Egypt has a telecommunications authority: The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA). However, it is reported that the decision-making process of this entity is not fully independent from the government.

While it is reported that Egypt is striving to strengthen intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement to counter cases of piracy and reduce patent backlogs, there are also concerns about the lack of an effective mechanism for the early resolution of potential patent disputes.

According to Art. 16 of the Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 418 of 2020 Issuing Executive Regulations for Law No. 180 of 2018 on Press, Media and the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, all companies having a licence from the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCoM) to operate and distribute recorded or live content in Egypt, whether through satellite or the internet, are required to store all content for at least one year in a server that is located at a secure location in Egypt. The location may not be changed without prior approval from the SCoM.

Egypt is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Art. 35 of Egypt's Media Law No. 180 of 2018 and Arts. 5 and 16 of its executive regulation (Cabinet Resolution No. 418 of 2020) stipulate that newspapers must be printed in presses inside the Arab Republic of Egypt and a backup of the electronic servers hosting their electronic copies must be located in a place specified by the newspaper within the Arab Republic of Egypt, provided that it is safe and known to the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR).

Egypt has a copyright regime under the law Law No. 82 of 2002. However, the exceptions in the regime do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Art. 171 lists the exceptions, which include making an analysis of the work, or excerpts or quotations therefrom, for the purpose of criticism, discussion or information; the reproduction, if necessary for teaching purposes in educational institutes, of an article, a short work or extracts therefrom; among others.

Art. 16 of the Executive regulation (Cabinet Resolution No. 418 of 2020) relating to Law No. 180 of 2018 Regulating the Press, Media, and the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) requires media outlets and websites to have a backup of their electronic servers within the Arab Republic of Egypt, provided that it is safe and known to the SCMR. The term “media” is defined as “any terrestrial or satellite television channel, or wired, wireless or electronic radio station”.

Despite efforts by the government to enforce Egypt's Intellectual Property Law and its executive regulations, it is reported that piracy and counterfeiting remain prevalent. This includes widespread piracy of books, music, and entertainment software, particularly online, as well as illegal distribution of films on regional satellite channels. Additionally, numerous unlicensed satellite channels offer pirated broadcasts, and there are instances of unlawful decryption of encrypted signals.

Egypt has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Egypt has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

According to Art. 56 of Law No. 82 of 2002 on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, the competent authorities may find it necessary "to protect the public" to require the disclosure of trade secrets (named "undisclosed information" in Egyptian Law). However, the law assures such information remains protected from unfair commercial use (Art. 57).

Law No. 180 of 2018 imposes ownership restrictions on foreigners. According to Art. 36, non-Egyptian shareholders, whether natural or legal persons, are prohibited from holding a share percentage that grants them management rights in newspapers and websites serving as electronic backers for print newspapers.
Art. 35 establishes financial requirements for the establishment of newspapers by private legal entities. For electronic newspapers, a deposit of EGP 100,000 (approx. USD 3,200) is required, with half of this amount to be deposited prior to initiating the establishment procedures. The deposit must remain for one year to cover operational costs and employee rights in case the newspaper ceases publication. In such cases, priority is given to settling employee rights over other obligations.
For newspapers issued by natural persons, the same deposit requirements apply, with the full amount dependent on the publication's frequency. The entire deposit must be made before the newspaper is issued.
Additionally, newspapers must be printed in printing presses within the Arab Republic of Egypt, and a copy of the electronic servers hosting the newspaper's digital version must also be located in Egypt.

The Law No. 10 of 2003 sets restrictions on Telecom Egypt, which is the monopoly operator of the fixed internet services and infrastructure market. Art. 63 stipulates that the shares of Telecom Egypt can be offered for sale at a partial value of the Company capital upon a decree from the Cabinet with the condition that the greater part of the capital remains State-owned.

Law No. 34 of 1976 and its amendments of the years 1996 and 2020 stipulate that legal persons (Natural persons and various forms of Companies) wishing to engage in trade activities in Egypt must be entered into the commercial register (Art. 2). Those to be registered must be of Egyptian nationality and have obtained approval to practice trade from the competent Chamber of Commerce (Art. 3). As an exception to the rule in Article 2, foreigners can be registered in the Commercial Register in a number of cases, among these is when the foreigner is a partner in a company of persons, provided that at least one of the general partners is Egyptian and that the Egyptian partner(s) own 51% of the company's capital and has the right to manage and sign (Art. 4.2).