Corporate & transactions
Intellectual Property & Technology
Innovation in the region is now produced as much by software and AI as by people, and the law has not fully caught up. We protect what can be protected, contract for what cannot, and keep the position under review.
Markets: UAE · Saudi Arabia · Egypt · Cyprus · Delivered through LexTend
What we do
- Trademark clearance, registration and portfolio management across the GCC
- Copyright and trade-secret protection, including AI-generated works
- IP licensing, assignment and technology transfer
- Brand protection and anti-counterfeiting enforcement
- Technology, software and AI vendor contracts
- IP due diligence in transactions
Questions clients ask
Straight answers first.
Can AI-generated content be protected in the GCC?
The position is unsettled and differs by jurisdiction. In practice protection depends on the degree of human authorship, and the safest course is a combination of contractual protection, trade-secret controls and careful documentation of the creative process.
Also in Corporate & transactions
Contracts & Commercial
Drafting, negotiation and audit of the agreements a business runs on: supply, distribution, agency, services, technology, NDAs and standard terms.
DetailM&A & Joint Ventures
Buy-side and sell-side transactions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships across the GCC, Egypt and Cyprus, delivered by a lean, partner-led team.
DetailMarket Entry & Licensing
Entity formation, licensing, structuring, banking and regulatory approvals for businesses entering the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Morocco.
DetailTalk to counsel.
Tell us the decision you need to make. We will reduce it to the points that matter and give you a recommendation on each.