PRACTICE AREAS

Intellectual Property

Protect your creative work and brand.

Intellectual Property

PRACTICE AREAS

Intellectual Property

Protect your creative work and brand.

Intellectual Property

PRACTICE AREAS

Intellectual Property

Protect your creative work and brand.

Intellectual Property
  • Typical mattersTrademarks, copyright, licensing

  • First consultation30 minutes

  • ResponseOne business day

  • LanguagesArabic and English

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Overview

Intellectual property is often the most valuable asset a creative or technology business owns, and the one most easily lost through delay. Our team helps founders, brands, studios and inventors decide what to protect, where to protect it and how to enforce it.

We work across trademarks, copyright, patents, designs and trade secrets, and we handle the commercial side as well: licensing, assignments, franchising and the clauses in employment and supplier contracts that decide who owns what is created.

Most clients arrive with a specific worry, such as a name they want to launch, a copy they have found or a contract that asks them to sign away rights. We start there, then look at the wider portfolio so that one fix does not leave another gap open.

Protection starts with an honest audit. We list the names, logos, designs, code, content and know-how a business relies on, check who actually owns each item, and mark where a registration, an assignment or a confidentiality term is missing. The result is a short plan in priority order, not a long list of everything that could be filed.

Registration is only the beginning. We help you choose the right territories and classes, answer objections from the registry, and set up a simple system for renewals, so that a mark or a design does not lapse because a deadline was missed.

When someone copies or misuses your work, the first step is evidence. We collect dated screenshots, sales records and correspondence, send a measured notice where that is likely to work, and use the takedown routes of marketplaces and platforms. If a claim is needed, we explain the likely cost and timing before you decide.

Key facts

  • Best forFounders, brands, creators

  • FeesAgreed in writing at the start

  • OfficesDubai and Abu Dhabi

  • FormatIn person or by video

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What we handle

  • Trademark registrationSearches, filings, objections and renewals for names, logos and slogans.

  • Copyright protectionOwnership advice, registration support and takedown notices for written, visual and software work.

  • Patent filing supportPreparing and coordinating applications with specialist agents.

  • Trade secret protectionConfidentiality terms, access controls and employee exit procedures.

  • Infringement claimsCease and desist letters, negotiation and court action against copying.

  • Licensing agreementsTerms for use, territory, payment and quality control.

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Timeline at a glance

Timing depends on the registry and on whether anyone objects. The ranges below are typical, not promises.

Stage

Typical time

Clearance search and advice

Usually one to two weeks

Trademark filing to registration

Often several months, longer if there is an objection

Patent applications

Commonly more than a year from filing to grant

Cease and desist stage

Often two to six weeks before the other side responds

Court action

Depends on the court calendar and can run many months

How we work

  1. IP auditWe list what you own, who created it and what is already registered.

  2. Registration strategyWe rank assets by value and choose countries and classes.

  3. Filing and prosecutionWe prepare filings and answer examiner objections.

  4. Monitoring and enforcementWe watch for similar filings and act on infringement.

  5. Licensing or litigationWe turn rights into revenue, or defend them in court.

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By the numbers

  • 6Services we handle

  • 5Steps from first call to result

  • 6Questions answered below

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What to bring

Bring what you have, even if it is incomplete. We can fill gaps together.

  • The name, logo or work you want to protect, with dates of first use.

  • Names of everyone who helped create it and any agreements with them.

  • Existing registrations, applications and renewal notices.

  • Examples of copying, with links, screenshots and dates.

  • Contracts that mention ownership, licences or confidentiality.

  • The countries where you sell or plan to sell.

07

Related cases

Intellectual Property

Trademark dispute

Trademark ownership, use of the mark and supporting evidence.

View case file

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Related team

Nour Al-Nour

Nour Al-Nour

Associate, IP & Contract Law

View profile

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Common questions

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Common questions

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