<p>The draft law has been approved by the Cabinet and with it now being in the final stages of the legislative process, it is expected to come into force within a few months.<br /><br />The draft law compliments the existing enforcement mechanisms in respect of intellectual property rights under the Trademarks Law, Copyright Law and Industrial Property (Patents, Design and know-how) Law. Unlike the current law concerning the Suppression of Fraud and Deception in Commercial Transactions, the draft law<br />carries hefty penalties where it penalizes acts of fraud, counterfeiting, cheating in transactions and false advertisement, with fines reaching up to 1 Million Dirhams and imprisonment of up to two years.</p>