Kuwait's intellectual property cmte should be independent

The Commerce and Industry Ministry's Intellectual Property Committee should be turned into an independent authority as part of the nation's quest for international commercial and financial recognition, said a Kuwaiti official on Saturday.
Head of the Kuwaiti society for the protection of intellectual property Sheikh Salman Al-Dawood Al-Sabah told KUNA that transforming the committee into an independent authority will attract foreign investors, which will see the step as a legal procedure that will ensure and protect their interests.
The ongoing shift in laws governing intellectual property protection requires such change within the nature of the committee; therefore, the transformation will be beneficial for Kuwait's commercial and financial aspirations, said the official.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Abdulmohsen Al-Madaj announced on December 6 establishment of the committee as a measure to better protect intellectual property.