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Lawyers in Abu Dhabi
01 Feb 2022

Enforcing Trademarks in Kingdom of KSA

Enforcing Trademarks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia “A great trademark is appropriate, dynamic, distinctive, memorable, and unique.”  – Primo Angeli Introduction Common law rights are not recognized under Saudi Arabian law. Trademark rights can only be obtained through registration. The only exception is well-known trademarks that are recognized as…

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Lawyers in Abu Dhabi
05 Jan 2022

UAE to Join Madrid System in December 2021

UAE to Join Madrid System in December 2021, Understanding the implications The Government of the United Arab Emirates has declared its move to join the Madrid Protocol System, which will come into force on the 28th of December 2021. The move indicates the UAE becoming the 109th country globally and…

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Lawyers in Abu Dhabi
05 Dec 2021

Madrid System for International Registration of Trаdemаks

Madrid System for the International Registration of Trаdemаks Introduction Two independent treaties govern the registration of trademarks around the world and they are Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol. Combining the agreement and protocol is the Madrid System for International Registration of Marks. Countries that are part of the Convention and…

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Criminal Lawyers in Dubai
30 Sep 2021

Economic and Fraud Provisions in Middle East

Economic and Fraud Provisions in the Middle East “There is one and only one social responsibility of business – to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open…

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Lawyers in Abu Dhabi
13 Apr 2021

trademark Violation in Today

Trending type of Violation in Today's World: Using the Competitor’s Trademark as Keyword Zeynep Yağmur Kutlu Öncü Uçum ABSTRACT In today's world, where competition between companies is intense on the Internet, as well, new protective norms are needed pertaining to trademark rights violations. Accordingly, lawmaker has included the use of…

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Lawyers in Abu Dhabi
08 Apr 2021

Patent Registration in Israel

Intellectual Property: Patent Registration in Israel An invention is protected by a patent, which is an exclusive privilege given to the inventor. In other words, a patent is an exclusive license to a device or a method that proposes a new technological approach to a problem or a new way…

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Lawyers in Dubai
21 Mar 2021

FAQs - Trademark Registration and Use in Israel

FAQs - Trademark Registration and Use in Israel Q1. Who is eligible to apply for registration? A trademark registration application may be filed by any person or legal entity. There is no requirement for citizenship or residency. Q2. What can be protected and registered as a trademark, and what can't?…

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Lawyers in Abu Dhabi
07 Mar 2021

Rights in India Trademark vs Designs

Overlapping of Rights in India: Trademark vs Designs  "When you brand yourself properly, the competition becomes irrelevant"                                                                  …

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Lawyers in Dubai
05 Apr 2020

Joint Ownership of IP

Joint Ownership of Intellectual Property   Introduction Henry David Thoreau said, “the world is a canvas to the imagination.” This is very accurate as ideas are the foundation of any success, business, or personal. Depending on the effort put and the extensive research into the innovation, it is safe to…

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Lawyers in Dubai
15 Dec 2019

Amendments to Canadian Trademarks Act

Amendments to the Canadian Trademarks Act Introduction To Intellectual Property Since the beginning of history, the commercial exchange has been an important sphere of concern for every organized society. Nowadays, the international community is undergoing a surge in international trade relations, manifested in the adoption of several international trade treaties…

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Lawyers in Dubai
19 Sep 2019

Intellectual Property Regime in UK

Intellectual Property Regime in the United Kingdom Introduction The European Union (EU) is one of the world most significant economic powers. There is a considerable population of around 500 Million that lives within its member states, and the GDP is about $19 trillion. However, while the EU, as an organisation,…

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commercial lawyers in Dubai
05 Feb 2019

اتفاقية مكافحة التزوير التجاري

اتفاقية مكافحة التزوير التجاري لعام 2010 وقعت اتفاقية مكافحة التزوير (ACTA) في عام 2011 (رغم عدم تنفيذها بعد)، على الجهود المشتركة التي بذلتها الولايات المتحدة وكندا والاتحاد الأوروبي وسويسرا وأستراليا ونيوزيلندا واليابان وكوريا الجنوبية لإصلاح الملكية الفكرية العالمية وفقاً لمعايير التنفيذ  تم تأسيس الاتفاقية لإعادة توجيه قوانين الملكية الفكرية الدولية…

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Lawyers in Dubai
03 Feb 2019

protection of Geographical Indication

Intellectual Property Rights - Requirement of protection of ‘Geographical Indication’ and its obligations on the UAE “There is certainly no kind of property, in the nature of things, so much his own, as the works which a person originates from his own creative imagination: And when he has spent great…

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Financial Lawyers in UAE
02 Oct 2018

العلامات التجارية غير التقليدية

العلامات التجارية غير التقليدية المقدمة خذ استراحة، خذ..... كل عاشق شوكولاتة يعرف نهاية هذا القول. تشتهر هذه الشوكولاتة بأصابعها الأربعة، ذات الرقاقات المغلفة بالشوكولاتة، وشعارها الأيقوني، ولكن هل هي معروفة جيداً بما يكفي لتكون "مشهورة"؟ هي علامات تجارية معروفة كخيار قابلة للحياة كما كان يعتقد سابقا؟ في حكم قضائي صادر…

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