BPG Membership

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BPG, as an umbrella body mandated to protect and defend its members’ brand integrity, welcomes all brand owners and/or their representatives to join efforts in developing IP ecosystem and advancing comprehensive brand protection strategies for the MENA region. By becoming a BPG member, you will enjoy numerous benefits, including proactive government lobbying, participation in training and educational events, developing public awareness through the media, collaborating through strategic partnerships with law enforcement authorities and other intellectual property organizations, and more.

Member Benefits

Reputation Protection
Shield companies from direct conflict with the public sector.
Government / Authority Access
Benefit from strong relations with law enforcement authorities
Advocacy / Representation
Gulf BPG promotes members’ interests through influence and official MoUs
Information / Experience Sharing
Exchange insights internally and intelligence with regional authorities.
Specialized Training
Participation in identification training for law enforcement authorities.
Research, Partnerships & Resources
Access to studies, events and partners with global associations

Membership Types

Gulf BPG offers two types of memberships: Voting and Non-Voting.

1.Voting Membership

Brand Owners:

Covers industries such as luxury, fashion, sports, FMCG, Automotive and medicine.

A brand owner is a voting member entitled to participate in all trainings and events organized by BPG, and to nominate and vote for the BPG board, thereby having a direct influence on BPG activities, plans, policies, and initiatives.

Annual Fees

Brand Owners’: USD 3,000/annum

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2.Non-Voting Membership

A Non-Voting member is entitled to participate in all trainings and events organized by Gulf BPG (The priority will always be for voting members), non-voting member is entitled to candidate to the Gulf BPG board. However, they don’t enjoy the right to vote.

Local Agents or Distributors:

Covers distribution, licensors or commercial agents.
A local agent or distributor is a non-voting member entitled to participate in all trainings and events organized by BPG.

Service Providers:

Covers legal consultants, law firms, technology & authentication companies, recycling and storage companies.
A service provider is a non-voting member entitled to participate in all trainings and events organized by BPG, and to nominate for the BPG board.

Industry Associations:

Covers NGOs, associations or businessmen groups.
An Industry Association is a non-voting member entitled to participate in all trainings and events organized by BPG.

Annual Fees

Local Agent: USD 2,500/annum
Service Provider: USD 2,500/annum
Industry Association: USD 2,500/annum

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Membership Form

Full Name

Company Name

Designation

Phone

Website / URL

Key Brands

Membership Type

Terms & Conditions:

I have read and agree to the terms and conditions

The Brand Owners Protection Group (Gulf BPG) membership policy is an annual auto-renewal system, which means once an interested company completes the online membership application and receives a confirmation of acceptance, then their annual membership will be active for the current year on pro-rated basis and will be renewed automatically the full year after.

In the event, a member wishes to terminate their membership, they should communicate the termination request in writing by email to the chairman or the administrator. Any termination request should be submitted before December 31st of the year in order to avoid the membership being auto renewed. Any termination request from January 1st of the year will result in the auto-renewal of the membership and fees will be due for said year.

Membership fees are due for payment within 30 days from the date of invoice receipt by way of bank transfer or direct payment via the platform. The member should bear any extra fees including but not limited to bank fees, VAT ...