Intellectual property
We provide comprehensive legal services related to intellectual property, including:
- Intellectual Property Advisory and Protection: Advising on use and protection of Intellectual Property spanning a broad range of sectors in the UAE through protective measures for both, registered rights such as Trademarks, Designs, or Patents for inventions, and unregistered rights such as Copyrights, Trade Secrets or Confidential Information.
- Intellectual Property Commercialization: Assisting with maximizing effective use and commercialization of the Intellectual Property through licensing arrangements, franchise arrangements, assignments, acquisitions or disposals of Intellectual Property.
- IP Portfolio Management: Managing, preparing, filing all relevant applications for your Intellectual Property and carrying out regular searches to ensure that there are no ongoing or potential infringements of your Intellectual Property.
- Intellectual Property Disputes and Enforcement:
- Representing Clients in intellectual property disputes, such as filing as well as countering any oppositions before the Authorities.
- Filing and/ defending cancellation actions on behalf of the Client before the Authorities.
- Challenging the decisions of the Ministry of Economy before the Courts in the UAE.
- Carrying out infringement actions against counterfeiters and filing complaints against infringing parties of IP before the Economic Department, Ports & Customs Authorities and Courts.
Some of our services include –
Trademark Services:
- Trademark Advisory and Registration: Advising on the appropriate classifications under which the Trademark should be registered as well as assisting with all relevant registration processes in obtaining a trademark registration certificate.
- Trademark Search and Clearance: Conducting trademark searches to identify potential conflicts and providing clearance opinions.
Copyright Services:
- Copyright Advisory and Registration: Assisting clients in registering copyrights for original works and providing guidance on how to enforce copyrights against potential infringements
- Copyright Licensing: Assisting clients with negotiating and drafting copyright licensing agreements.
Patent Services:
- Patent Application Preparation: Preparing and filing patent applications in the UAE and other jurisdictions.
- Patent Licensing: Assisting clients with negotiating and drafting patent licensing agreements.
Design Rights Services:
- Design Rights Registration: Assisting clients in registering design rights for original designs.
Trade Secrets Services:
- Trade Secret Protection: Advising clients on strategies to protect trade secrets.
- Trade Secret Non-Disclosure Agreements: Drafting and reviewing non- disclosure agreements to protect trade secrets.