A LAW FIRM YOU CAN RELY ON
CWB is an intellectual property consultancy which provides IP services in 22 countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa. We counsel clients ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to multinational corporations and assists them in implementing solutions to obtain, manage, protect, enforce, and commercialise their intellectual property.
Our teams manage, protect and enforce IP rights for our clients across a section of industries, including oil & gas, media, technology, transportation, entertainment, consumer electronics, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, confectionery, FMCG, property development, luxury fashion and cosmetics.
8
Offices throughout
the MENA region
22
Countries covered
in the MENA region
50%
Female
Workforce
Trade Marks & Copyright
Our team specialises in the clearance, prosecution, registration and enforcement of trade mark rights
Patents & Designs
Our team of patent attorneys and professionals are on hand to provide clients with the full range of patent services
Technology, Media & Entertainment
Our Technology, Media & Entertainment team has decades of experience and is trusted by clients throughout the industry
Anti-Counterfeiting
Our anti-counterfeiting team takes action against infringers on behalf of trade mark owners
Our Coverage
Dubai
Doha
Amman
Beirut
Cairo
Cairo
Manama
Riyadh
OUR PARTNERS
Our Partners have the experience necessary to assist with all manner of IP issues across the region.
CAMERON CRAWFORD
Partner, Head of Technology, Media & Entertainment
HAZEM WAHBA
Partner
THEUNS VAN DE MERWE
Partner, Head of Intellectual Property
News & Events
Our team regularly publish articles, attend industry events and provide updates on changing regional IP formalities.
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In the Hotseat with… Kim Pietersen
Kim Pietersen joined CWB’s Dubai office as an associate in 2022. Since joining CWB’s trade mark team, Kim has applied her IP knowledge and experience that has been garnered over the course of approximately 5 years towards assisting with trade mark and copyright...
CWB client Calvin Cheng secures Dubai’s first NFT investment licence
Cedar White Bradley is pleased to congratulate Calvin Cheng on establishing the first fully-regulated NFT investment holding company in Dubai. Supported by CWB Partner, Cameron Crawford, Calvin Cheng Web3 Holdings will invest in projects that integrate blockchain tech...