Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) announced the launch of an initiative to support innovators, inventors, and rights holders, in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and with the participation of the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST), Sidra Medicine, the Qatar Council for Research, Development and Innovation (QRDI), and the Qatar Scientific Club.

According to Qatar News Agency, this initiative aims to provide a wide range of services to support innovators at various stages of innovation, from the idea and research stage to the creation, marketing, and utilization of intellectual property assets. The ministry indicated that these services include support for preliminary searches in patent databases and information analysis, offering specialized technical advice to innovators and researchers, and supporting the marketing of inventions and technology transfer.

The ministry explained that the initiative's services can be accessed by visiting the participating entities, namely the MOCI, UDST (for students and university affiliates only), Sidra Medicine, the Qatar Science Club, and the QRDI. This initiative comes as part of the MOCI's commitment to strengthening the innovation and intellectual property system in Qatar, supporting the knowledge-based economy, and encouraging innovators and inventors to protect and invest in their creations in a way that contributes to building a competitive and sustainable economy.