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Trusted Talent Firms
2025
"Business-oriented approach, commitment to understanding client needs."
"Collaborative mindset. They work closely with clients."
"Commitment to excellence. Transparent approach."
“Deep knowledge, prompt responsiveness, and practical solutions.”
“Etihad’s IP team is diverse and brings a wide range of expertise, enabling them to tackle challenges from multiple perspectives.”
"Excel at simplifying complex IP processes. We value their proactive approach in identifying potential risks and opportunities."
“Proactive communication and the ability to deliver practical solutions make them a trusted partner in resolving complex IP issues efficiently."
"Strong expertise at negotiating complex agreements, and ensuring favourable terms that protect our interests.”
“Strong research capabilities and understanding of both local and international IP laws."
"The IP team is highly skilled, proactive, solution-focused, and offer comprehensive strategies."
"The team’s dedication to understanding our brand, and tailoring their legal strategies to our specific needs, is a standout feature of their service."
“The team stands out for their in-depth knowledge of IP laws, and strategic approach to resolving complex disputes.”
"Their combination of precision, creativity, and a client-focused approach makes it easy to anticipate challenges and proactively address them. There is impressive attention to detail throughout the entire process."
“They are a proactive and detail-oriented team, and that makes managing complex IP matters smooth and hassle-free.”
"They are committed to staying updated on evolving IP laws and providing clear, actionable advice. This makes their service truly exceptional.”
"They ensure that each client receives personalised advice suited to their specific needs, and are dedicated and available."
"They have a strong ability to handle complex cases, and they ensure we receive top-tier legal support and guidance.”
"They have deep expertise, a strategic approach, and commitment to understanding client needs.”
"They simplify complex IP matters, and provide clear, actionable advice with a proactive approach, attention to detail, and commitment."
"Transparency in clearing issues. They understand IP in its new shape within the developments happening every day."
“Well-organised, and great leadership by partners.”
Founded in 1926, Saba IP leads the MENA region's IP landscape with tailored services and a commitment to future industries. Our 15 offices strategically situated across MENA enable us to deliver unmatched expertise and support.
With over 350 professionals, including lawyers, patent attorneys, engineers, and IP experts, we serve a diverse clientele. From trademarks, designs, copyrights, and patents to enforcement and anti-counterfeiting measures, we offer a comprehensive spectrum of IP services. Our approach aligns seamlessly with clients' business strategies, reinforcing our role as partners rather than mere practitioners.
Our dedication to client satisfaction and forward-looking innovation sets us apart. From trademark protection in luxury and consumer sectors to patent procurement in pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, electronics, and more, our team excels. We handle everything from patentability assessments to filing strategies while staying compliant with local patent requirements.
JAH Intellectual Property is one of the most prominent and internationally recognized regional firms for full-spectrum IP services, portfolio management and enforcement; legal representation against infringement combines flexibility and adaptability to deliver solutions and services tailored to the clients’ needs. With branch offices in the Arab Region and additional capacity in mainland Africa through associate firms, we have the geographical reach to assist a wide array of clients. Decades of experience in handling both contentious and non-contentious IP matters in various jurisdictions in our region ensure that the firm can give high-quality, verified, practical advice on IP protection and enforcement strategy; this experience also means that the firm can undertake any action sought by clients most effectively and at remarkably competitive costs, based on commercial awareness. Thanks to our network of local offices, we are well positioned to execute broad filing and registration projects along with executing cross-jurisdictional strategies envisaged by clients.
Our head office in Doha, Qatar, handles with precision and efficiency the responses to all correspondence and reporting, as well as coordination with our various offices in accordance with clients/associates’ instructions, meeting high standards in compliance with the rules and practices in the countries of our operations. This is to ensure prompt, precise, innovative, transparent, high value-added services, keeping track of the documents and maintaining the consistency in our correspondence. Unlike other prominent firms in our jurisdictions, we are a genuine one-window facility for our associates and clients. Similarly to our streamlined professional services, all accounting matters are being dealt through our centralized system, which eases the burden of administrative work and ensures quality.
As mentioned above, the firm maintains its own operational offices in most Arab-speaking countries, as well as most African countries through local African IP affiliated firms functioning for JAH under our professional standards, quality control and full supervision. All our offices provide the entire IP spectrum services of trademark, patent, design and copyright prosecution and litigation. We take pride in our sophisticated office infrastructure, actively deploying technology for increasing efficiency and to meet client expectations. Our files are securely maintained in a fully digitized format, assisting in generating reports and also providing ready access for client review. We have developed our own platform for docketing, work allocation, tracking and communication, which enables flexibility, efficiency and client satisfaction. Delivering value to clients with accuracy, consistency, speed and reliability is of primary importance to our communication approach.
We support a wide range of IP owners, managers and creators whose IP assets we have helped protect and monetize. The JAH professionals have vast experience in IP law, combining IP litigation and prosecution services under one umbrella, making us a one-stop solution provider for most client needs. We at JAH understand the importance of intellectual property within an organization’s corporate strategy and provide comprehensive services with this holistic view; we also offer customized services to meet the same. This approach, combined with a policy of flat, transparent charging with value-added services such as complementary legal opinions and translations, means that we enjoy strong client retention and loyalty. These axioms and work ethics have enabled us to deliver practical and effective solutions to further clients’ business objectives and also enjoy a high level of client satisfaction.
Our colleagues are fully authorized to represent clients before judicial authorities, IP offices, customs offices and the different administrative authorities of the countries where we are located. Our staff are active members of both local and international legal associations such as the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys, INTA, ECTA and MARQUES.
