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.
7
Offices throughout
the MENA region
22
Countries covered
in the MENA region
50%
Female
Partnership
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
Media & Technology
Our media & technology 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.
DAVID HARPER
Managing Partner
FIONA ROBERTSON
Partner
HAZEM WAHBA
Partner
NINA OSSEIRAN
Partner
SABA AL-SULTANI
Partner
THEUNS VAN DE MERWE
Partner
News & Events
Our team regularly publish articles, attend industry events and provide updates on changing regional IP formalities.
3D Trade Marks in the Middle East: An overview
The concept or nature of a 3D trade mark per se is not explicitly recognised in the GCC Trade Mark Law or other national trade mark laws in the Middle East region. In practice, this type of mark is very often considered as an industrial design and is not widely...
SAUDI ARABIA: Commercial Courts’ Authority on IP and Administrative Disputes
In a recent decision, the Administrative Appellate Court of Saudi Arabia upheld a First Instance Administrative Court decision that dismissed an appeal against a trademark office’s final refusal based on the administrative court’s lack of judicial jurisdiction due to...
UAE to Adopt Long-Awaited Data Law
The United Arab Emirates has announced that a long-anticipated new data protection law draft will soon be unveiled. Presently, the UAE does not have a unified set of data protection laws at the federal level. There are, however, a number of both general and sector...