Episode 1 of our Aerospace & Defence Innovation podcast series is out now!

 In this episode, Ahmad Saleh, Partner and Head of the Innovation, Patents & Industrial Property (3IP) practice, joins Zayd Husseini Eyre, Associate in the 3IP practice, to explore one of the most important questions in this field:

 Can military and defence-related inventions be patented in the UAE?

Together, they discuss:

• How national security considerations intersect with IP rights

• The role of the Ministry of Defence in patent approvals

• The safeguards innovators should understand before filing

• The implications for companies developing aerospace and defence technologies in the UAE