On 5 April 2019 IP Whiz gave a presentation at the FENDI Showroom in Milan to several famous Italian brand owners
We explained how the Middle East is the IP crossroads between Europe and China, covering these topics:
- IP enforcement in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman
- Training Saudi Customs, Dubai Customs, Dubai EDD to make pro-active seizures
- Seizing lookalikes by protecting distinctive product appearance as a 3D trademark
- Cooperating with China-operated ports in the Middle East and the Mediterranean
- Transnational pursuit of counterfeiting networks to the production source
- Using the iptrac database to coordinate a global anti-counterfeiting strategy