Intellectual Property

The following UAE Franchise Laws and Regulations 2022 Guidecovers common issues in franchise laws and regulations including competition law, real estate and protecting the brand and other intellectual property. The...

Originally published as a Practice Guide on Chambers.com, Partner Munir Suboh and Associate Felicity Hammond provide up to date in-depth legal information on cartels policy, including procedural framework for cartel enforcement, private civil litigation and,...

The end of the GCC Patent: what next? Partner & Head of Intellectual Property Munir Suboh and Associate Felicity Hammond provide an overview of the discontinuation of the GCC patent,...

The following article was originally published for BSA on Zawya. OPINION The Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”) has supplemented the establishment of its own Intellectual Property (“IP”) Law with newly...

In the following article, the BSA Intellectual Property practice provides updates related to Intellectual Property and trademark owners in the UAE: The UAE Cabinet approves accession to the Madrid Protocol...

Speakerat the 1st regional conference on illicit trade and intellectual property crime for the MENA region Hosted by Interpol, at theJumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa, Kuwait on 1 -3June...

Thousands of fake goods, including counterfeit smartphones, electronic devices, bags,and watches were hammered, compressed and shredded by Dubai's Department of Economic Development (DED)on Tuesdayto send a "clear message to protect...

In Oman, the registration, use and enforcement of trademarks is regulated by the Law of Industrial Property Rights, promulgated under Royal Decree No. 67/2008, the (“IP Law”). The Ministry of...

Co-host at the In-House Congress Dubai 2016. Hosted by Pacific Business Press, at the Raffles hotel, Dubai on 2 March 2016. Practice Area Workshop: Deal Or No Deal: An Interactive...

The regional trademark offices in the Middle East, including the local UAE trademark office, receive thousands of trademark applications annually. The number of approved and registered trademarks has increased significantly...

To ensure efficiency and streamlining with international best practice, namely in trademark prosecution and the enforcement of registered rights, theUAE Ministry of Economy has issued an administrative order to decrease...

Intellectual Property Right Assignments Q&A: United Arab Emirates Key aspects of intellectual property right assignments Definition of IP rights 1. Does the definition of "Intellectual Property Rights" in Standard document,...

The Prime Minister of UAE His Royal Highness Shaikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum issued law number 4/2019 for Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) on November 21, 2019, “DIFC IP LAW”....

Promotions Arsalan Tariq has been named Partner at BSA Al Rashdi & Al Barwani Advocates and legal consultants. Practicing since 2009, Arsalan specializes in Islamic and conventional finance, bilateral and...

In line with other economic relief measures implemented by the UAE Government, the UAE Cabinet issued the Ministerial Decree number 20-2020, “the Decree” on 31 March 2020 which applies further...

As a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic, challenges are being presented to the plant industry as the biggest flows of wildlife in terms of trade involves plants and not...

Following a review conducted by the European Union on countries with low or nominal corporate tax, the committee prescribed the ‘Economic Substance Regulations’ and requested that the low tax jurisdictions...

Partner and Head of BSA's Intellectual Property practice, Munir Suboh, has been selected by Asian Legal Business as a MENA Super 50 Lawyer. As part of the first MENA Super...

Earlier in September 2020, the UAE Cabinet issued decree number 15 of 2020, “The Decree”, and introduced several progressive amendments to Federal Law No 3 of 1987 of the Penal...

Click here to view the article.   Published: May 2017 Title: UAE chapter of the ICLG Trade Marks Guide 2017 Publication: ICLG Authors: Nadim Bardawil

BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP has further enhanced its client service offering with the appointment of Munir Suboh, who will lead the firm’s Intellectual Property Department. Munir, who...

By Munir Suboh With the increased usage of social media, companies and employers find themselves obliged to establish policies for employees to provide acceptable, reasonable, safe and common-sense guidelines and...

The UAE Trademark Department has issued an administrative decision to restrict the amending of trademark applications at the prosecution stage. In addition, the Dubai Economic Development Department has released a...

BSA will be attending the Oman Business Law Forum in Muscat, with Abdulaziz Alrashdi presenting on the IP law in Oman and Nasser Al Riyami will be on the panel...

Munir Suboh, Head of IP, discusses with the World Intellectual Property Review, how patents are registered in the UAE , how to secure trademark rights and what protection do they...

1.What is the relevant legislative framework? The laws and regulations governing antitrust and competition (cartel) in the United Arab Emirates are as follows: (a) The Federal Law No. 4 of...

INTA’s Anticounterfeiting Committee, Middle East and Africa Subcommittee recently held two policy dialogues in the United Arab Emirates to discuss the issue of online counterfeiting. The dialogues, organized by Subcommittee...

The press release says the raft of new laws and legislative amendments “are intended to keep pace with the developmental achievements of the UAE and reflect the country’s future aspirations”....

2021 was an exciting year for the UAE: the market continued to see positive progress, the Dubai EXPO hosted visitors in their millions and the country topped the global ranking...

This chapter forms part of the Anti-counterfeiting Law Over Borders Comparative Guide 2022. The Law Over Borders comparative guides provide essential information on law and legal practice across the world...