During a series of meetings over the last 2 years in Dubai, a group of those alarmed at the continuous illicit replication of genuine goods and interested in the enforcement of intellectual property rights joined hands to form “The Brand Owners' Protection Group”.

The Brand Owners' Protection Group (BPG) aims to use all legal means at its disposal to reach soaring brand protection levels. These include education of the business community, consumers, media and interaction/collaboration with authorities – local, regional, and international - to strengthen the enforcement of those laws governing illicit trade in all its forms.

BPG is a non-profit organization working under license from the Dubai Department for Economic Development since 2005.