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December 2015
AGIP Montreal Office Relocates to Meet Rapid
Growth
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TAG-Org Employees Pass the Advanced International
Certificate Course Offered by WIPO
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TAG-Domains Becomes an
Accredited Registrar for Oman country-
code Top-Level Domain (.OM)
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Amman Chamber of Commerce and LES-AC Hold a Workshop on IP
and Licensing Basics
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BEIRUT – Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP), represented by its Executive Director, Mr. Charles Shaban, and chair of the Arab IGF Multi- stakeholder Advisory Group (AMAG) participated in the
4th Arab Internet Governance Forum (IGF) which was held in Beirut, December 16 – 18, 2015.
The Forum, which was organized by the United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the League of Arab States (LAS) and hosted by Ogero this year under the patronage of the Lebanese Telecommunications Ministry, aimed at discussing public policy issues pertaining to the Internet, Access, Security and Human and Social Dimensions, with its overarching theme “Internet Economy for Sustainable Development”.
Mr. Shaban gave a brief about Internet Governance Ecosystem, its definition, stakeholder groups and key themes.
AGIP Participates in the 4th Arab Internet Governance Forum
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Commenting on his participation, Mr. Shaban said: “The Arab MAG sets a good example on how all stakeholders work together: governments, international organizations, private sector, civil society, academia and technical community in an open spirit and in a productive manner taking into consideration the concerns of all parties for the benefit of all Internet users at large.”
During the Forum and
specifically in the IPv6 workshop, Ms. Majd Farahat, Executive Director of TAG-Cloud introduced the experience of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization in the deployment of the next protocol of the Internet – IPv6.
It is worth mentioning that Mr. Shaban has been selected by ESCWA and the League of Arab States to be the chair of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multi-stakeholder Advisory
Group (MAG) for 2015. He also served as the first Vice-chair of the Arab IGF Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group in 2014. He has been a member of the Advisory Group since 2011. Mr. Shaban has a wide-ranging experience in the field of Internet Governance and related public policy, good knowledge of the outputs of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005, and knowledge of the global IGF process mechanisms.
MONTREAL - Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) would like to inform its clients and associates that its Montreal Office, established 24 years ago, will be moving early 2016 to the new premises that the organization has recently acquired in a luxurious new building on Metcalfe Street in the prestigious Westmount area.
The relocation to the new premises came to accommodate rapid growth and expanding business needs and to meet the increasing demand of TAG-Org’s clients in both the North and South Americas for the professional services
the Organization provides to its clientele. Still in the main commercial hub of Montreal, the new and larger office is equipped with the latest technology to serve its clients around the clock.“The new office will enable us to meet the needs of our clients and continue to provide the same high quality services and consolidate our position as a leading firm in that area of the world,” HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of TAG-Org said.
“The new office will continue to provide all the services presented by TAG-Org to clients and investors from around the world,” Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh added.
From its new location, the office will offer a broad range of professional services in the fields of Domain Names Registration, Intellectual Property News Agency, IP Business and Asset Valuation and Branding Services, Licensing and Franchising, IP Registration and Protection, Intellectual Property Renewals, IPR Protection and Management, and General Consultancy.
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SEOUL – Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) is proud to announce that two of its employees have passed the 6th Advanced International Certificate Course (AICC) on IP Asset Management for Business Success based on the IP Panorama Multimedia Toolkit, held recently by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Seoul.
The Course was held by WIPO, in cooperation with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the Korea
Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA).
Ms. Maryam Blidi, IP Manager at AGIP Tunisia office, and Mr. Rohit Singh, Head of Patents at AGIP India office have obtained the certificate after passing the offline 3 days program, due to their top performance in steps one and two (online course and the IP essay test). The offline program discusses advanced issues related to IP asset management from a practical
business perspective such as IP capital management, IP current international landscape, and fundamentals of technology transfer.
AGIP team has received the certificates of completion in a ceremony held at the end of the program. Mr. Anil Sinha, Head of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Section of the WIPO presented the certificates.
This achievement is important for us at AGIP, as we focus on building, through continuous training and teaching, the professional capacities of our employees, to help them perform their work according to the advanced professional standards, so as to acquire the confidence and respect of clients all over the world.
It is worth mentioning that our colleague, Ms. Mona Adel, Lawyer from our sister company, TAG-Legal Egypt, has also obtained the certificate.
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MUSCAT – Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Domain Names (TAG-Domains), a subsidiary of Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP), and an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) accredited registrar signified a new milestone in its history and became an accredited registrar for the country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) of Sultanate of Oman (.om) and (عمان.).
