Trademark Services

Before filing, Abou Naja IP conducts a thorough clearance search of national and global trademark databases, including under the Nice Classification. We assess similarity risks and advise on best-case choices, helping to avoid refusals and costly disputes later. Our early-stage counsel provides confidence before committing to registration.

Following a clearance, we prepare trademark applications, filing in Arabic, English, or French as needed, under national, GCC, or Madrid systems. We handle every examiner query, amending specifications or adding evidence as necessary, until registration is granted. Our legal team guides you seamlessly through each national or international filing step, keeping you in full control of the process.

Trademark protection rights require periodic renewals, typically every ten years. Abou Naja IP ensures your rights stay in force by tracking deadlines in each jurisdiction, advising on continued use, and filing renewals on time, helping you avoid lapses in protection.

Your trademark strategy evolves with your business. We manage ownership changes, licensing, assignments, and recorded users consistently at national registries. From Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) to rebranding efforts, we keep your trademark records accurate and enforceable.

During the publication stage, third parties may file oppositions, or offices may refuse applications. Abou Naja IP represents you by drafting legal objections or responses and appearing before authorities to protect your mark, whether you’re defending an opposition or countering administrative refusals.

Our online watch service continuously monitors registry filings in local GCC offices and global jurisdictions. We notify you in real-time of similar or potentially conflicting marks, enabling proactive enforcement and risk mitigation before an infringement takes root.

In partnership with customs authorities across the UAE and GCC, we record your trademark with customs to enable border enforcement. When imports are flagged as potentially infringing, officials act quickly to detain shipments; our team liaises, submits instructions, and coordinates seizures under relevant customs law.

Effective portfolio management means more than reminders—it means strategic oversight. Abou Naja provides centralised dashboards, renewal planning, and periodic audits aligned with your business goals. We guide changes in scope, geographic focus, and brand variants, and prune unused registrations, ensuring your trademark investments drive value.

Comparative advertising is a marketing strategy that involves businesses comparing their products or services to those of their competitors. Comparative advertising involving competitor trademarks requires legal caution. Abou Naja drafts compliant comparative marketing materials, advising you on permissible claims and positioning, reducing the risk of legal disputes over comparative advertising standards.

We tailor trademark filing and enforcement strategies for e-commerce platforms and social media. Beyond traditional registration, we address marketplace monitoring, tagging in metadata, digital usage guidelines, and expedited takedown processes, helping ensure your brand name and brand identity remain protected in online environments.