Emirates for highly qualified graduates specialized in law.

About Brand Owners Protection Group:

Gulf BPG is a non-profit organization established by international brands and legal consultants specializing in intellectual property since 2005, covering the GCC and Yemen. Gulf BPG’s aim is to establish the best intellectual property systems through close collaboration with the public sector, preparation of legal studies, participation in training, lobbying for new legislations adapted to new technologies like Block-chain and Artificial Intelligence and raising awareness on the impacts of illicit trade and commercial fraud on both economy and social security.