Receiving accreditation from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Oman authorizes TAG-Domains to add (.OM) and the internationalized ccTLD of Oman (عمان.) domain offerings in addition to its existing list of legacy gTLDs, select new gTLDs, and global ccTLDs.
During a special press conference organized in Muscat by the TRA of Oman to announce the accreditation of AGIP, Mr. Mahmoud Lattouf, Executive Director of TAG-Domains, carried out a presentation on TAG-Domains, highlighting the services offered by TAG-Domains, and its commitment to serve and advance the development of the domain names industry in the public interest. He also explained that providing domain name services compliments
AGIP existing services of brand protection and intellectual property rights protection, he highlighted that AGIP was the first intellectual property firm to become an ICANN accredited registrar. AGIP through its global presence is able to serve clients in all countries.
During the press conference, Mr. Sulieman Al Rawahi, responsible for managing the Domain Names Department at Oman TRA presented a summary of the domain names registration project and reviewed the TRA’s efforts in promoting the internet domain names project and developing the procedures and regulations governing the registration in the project.
About AGIP:A member of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP), is the leader in Intellectual Property protection services in the world. AGIP provides an extensive range of IP services for the protection, commercialization and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, covering patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights and domain names.
About ATG-Domains:TAG-Domains is one of the few accredited registrars in the Arab region which covers Generic Top Level Domain Name (gTLDs) services, Country Code Top- Level Domain Names (ccTLDs) services and Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) registration, management, renewals and transfers services.
For more information, please contact TAG-Domains at: [email protected]
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AMMAN - Licensing Executives Society-Arab Countries (LES-AC), in cooperation with Amman Chamber of Commerce, held a workshop under the title “Intellectual Property and Licensing Basics”.
The workshop held at the Chamber Headquarters was sponsored by HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of LES-AC and HE Mr. Issa Haidar Murad, chairman of Amman Chamber of Commerce.
On behalf of Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh, Mr. Mahmoud Lattouf, executive director of TAG-Domains stated that Intellectual Property Rights are a suitable tool for technology transfer. They enable companies wishing to develop their operations, or open up new fields to use such technology. He added that licenses are for trademarks, patents, technology transfer, or copyrights. A company wishing to use another company’s invention has to obtain a license.
He pointed out that using licenses for technology transfer is the right step towards the development
of business environment and bringing advanced technology from developed countries. These licenses enable companies to benefit from the latest inventions, which creates environment that encourages development and innovation in similar fields.
For his part, on behalf of Chairman and members of Amman Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Tarek Tabbaa, member of the Chamber welcomed the attendees, and expressed hope that this workshop would be a beginning for further meetings that would strengthen bonds of communication in various fields.
He stressed on the significance of LES-AC’s role in raising awareness about intellectual property basics, methods of protection, and basis and issues of international licenses.
During the workshop, participants discussed a number of issues including the lack of awareness among Arabs and Jordanians with regard to the importance of Intellectual Property and licensing, violations of copyrights or patents, and the importance of developing laws that deter fraud and patent and copyright infringement.
The attendees also discussed the reasons why individuals from local community tend to violate these rights, and called upon Amman Chamber of Commerce and LES-AC for holding awareness workshops on intellectual property and licensing that target college and university students, as well as the broader community.
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TAGI, Gillette, Hermes, Twitter, and Microsoft are only few of the brand names that spring to mind. As explained by Wikipedia, “a name is a word or term used for identification”; persons, objects and
businesses are always identified. When we assign a name to an entity, we are somehow making this entity personal. Businesses want to individuate their connection with their consumers; thus, they invest in brand names; they create a brand with a personality. Brand names and trademarks are interchangeable terms. Marketers want to create a brand while intellectual property practitioners want to establish a trademark.
Nowadays, markets and industries are becoming condense and overcrowded; competition is unescapable. New businesses need to protrude amongst the rest to be able to attract and retain loyal consumers. Brands/trademarks play an important role in delivering the business’s competitive advantage to the targeted segment
and positioning the business’ services or products. The role of a trademark does not stop when it is launched; its role grows as the business grows; it even plays a major part in the growth of the business. Once consumers become familiar with a trademark and its quality, it is highly likable that they would buy any product or use any service labelled with this trademark with absolute confidence, making a trademark a valuable asset for any business.
Being an effective communication tool, trademarks are the first item on a business’ agenda. Thus, when a trademark is being established, businesses should create a strong trademark that is fanciful or arbitrary; the likelihood of confusion should also be measured, mission and vision are kept in mind, a SWOT analysis is done, and brand positioning is studied. Interweaving marketing and legal perspectives help a business create a strong trademark with a tenacious brand personality, which affirms that both perspectives are important pillars and of optimal value for any business.
