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Arabic Transliteration of Trademarks
Sarmad Hasan Manto of UTPS explains the necessity and legalities involved in the registration and protection of trademarks in Arabic language in the Middle Eastern countries. Use and consequential infringement of rights in local languages had...
The First Rule of Litigation
Owen Delaney of Charles Russell LLP takes a practical approach to conducting litigation by looking into the mindset of litigators and arbitrators. To this day I clearly remember my first instructions on a litigation matter; I...
Take Heed…
Can poor risk-management dramatically hit the new-born Islamic economy? Laurent Marliere of IsFin shares his concerns. The Enron scandal that was exposed in October 2001, eventually led to the bankruptcy of one of the largest American energy companies and the dissolution of the accounting...
Managing Regulatory Burdens
Umair Hameed of Deloitte Corporate Finance Limited offers a comprehensive view on managing the burden and legal complexities of financial regulations. Since the Obama administration first came to power, the US government has added over 11,000...
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Is it worth the investment?
What role does Intellectual Property have to play in the socio-economic development across the globe? Nevin Jacob Koshy of UTPS briefs. I ntellectual Property! The concept seems to some individuals to represent ambiguous abstraction. To others...
Strategic Acquisition Financing in the ME
Kerri Lefebvre of Conyers Dill & Pearman explores why using a British Virgin Islands company for acquisitions and acquisition financing in the Gulf Region is a popular choice for local corporate groups, international banks and other...
Offshore protection of IP assets
Farzana Hirani of UTPS outlines the benefits of registering intellectual property assets in the name of an offshore company. The term ‘offshore company’ immediately conjures up images of tax havens, but offshore companies have many other...
Offshore Opportunities
The growth of international businesses in the UAE has made it a major commercial hub for global institutions and companies. Hassan Mohsen Elhais provides an insight into the offshore type of business organisations in the UAE. ...
Specialised IP Courts: A REQUIREMENT?
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE IP COURT? JW: The quality of the decisions will rise, either in terms of a correct application of the law (i.e., justice) as in terms of predictability. This...
