CAIRO – Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property
(AGIP) in Cairo, a member of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global), has
participated in the activities of the Open Factory Project, one of the most
prominent Egyptian-Italian joint projects, funded by the European Union.

AGIP’s participation came upon an
invitation from the Egyptian Industrial Modernization Center (IMC), due to its
prominent role in the development of the Egyptian industrial society, through
the provision of many professional services. The project aims to develop the
Egyptian industry and encourage factories to invest part of their revenues in
development, training, and skills improvement.

Mr. Tarek Al-Khatib, executive director
in-charge of TAG.Global Cairo Office, expressed his pride for receiving such an
invitation, pointing out that the importance of the project lies in introducing
participants to the fundamentals of designing new products, marketing
techniques and business development.

During the gathering, Mr. Al-Khatib shed
light on the intellectual property rights; their importance and their role in
protecting products, in addition to introducing all the various services and
activities that Cairo TAG.Global’s office provides to the Egyptian community.

For her part, Eng. Samar Shogaa, AGIP
Patent Department Manager, gave a brief about the patent services, and all AGIP
registration procedures. 

Meanwhile, Mr. Ahmad Abu Al-Nour,
Trademark lawyer at AGIP Cairo Office, discussed the significance of trademark
registration and the steps involved, as well as the biggest and most famous
trademark cases and litigation procedures.

It is worth mentioning that the Open
Factory Project is co-implemented with the Industrial Modernization Center and
the Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence at Cairo University, the
chambers of Leather and Textile industries, the National Research Center, and a
number of Italian-based institutions.