DUBAI: The Dubai Customs DC has announced the opening of registration for its IPR Award for Schools and Universities for 2015-2016. School and university students are encouraged to be part of the drive and submit entries in any of the award’s six categories which are: Best IP Website Name Best IP Awareness Campaign Best Innovation/Invention for IPR Protection Writing a Book (Story) Short Play and Short Film on IP and the dangers of counterfeit products.
The award is aimed at inculcating the values and ethics of intellectual property rights in student community engaging the students in the fight against counterfeiting and raising their awareness on DC’s efforts to safeguard IP rights of producers and innovators according to the DC.
Yousuf Ozair Mubarak Director of the IPR Department at Dubai Customs said “Dubai Customs’ Intellectual Property Awar for Schools and Universities is aimed at instilling the spirit of competition among applicants and raising their awareness of intellectual property rights. Hence we can disseminate this culture to the younger generations so as to engage the largest possible segment of our community in addressing piracy counterfeiting and commercial fraud.
“Dubai Customs’ IP Award has recently gained momentum due to our leadership’s initiatives towards stimulating innovation namely marking 2015 as the Year of Innovation as per the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the launch of the National Innovation Strategy by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai” he added.
The award brought together teams of 584 students from 43 schools and universities in the last four cycles from 2012 to 2015.
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