Thanks to globalization, the world we live in is more connected than ever before. The need for identifying and safeguarding your intellectual property has grown due to technological advances, innovation, and creativity. Samaha Advocates and Legal Consultants is an intellectual property law firm in the UAE and the Arab Republic of Egypt. The firm has a team of experienced intellectual property lawyers who offer comprehensive legal services related to all aspects of intellectual property, including registration, protection, and enforcement.
The UAE is a signatory to several international treaties and conventions relating to intellectual property, such as the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, the Patent Cooperation Treaty, and the TRIPS Agreement.
As a result of these treaties and conventions, the UAE has enacted laws to protect intellectual property rights, such as trademarks, patents, copyrights, and industrial designs. These laws encourage innovation and creativity and give inventors and creators the legal protections to commercialize their intellectual property.
Some of our services include:
Conducting Intellectual Property Audits
Our team of experienced IP lawyers can conduct audits of your intellectual property portfolio to assess your IP rights’ strengths and weaknesses and recommend strategies for protecting and enforcing your rights.
Preparing and Filing Intellectual Property Applications
We can assist you in preparing and filing applications for the registration of trademarks, patents, copyrights, and industrial designs in the UAE and Egypt.
Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights
We have a team of experienced litigators adept at enforcing intellectual property rights in the UAE and Egypt through civil litigation, administrative actions, and criminal proceedings.
Licensing and Franchising of Intellectual Property Rights
Our team can assist you in drafting and negotiating licenses and franchises to use your intellectual property rights.
Advising on Intellectual Property Issues
We provide advice on a wide range of intellectual property issues, such as trademark infringement, patent infringement, copyright infringement, and trade secret misappropriation.
Trade Secrets Protection
Trade secrets are a type of intellectual property that can provide a competitive advantage to businesses. Our team can help you protect your trade secrets through non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other measures.
Consumer Protection
Our lawyers can advise you on compliance with UAE and Egyptian consumer protection laws, such as the UAE Consumer Protection Law and the Egyptian Consumer Protection Law.
If you have an invention or creative work that you would like to protect, it is essential to consult with an experienced intellectual property lawyer to discuss your options. Samaha Advocates and Legal Consultants can help you determine the best way to protect your intellectual property and assist you in registering your trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, and much more.