Adding a Pinch of Marketing to Intellectual Property By Dima Salahi, MBASpecial Clients Department - AGIP
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Publications
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) has issued the second updated version of TAG-ICT Dictionary after updating its input and inserting a new set of terms used in daily life due to the fact that past months witnessed the launch of a large number of concepts, terms, technologies, application and protocols of communication.
HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, TAG-Org chairman, said in the dictionary introduction that ICT plays a significant role in our life and helps our society change into a Knowledge one.
He added that the contribution value of individuals or groups is measured based on the contributions produced by thought and innovation.
For example, it has been easy and necessary to teach the new generation throughout all stages using electronic means, and business, banking and government administration.
Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh reiterated his intention to continue updating and developing the dictionaries issued by TAG-Org which are, in addition to TAG-ICT Dictionary: Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property Dictionary, TAG Dictionary of Legal Terms, TAG Accountancy and Business Dictionary, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Dictionary of Patents and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Collocations Dictionary.
He also explained that these publications aim at enriching the Arabic language references and contribute to knowledge dissemination amongst students and all business sectors through specialized scientific and professional publications.
Second UpdatedVersion of
TAG-ICTDictionaryIssued
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AGIP OfficesAFGHANISTANKabulTalal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization House No. 184, Street 14, District 10, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan P.O. Box: 13004, Qalai-e-Fathullah, Kabul, AfghanistanTel.: 0093-20-2312688Mobile: 0093-779464384Fax: 0093-20-2312689E-mail: [email protected]
ALGERIAAlgeriaAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Centre Commercial et d’Affaires(El-Qods) 9th Floor, Office No. 09-22P.O.Box: 143, Cheraga, Algiers, AlgeriaTel.: 21321341419Fax: 21321341423E-mail: [email protected]
BAHRAINManamaAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)TAG-Org Bldg., 1002, Road 5121, Sanabis Area of Manama/Suwafiah 351P.O.Box: 990 Manama,Kingdom of Bahrain Tel.: (+973) 17550003Fax: (+973) 17382208E-mail: [email protected]
CHINAShanghaiAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)413, Tongsheng Tower, No. 458 Pudong Fushan Rd, Shanghai, China, 200122Tel.: (00 86-21) 5878 6281 Fax: (00 86-21) 5878 2853 E-mail: [email protected]
BeijingAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)P7, 5/F, China Life Tower, 16 Chaowi Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing,China 100020E-mail: [email protected]
Hong KongAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)SUITE 3304 33/F, OFFICE TOWER CONVENTION PLAZA, 1 HARBOUR RD WANCHAI, HKE-mail: [email protected]
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INDIANew DelhiAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)HL Arcade-3rd Floor, Plot No. 14,Sector 5 (MLU)Above AXIS Bank, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110075, IndiaTel.: +91-11-45122000Fax: +91-11-45122099E-mail: [email protected]
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IRAQBaghdadAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Mahala 712, Zukak, 25, Building 11/2 Al-Muthana District, Zayona, Baghdad, Iraq P.O.Box: (Through the Regional Office) 921100, Amman 11192, JordanTel.: (00 964-1) 747 0524 (00 964-1) 747 0527 Mobile: (00 964-7) 70269 6631 (00 964-7) 90215 3509 Fax: (Through the Regional Office)(00 962-6) 5100 901E-mail: [email protected]
ErbilAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Italian village, house no. 463 next to the 2nd gate, Kurdistan- Erbil Tel.: (00964-66) 2561715 (00964-66) 2531007 Mobile: (00964-750) 4221470 (00964-750) 4237048Fax: (00962-6) 5100901E-mail: [email protected]
JORDANAmmanAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) 26, Prince Shaker bin Zaid Street, Shmeisani, Amman P.O.Box: 921100, Amman 11192, JordanTel.: (00 962-6) 5100 900Fax: (00 962-6) 5100 901E-mail: [email protected]
