It’s official, the Islamic Patent Office in Cairo is shutting its doors. There just aren’t enough applications to justify a full-time staff.
We have scientific publications coming out of Turkey, Iran, and Egypt. Still, only a tiny trickle of applications have been submitted.” explained Fatima Faiza.
Experts cite a range of factors contributing to the demise of intellectual property in the Islamic world. Low literacy rates and confusion over Sharia law are among the most obvious. However, other factors include the youthful complacency of oil-rich countries, the inability to concentrate in the desert heat of the Levant, and the Islamic doctrine of inbreeding cousins leading to widespread imbecility.
