Effective Judicial Procedures For IP Disputes In EGYPT

[1] Intellectual Property Rights in the Constitution

• Articles 66, 67 and 69 of Chapter Three, entitled: "Fundamental Rights, Freedoms and Duties", the 2014 Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt lays out many of the constitutional principles underpinning the intellectual property (IP) legal system.
• Article 69 confirms the State's obligation to protect all types of IPRs in all fields, and to establish a body entrusted with the safeguarding and protection of IPRs.
• IPR protection and enforcement have become a constitutional principle.

[2] The Role of the Judiciary Prior to the Enactment of IP Legislation

• The first legislation ever protecting IPRs in Egypt was introduced in 1939 upon the issuance of Law No. 57 on the Protection of Trademarks and Commercial Indications.