Intellectual Property Policy in General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs

Intellectual Property Policy in General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs

Introduction:

In line with the "National Strategy for Innovation" and "UAE Vision 2021", the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs seeks to support the creators and inventors, in a world in which institutions compete for inventions that change the features of providing services and developing operations. Where the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs is working hard to provide the appropriate environment for the associates to embrace their creations that produce works and inventions and compete at the local and global levels to reach the leadership levels in the field of creativity and innovation.

Ownership of the policy: This policy is owned by the Innovation and Creativity Center - Innovation section.

The General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs is committed to:

  • Registration of intellectual works and patents as intellectual property of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs for all that resulted from research or benefit from facilities or direct or indirect financing from the General Directory of Residency and Foreigners Affairs and all beneficiaries are obliged to cooperate to provide the documents required for the registration of intellectual property.
  • Registering some works and patents in partnership with the government or private sector for any joint work that results in an intellectual or patent work.
  • All associates who have study contracts, from GDRFA Dubai, are obliged to deliver all research and studies during the study period, to the Innovation section for registering the intellectual works for the General Directorate.

  • All organizational units are obligated to register the used smart systems, that fall under the category of computer programs and applications.

  • All organizational units are adhered to register any business (intellectual property, trademark, patent) before submitting it to the public or the media.

  • To Review this policy by all divisions and stakeholders, further to updating it annually or when needed.