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In the Hotseat with… Dima Naber
Dima joined CWB as a Commercial Development Manager in 2021. For the past +17 years, she has worked with several firms helping them consult clients regarding regional IP matters which has given her a unique perspective on the value of intellectual property. Describe...
3D Trade Marks in the Middle East: An overview
The concept or nature of a 3D trade mark per se is not explicitly recognised in the GCC Trade Mark Law or other national trade mark laws in the Middle East region. In practice, this type of mark is very often considered as an industrial design and is not widely...
SAUDI ARABIA: Commercial Courts’ Authority on IP and Administrative Disputes
In a recent decision, the Administrative Appellate Court of Saudi Arabia upheld a First Instance Administrative Court decision that dismissed an appeal against a trademark office’s final refusal based on the administrative court’s lack of judicial jurisdiction due to...
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Patent filing strategies in the GCC
If you are interested in protecting your technology in the region, the question shouldn’t be where to patent your technology but how. Any idea capable of demonstrating a degree of inventiveness and novelty is potentially patentable. In addition to higher profits...
Innovation in the UAE
Like most countries, the UAE is keen on building a secure and sustainable economy for the future, one that is less dependent on natural resources and less exposed to volatile markets. In 2010, the UAE government announced its national growth strategy known as the...
Patenting Artificial Intelligence ‘AI’
Analysis From autonomous vehicles to automated healthcare, Artificial intelligence (AI) is a fast-evolving field driving major developments in technology and business and is set to revolutionise many industries. AI is optimizing business operations, driving down...
Book – Intellectual Property Law and Practice of the United Arab Emirates
The author of this book is one of our partners, Peter Hansen, and is the only comprehensive work on the intellectual property law of the UAE published by Oxford University Press, (2009), 848 pages. In-depth commentary on the laws of the UAE and translations of the...