Qatar’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched five new intellectual property e-services, bringing the total number of digital services in this area to seven. The newly introduced services cover copyright registration and deposit certificate applications, issuance of certificates, amendments, waivers and “To Whom It May Concern” certificates — targeting a broad range of rights holders including authors, composers, software developers, architects, performing artists and broadcasting organisations.
In a parallel initiative, MoCI also introduced an electronic process for registering commodity prices for the first time through its platform, aimed at simplifying regulatory compliance for businesses and improving the speed and accuracy of market data submissions.
Both initiatives form part of MoCI’s stated strategy to reduce paperwork and administrative processing times across its service portfolio.
