Major General Sheikh Sultan Al Nuaimi participates in the conference on combating crimes against intellectual property rights

HE Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of Ajman Police, participated in the 7th Regional Conference for the Prevention of Intellectual Property Crime in the Middle East and North Africa, organized by the Emirates Intellectual Property Society and Interpol, and was inaugurated by His Excellency Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan, In Dubai, and the Honorary President of the Emirates Intellectual Property Society at the Armani Dubai Hotel, in the midst of high-level participation by experts and specialists from several countries around the world, as well as a number of local officials and police officers in the country.

In his participation in the conference, His Excellency the Commander of the Ajman Police said that participation in the conference came from the importance of intellectual property and in order to combat the crimes that are harmful to them, especially the serious risks resulting from the proliferation of counterfeit goods.

His Excellency Sheikh Sultan Bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, the most important countries manufacturers and exporters of counterfeit goods in the world, led by China. The volume of international trade in counterfeit goods reached 1.7 trillion dollars, including 80 billion dollars in Arab countries. The loss of market shares, the state's cost of health care as a result of the use of counterfeit goods, and the damage to persons as a first victim of counterfeit goods.

He also mentioned in his working paper that Ajman Police has proven its position in combating counterfeit goods and protecting intellectual property rights through our seizures during 2017 for a number of cases of selling counterfeit goods in the emirate, where it was able to arrest 54 accused in cases of promotion and sale of counterfeit goods worth About 85 million dirhams.

At the end of his participation, Ajman Police Commander stressed the necessity of intensifying international cooperation in the field of combating exported and imported counterfeit goods, supporting laws and enhancing penalties in the field of intellectual property rights protection, stressing the importance of monitoring domestic markets.