Intellectual property rights exist in all areas of commercial and non-commercial activities, large and small, across all countries and jurisdictions around the world, and concerning single individuals through to multinational companies.
With a team of Arab and Western practitioners and many years of experience within the UAE and internationally, the Intellectual Property practice at Hadef & Partners is uniquely placed to advise on what are valuable and very important rights – whether a drawing by a single-individual to the global rollout and protection of the new brand of a regional powerhouse.
We treat the intellectual property rights of our clients with the same care and focus as if they belonged to us and we work closely with other practice areas within Hadef & Partners, including the Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Employment, and Corporate practices, to deliver a cost-effective and holistic approach to the creation, management, and enforcement of intellectual property rights across all industries and commercial sectors.
We see the relationship as a partnership on a journey, supporting our clients as they innovate, create, design, commercialise, and use trade marks, designs and copyright, whether in the UAE or internationally.
This approach enables us to see the time, effort, and resources that are expended in the creation of these rights, and we understand the importance of these rights to our clients. We draw on this insight and protect, defend, and enforce these intellectual property rights as if they were our own, drawing on our extensive experience in enforcement proceedings with the relevant Ministries and Government departments in the UAE, and also in criminal actions as well as civil proceedings before the UAE courts.
Our litigators have acted for some of the world’s leading companies in intellectual property disputes in the UAE and Hadef & Partners is one of the very few firms that has legal advocates within its Dispute Resolution practice. This affords us with the rights of audience before the UAE courts, up to and including the Court of Cassation, without the need to instruct a separate firm of advocates and completes the circle of a full-service intellectual property practice from inception through to enforcement.
Our expertise extends beyond the UAE and, through decades of experience, we have established relationships around with the world with colleagues who share our commitment to tailored, cost-effective, and commercially focussed intellectual property services and who we trust to assist our clients as they expand internationally.
The combination of experience and understanding of local law and practice, and our understanding of the needs of our clients from a local and international perspective, enables us to deliver a range of intellectual property services to fully meet, and exceed, the expectations of our clients, wherever they may be in the world and irrespective of their size or industry sector.
By adopting an approach of ‘thinking ahead’, we advise our clients from the position of not only where they are now, but where they may be in the future, and advising on strategies to create an ‘umbrella of protection’ for their intellectual property rights and under which they can expand, whether locally, regionally, or internationally.