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KUWAITKuwaitAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Souk Al Kabir Building, 9th Floor, Block A, Fahed Al Salem Street, KuwaitP.O.Box: 4729, Safat 13048, State of KuwaitTel.: (00965) 22433004Fax: (00965) 22440111E-mail: [email protected]
LEBANONBeirutAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Sanayeh, Anis Tabbara Street, Halabi Bldg. - 1st Floor, BeirutP.O.Box: 11-7381 Beirut, LebanonTel.: (00 961-1) 753 222Fax: (00 961-1) 350 548E-mail: [email protected]
LIBYA Appt. B. 3.2, 7 Rue Chott Errommen, Montplaisir, Tunis 1002P.O.Box: 1, 1073 Montplaisir, Tunis, TunisiaTelephone: + 216 71 90 3141 + 216 71 90 1078 + 216 71 90 4621 + 216 71 90 8499Fax: + 216 71 90 9426Email: [email protected]
MOROCCOCasablancaAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)ESPACE PORTE D’ANFA, No. 3 Rue Bab Mansour Casablanca 20050, Kingdom of MoroccoP.O.Box: 19005 Casa El Hank, Kingdom of Morocco Tel.: (00 212-5-22) 36 61 19/21/26Fax: (00 212-5-22) 36 61 33E-mail: [email protected]
OMANMuscatAl-Rumailah Building, 2nd Floor, Office 22, Watiyah, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman P. O.Box: 2366, Postal Code 112 Ruwi, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanTel : + 968-24563650 / 24565390 24560740 / 24560153Fax: + 968-24566281Email: [email protected]
PAKISTANKarachiAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Anum Empire 604, 6th Floor, Block 7/8, Shara-e-Faisal, Karachi, PakistanP.O.Box: 13035 Karachi, Pakistan Tel: (00 92-21) 3438 8113/4 Fax: (00 92- 21) 3438 8115/6E-mail: [email protected]
PALESTINEGazaAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Al-Quds Street, Ansar Square, Awkaf Building, 2nd floor, Apartment No. 8+9, Southern Rimal, Gaza, Palestine.P.O.Box: 505 Gaza City, Gaza StripTel: (00 970-8) 2626073Fax: (00 970-8) 2626070E-mail: [email protected]
RamallahAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Green Tower Building, Al-Nuzha Street, near Ramallah Public LibraryP.O.Box: 3800 Al-Beerah, Ramallah, The West BankTel: (00 972-2) 298 9401Fax: (00 972-2) 298 8150E-mail: [email protected]
QATARDohaAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual PropertyT M P AgentsCrown Plaza Doha Business Park Building E, 5th Floor, Airport Road P.O. Box: 2620 Doha – QatarTel: (00 974-4) 4416 455 Fax: (00 974-4) 4425 687E-mail: [email protected]
RUSSIAMoscowAddress: Nikulinskaya St., Building 31, 1st floorP.O. Box: 119602, Moscow, RussiaE-mail: [email protected]
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JeddeahTel: +966 2 668 5458Mobile: 00966 553354228Fax: +966 2 668 5415P.O. Box 20135,Jeddah 21455, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.E-mail: [email protected]
SUDANKhartoumAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Sudanese Islamic Bank Bldg., 6th Floor Apartment No.1, Alqaser St., Khartoum, SudanP.O.Box: 1623 Khartoum, Sudan Tel: (249-1) 83763483Fax: (249-1) 83763484E-mail: [email protected]
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SYRIADamascusAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization Building Kafersoseh Villas - The Southern Highway P.O.Box: 31000 Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic Tel: +963 11 214 0160 +963 11 214 0161Fax: +963 11 241 0162E-mail: [email protected]
TUNISIATunisAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Appt. B. 3.2, 7 Rue Chott Errommen, Montplaisir, Tunis 1002 P.O.Box: 1, 1073 Montplaisir,Tunis, TunisiaTel: (00 216) 71 90 3141/ 71 90 1078/71 90 4621/ 71 90 8499 Fax: (00 216) 71 90 9426E-mail: [email protected]
TURKEYAnkaraAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Tunus Cad. No. 15/4, Kavaklidere 06680 , Ankara-TurkeyTel: (00 90-312) 417 6095Fax: (00 90-312) 417 0091E-mail: [email protected]
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESDubaiAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Gulf Towers, Entrance A2, 7th Floor, Oud Metha Road, Bur Dubai, DubaiTel: 00971(4)3966663 (8 Lines)Fax: 00971(4)3966662P.O. Box: 1991, Dubai,United Arab EmiratesEmail: [email protected]
Jebel AliAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Office No.16127, LOB - 16 P.O.Box: 17191, Jebel Ali, UAETel: +971-4-881 6996Telefax: + 971-4-881 8117E-mail: [email protected]
YEMEN Sana’aAbu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP)Beirut Street, Faj Attan, in front of Sudanese Embassy Sana’a, Republic of YemenP.O.Box: 2055 Sana’a, Republic of Yemen Tel: 00 967 1 433 411Fax: 00 967 1 433 422E-mail: [email protected]
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