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Intellectual Property Law                          
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Maalouf Ashford’s Intellectual Property Group is regarded as one of the top IP practices in the world.  Our clients include some of the world’s most respected computer, telecommunications, biotechnology and aerospace companies around the globe.

Applying our understanding of markets, competition, technology and IP law, the Intellectual Property Group calls on in-depth industry experience to provide comprehensive counseling to technology and media companies, financial institutions and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies on the gamut of today’s most high-level IP and technology issues, including in connection with:

     Patent acquisition and cross-licensing agreements

     Technology research and collaboration
        
     IP joint ventures

     Copyright licensing and programming rights agreements

     Trademark licensing and co-existence arrangements

     Software and mobile application development and exploitation    

     E-commerce and website operations

     Product manufacturing, supply and distribution

     Sponsorship and marketing arrangements

     Outsourcing and IT services

     Other IP- and technology-related exploitation vehicles

Maalouf Ashford’s Intellectual Property and Technology lawyers give strategic advice to our clients with respect to IP and technology matters arising from their licensing, collaboration, research and development activities, including issues concerning the scope of their licenses, revocability and transferability of applicable agreements, the effect of corporate structure on such activities and bankruptcy-related issues affecting their IP rights under such agreements. Our legal solutions to these often novel issues involve innovation and cross-practice experience that we deliver seamlessly through our integrated services.

Our lawyers also help our clients to identify, prioritize and protect their core value propositions with patents and other appropriate IP assets. We focus on building and shaping IP and technology portfolios that strongly reflect and advance our clients’ strategic business goals and relationships.

RECOGNITIONS
    
Maalouf Ashford & Talbot has been Named “International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year” and “Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year” in Dubai for 2016.

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REPRESENTATIVE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS 

Represented a large multinational mass media company with significant operations in the MENA region in connection with the corporate, intellectual property and antitrust aspects of a US$865 million joint venture agreement with a large US based company.

Represented a large MENA based company in it’s joint venture with a multinational company regarding the development and commercialization of conditional access technology.

Represented a large multinational mass media company with significant operations in the MENA region in connection with various copyright matters with respect to the deployment of new content and distribution technologies.

Represented an EU based company in connection with it’s US$650 million minority investment in a MENA based company, including the negotiating of media rights license agreements.

Represented a large MENA based company in connection with it’s negotiation of a patent portfolio cross-license with a multinational company.

Represented a mass media company based in the MENA region in it’s acquisition of a license in connection with a US$250 million investment in a joint venture for the development of next-generation IPG technology. 

Represented a MENA based company in a joint venture with a US company for the development of technology to better integrate wireline and wireless products and services.

Represented large MENA based company in connection with music licensing, search engine and advertising agreements.

Represented large MENA based company in connection with its patent enforcement strategy against infringing global competitors.

Represented large MENA based technology company in connection with an international arbitration in connection with a dispute over a patent portfolios involving wireless (WiFi) and RFID technologies and standards.

Represented large MENA based company in connection with various international licensing, distribution and supply arrangements for several portfolio brands.

Represented large telecom company with significant operations in the MENA region in connection with its acquisition of minority interest in a UAE based company.

Represented MENA based company in connection with the negotiating of patent portfolio cross-licensing agreements. 
 

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