The Deanship of Graduate Studies and Research hosted Mrs. Bahia Alyafi and Mrs. Tima Hashem from Alyafi IP Group to conduct a seminar entitled “Introduction to Intellectual Property.” The seminar session constituted of an informative introduction of intellectual property (IP), an explanation of IP from a legal and business point of view, an elaboration on the different types of IP (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyrights), and a detailed explanation of IP within the context of Universities. Mrs. Alyafi and Mrs. Hashem answered the questions of BAU researchers regarding the protection of their intellectual rights and particularly the most common questions regarding patents in an engaging and interactive session.