A cooperation agreement between Saint Joseph University Dubai and Brand Owners Protection Group on the awareness and training around intellectual property topics

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”.