The Fourth Arab Forum on Combating Commercial Fraud, Imitation and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and its accompanying exhibition, organized by Saudi Customs in Riyadh during the period from 5 to 7 May 2015, with the participation of Arab Customs directors, in the presence of a number of ministers, officials and a number of national, regional and international bodies, associations and organizations.May 7, 2015, with the participation of Arab customs directors, in the presence of a number of ministers and officials and a number of national, regional and international bodies, associations and organizations, and intellectual property rights, witnessed a remarkable success, as the participants discussed how to address the phenomenon of commercial fraud and violation of intellectual property rights.

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Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf stressed in his speech that the forum is an extension of the efforts of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, which includes protecting the rights of the parties to trade exchange, both consumers and producers, as well as transparency of the relationship between them.

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The Minister of Finance pointed out that the Arab Forum has a clear vision to participate at the local, regional and international levels in the efforts to combat commercial fraud, and its message urges concerted efforts to preserve the safety and health of society and protect the national and global economy.

His Excellency the Minister of Finance pointed out that the Arab Forum has a clear vision to participate at the local, regional and international levels.

More than one million reports

While H.E. Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, Minister of Commerce, stressed that combating commercial fraud and protecting intellectual property rights mainly aims to protect the consumer and the merchant at the same time, pointing out that the Ministry of Commerce has received over the past three years, 98 % of which were addressed, indicating that 53 % are reports of commercial fraud. He explained that the Ministry of Commerce has more than 28 million observers "representing the population of the Kingdom" to monitor markets and report violations.

Tackling fraud and imitation

His Excellency the Director General of Customs Saleh bin Muneea Al-Khaliliwi also explained that commercial fraud, imitation and violation of intellectual property rights have become issues of concern to the whole world because of the danger they pose to countries and societies and explained that Saudi Customs since 2008 began in implementing a plan to combat commercial fraud and counterfeiting and took many customs measures to contribute to the control of adulterated or counterfeit goods from entering the Kingdom, which - praise be to God - achieved tangible positive results.

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Forum Exhibition

An exhibition was held on the sidelines of the forum during which original products were displayed and counterfeits were warned against through the pavilions of participating companies.

The exhibition witnessed great participation from national and international bodies and organizations and sponsors of the forum.

Saudi Customs dedicated a special pavilion at the exhibition, in which it displayed examples of its seizures that emphasize the efforts of customs officers.