Intellectual Property Registration

Overview
Designing an effective IP protection strategy is critical to ensure the protection of valuable IP assets. This also ensure long term returns on IP investments in dynamic markets. The first step to ensure effective protection of valuable IP rights, is insuring registration through appropriate mechanisms and jurisdictions. We provide tailored solutions that not only gives the most cost effective and comprehensive defense of IP products, but also ensures affordable maintenance of these assets in the long term.

The IP Registration Division maintains strong presence reasonably with these lawyers being well versed in substantive laws in the procedural requirements of IP rights registration in various jurisdictions across the MENA region. Additionally, our team also assists with IP rights search, filing, cancellation, watch services, annual maintenance and renewals. Our vast international network of local lawyers and agents allows swift and smooth execution of registrations of clients’ IP rights thereby ensuring expedient execution of IP enforcement when needed.

Range of services and scope of work include include:

Strategic IP Protection Advisory

From high end luxury brands to fast moving consumer goods, our team has both legal and strategic management experience to provide counsel and ensure that our clients can enhance their IP protection strategy into a competitive advantage.

Legal Consultation on IP rights

We advise clients on the specific procedural requirements of various IP rights registrations, with appropriate authorities, including pre-emptive IP registration measures that can be taken to protect IP rights.

IP Rights Audit and Trademark Watch Services

The IP Registration Division assists clients to identify IP rights that need to be protected and also audits and advises on ownership status of IP rights. We carry out trademark searches manually through the National Trademark Offices and Official Gazettes as well as through electronic databases to ensure the trademark is available for registration.
We check and ensure that the proposed trademark particulars do not conflict with others. Our globally connected watch services ensures surveillance of local markets and trademark offices to ensure no infringing particulars are registered.

Registrations of Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights and Industrial Designs

We assist clients in application of IP rights through the procedural stages of filing, publication and final registration. TLG conducts legalisation of required documentation (valid POA, commercial registers and/or certificate of incorporation). Where an opposition to a particular IP right is filed, we assist clients in preparation of materials and evidence for successful appeals.

IP Rights Maintenance Services

Once IP rights are registered, we provide additional IP rights maintenance services that include: Search for Published Trademarks, Trademark Watch Service, IP-Renewals, IP Portfolio Management, Trademark Strategy & Analysis, Trademark Portfolio Review, IP Consultancy.

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