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Brand owners protection group launched

Omar Shteiwi, the Chairman of the Board of the BPG and Regional Intellectual Property Adviser, Nestle Middle East, said: "The BPG, based in Dubai, is a non-profit organisation whose main objective is focused on spreading awareness about the existence of counterfeit products as well as illicit trade in the GCC and Yemen and the dangers they pose to the society in general and the consumer in particular."

Global brands who joined hands to establish the BPG include Beiersdorf, British American Tobacco, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle, Phillips, Procter & Gamble, and Unilever.

Besides the major manufacturers, other founding members of the BPG include lawyers, legal consultants and trade mark and patent agents like Al Tamimi & Company, Clyde & Company, Rouse & Company International, and Saba & Company.

"These market leaders are alarmed at the economic, social, and moral impact that illicit trade has on consumers, governments, and legitimate businesses. The BPG has been founded in order to suggest and recommend effective measures to counter this social menace," added Shteiwi.