Abstract The purpose of this article is to assess how Islamic finance can act as a vehicle to enhance the current intellectual property rights regime in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Islamic finance has developed within the constraints of sharia law and has been a growth sector for the GCC. This article will identify the main principles of Islamic finance that contribute to the success of Islamic finance, which can enhance intellectual property protection in the GCC. The main sharia-compliant areas to be considered are musharaka, mudaraba, murabaha, takaful, istisna, ijara, salam and sukuk. The article will outline the founding principles of Islamic finance, the governance of sharia boards, development of Islamic finance in the individual GCC states, different frameworks of sharia-compliant investment products and the impact of intellectual property rights on the varying Islamic finance investment tools. Furthermore, the article will discuss an integrated approach to intellectual property rights which learns lessons from the Islamic finance sector in relation to infrastructure, regulation and sharia compliance. The lessons learnt from Islamic finance will inform the overall framework of recommendations for an Islamic intellectual property model. The use of Islamic finance as a vehicle to promote better intellectual property rights in terms of defining a new intellectual property approach is novel. It is aimed at spearheading further research in this area, and it will form a part of the overall integrated approach proposals to intellectual property protection in the GCC and beyond.

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伊斯兰金融在海湾合作委员会中作为促进改善知识产权的手段

摘要本文的目的是评估伊斯兰金融如何可以作为增强海湾合作委员会（GCC）当前知识产权制度的手段。伊斯兰金融在伊斯兰教法的约束下发展，并已成为海湾合作委员会的增长部门。本文将确定有助于实现伊斯兰金融成功的伊斯兰金融的主要原则，这些原则可以增强海湾合作委员会的知识产权保护。需要考虑的主要符合伊斯兰教义的地区是穆沙拉卡，穆达拉巴，穆拉巴哈，回教保险，伊斯蒂斯纳，伊贾拉，萨拉姆和苏库克。本文将概述伊斯兰金融的创立原则，伊斯兰教法委员会的治理，海湾合作委员会各州伊斯兰金融的发展，符合伊斯兰教法的投资产品的不同框架，以及知识产权对各种伊斯兰金融投资工具的影响。此外，本文还将讨论一种综合的知识产权保护方法，该方法将从伊斯兰金融部门吸取与基础设施，法规和伊斯兰教义遵守相关的经验。从伊斯兰金融学到的经验教训将为整个框架提供有关伊斯兰知识产权模型建议的信息。在定义新的知识产权方法方面，使用伊斯兰金融作为促进更好的知识产权的手段是新颖的。它旨在带动该领域的进一步研究，并将成为海湾合作委员会及其他地区保护知识产权的整体综合方法提案的一部分。