Director General of the Patent Office of the
General Secretariat
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

A brief summary of Dr.
Abdullah Al-Mazrou and
his previous experience

He has been working in the General
Secretariat of the Cooperation Council
for the Arab States of the Gulf since the
year 2000. I obtained a master’s degree in
intellectual property law. I am currently the
Director-General of the Patent Office of the
General Secretariat, classified by the World
Intellectual Property Organization, one of
the international organizations of the United
Nations, as an expert and an international
arbitrator in the field of property Intellectual
property. The latest international study in
which I participated dealt with the future of
intellectual property, and work is underway
to publish it.

Dr. Abdullah Al-Marzrou main goals for 2021 and beyonds
The main objective in my work is to achieve the objectives of
the Patent Office of the General Secretariat of the Cooperation
Council for the year 2021 and beyond. Namely, that the Office be
consistent in its roles, functions and outputs with the objectives,
policies, procedures and processes of the patent authorities
of the States of the Cooperation Council in order to achieve
their benefit and to complement its patent roles as it deems
appropriate.

The challenges that both developing and developed countries’
innovation and entrepreneurship systems face
One of the most significant difficulties confronting the
innovation and entrepreneurship systems in many states,
in my opinion, is a lack of strategic plans, policies, and
practical initiatives to foster innovation. Innovation and
entrepreneurship must be aligned with societal demands,
changes, and difficulties, or the novelty of those strategies
and policies.
It also includes the limited experience associated with
them; or the lack of support for the overall innovation and
entrepreneurship environment, as well as the need for greater
innovation and entrepreneurship in sustainable economic
growth based on knowledge and social well-being.
The best strategies for innovation that have been implemented
to benefit from the upgrading of state classifications
Innovation policies and strategies can be described as the
most appropriate and best if they are to achieve their intended
targets. They must contain qualitative, inventive growth that
leads to a knowledge-based economy, in addition to improving
social well-being and community security, and in this regard,
provide a road map for attaining the required economic growth.
Any successful innovation policy must provide, in turn, a
dynamic environment that encourages additional innovation
in enterprises and activities across a range of categories, from
management patterns and operational processes to goods
and services.
Opportunities exist for both the innovation and entrepreneurial
systems in developing and developed countries
The innovation and entrepreneurship system is adaptable
enough to its various host environments and economic
systems, and this inherent adaptability of innovation and
entrepreneurship creates many promising opportunities from
time to time, including qualitative and emergency needs of
societies for goods and services that emerge in situations
where lifestyles change within societies in developed and
developing countries alike.
Dr. Abdullah’s future recommendations that support the
technology, innovation and entrepreneurship system
One of the most important things that can be said is the
importance of learning about the experiences of developed
countries in supporting their innovation and entrepreneurship
systems. Therefore, that they can benefit from and benefit from
the programs, projects, initiatives and targets, which will give
substantial effort, time, and efficiency in projected outcomes,
as well as support, institutional and long-term encouragement,
and facilitate action on these systems. From Dr. Abdullah’s
perspective, how can we strengthen and empower innovative
mindsets in any organization?
I see that this lies in the enactment and strengthening of
legislation and the development of a guide for procedures
within the organization to ensure the stimulation of innovation
and creativity and to guarantee the rights of the employees of
the organization in return for their innovative efforts and work
that achieve leadership for the organization. This is in addition
to the organization’s attracting specialized competencies and
believing in the importance of perpetuating raising the skill
and knowledge capabilities of the organization’s employees in
the areas that have been achieved with the desired innovative
growth.
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