23 October 2026
Gaza Trade Mark Office Extends Renewal Deadline without Penalties
The renewal deadline for trade marks has been extended to 18 November 2026.
THINKING BEYOND, AS ONE
One integrated firm protecting and advancing intellectual property across 100+ jurisdictions in Africa, Central Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East - one operating model, one standard of quality, wherever our clients operate.
THINKING BEYOND, THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Most IP firms use technology. We’re built on it. Our Renaissance platform and AI Operating Model embed governed intelligence into every workflow - delivering speed and scale without compromising professional judgment.
THINKING BEYOND, FOR A BETTER FUTURE
We help creators, innovators and businesses protect and advance their intellectual property across growth and underserved markets — supporting the innovation, investment and enterprise that drive long-term economic progress.
One Firm, Built Differently.
CWB is an integrated international intellectual property and brand-protection firm. Formed through the union of Cedar White Bradley, PETOŠEVIĆ Group and Hahn & Hahn, we bring together generations of local expertise, established client relationships and deep market knowledge within the scale, governance and technology of one international firm.
Clients benefit from one trusted partner, one operating model and consistent service standards across every jurisdiction we cover. We preserve the local knowledge, relationships and professional judgment that define exceptional IP service, while reducing the fragmentation, variability and operational risk that often come with managing multiple providers across complex markets.
The result is a different model for international IP: local where expertise matters, integrated where clients need consistency and accountable as one firm.
One firm. Three ways to engage.
No single way of working serves every client. CWB operates through three distinct engagement models, designed around the different needs of IP owners, IP platforms and aggregators, and law firms and IP firms.
Each is powered by the same CWB backbone: integrated technology, common workflows, governed compliance, consistent quality standards and accountable local execution.
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IP Owners
One Front Door to Complex IP Markets.
Access CWB's full IP capability through one coordinated relationship — from individual jurisdictions to multi-market portfolios. Our teams combine local expertise with central coordination so clients can manage work across our footprint without recreating a network of separate providers.
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IP Platforms & Aggregators
One Execution Layer for Emerging Markets, Integrated Into Your Platform.
Extend your platform through CWB's local teams, shared infrastructure and standardised workflows while maintaining the client relationship, user interface and data layer you control. CWB provides the jurisdictional execution and compliance capability behind the platform.
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Law Firms & IP Firms
One Operating Backbone for Complex Jurisdictions, Delivered Through Your Firm.
Give your clients coordinated access to CWB's footprint and capabilities while preserving your client relationship, strategic advice and commercial control. CWB provides dependable local execution, compliance controls and central coordination behind your service proposition.
Five Specialist Service Lines. One Integrated Practice.
From protection and portfolio management to enforcement, maintenance and specialist IP translation, CWB brings together the capabilities clients need to manage intellectual property across our international footprint.
Trade marks & Copyright
CWB protects and enforces brand assets across 100+ jurisdictions: from clearing a new mark to registering it, defending it, and keeping ownership records accurate as portfolios evolve. Every step is run through standardised workflows, so brand owners get the same standard of protection in every market.
Availability searches & clearance
Pre-filing searches and clearance advice to assess registrability and avoid conflicts before a mark is adopted or filed.
Filings
National, regional and Madrid (international) trade mark applications, prepared and filed to local requirements across all covered jurisdictions.
Prosecution
Managing the application through to registration, including responses to office actions, examination reports and official objections.
Oppositions & disputes
Oppositions, cancellations, appeals and contentious proceedings to challenge or defend a mark before IP offices and tribunals.
Renewals
Trade mark renewals filed across jurisdictions to keep registered marks in force, run jointly with the IP Renewals & Maintenance practice.
Recordals
Recording assignments, licences, mergers and changes of name or address to keep ownership and register details current, run jointly with the IP Renewals & Maintenance practice.
Copyright
Registration and protection of copyright works where local regimes provide for it, alongside related advisory support.
Patents & Designs
CWB secures and maintains protection for inventions and industrial designs in technically and procedurally demanding jurisdictions. Filings and prosecution are handled by specialists and supported centrally, so technical accuracy and deadline discipline hold up wherever the work is done.
Application drafting & preparation
Drafting and preparation of patent specifications, claims and drawings, including new and PCT/priority applications, ready for filing to each jurisdiction's technical and formal requirements.
Filings
National, regional and PCT national-phase patent applications, prepared and filed to each jurisdiction's formal and technical requirements.
Prosecution
Managing examination through to grant, including responses to examination reports and substantive office actions.
Validations
Validating granted patents (e.g. regional grants) into individual jurisdictions to bring protection into force locally.
Industrial designs
Registration and protection of industrial designs, including filings, prosecution and renewals.
Recordals
Recording assignments, changes of ownership, licences and other register updates to maintain an accurate chain of title, run jointly with the IP Renewals & Maintenance practice.
Annuity payments
Annuity and maintenance-fee payments, run jointly with the IP Renewals & Maintenance practice.
Anti-Counterfeiting & Enforcement
CWB defends rights on the ground and online, combining local investigators, authority relationships and coordinated legal action to disrupt counterfeiting and infringement. Enforcement is centrally governed so evidence, escalation and outcomes are handled to a consistent standard across markets.
Investigations & surveillance
Market investigations, test purchases and ongoing surveillance to identify counterfeiters, infringers and supply routes.
Customs & border enforcement
Customs recordals and border-measure applications to detain and seize infringing goods at points of entry.
Raids & seizures
Coordinating raids, seizures and joint actions with police, customs and government authorities.
Enforcement actions
Lodging complaints with police, customs and regulatory authorities and pursuing administrative, civil and criminal enforcement proceedings against infringers through to resolution.
Online takedowns
Removal of infringing listings and content from marketplaces, platforms and websites.
Evidence & case building
Securing and preserving evidence and building enforcement case files to support administrative, civil and criminal action.
IP Renewals & Maintenance
CWB keeps IP rights alive and maintained through disciplined, technology-driven renewals, annuity and recordals management across trade marks, patents and designs. Deadlines are monitored centrally through automated docketing and layered escalation, with renewal instructions, confirmations and filing reports handled as an auditable record, local offices and agents coordinated where filing or payment must be made locally, and portfolio status reported throughout, so rights are maintained reliably at scale and never lost to a missed date.
Renewals
Trade mark, patent and design renewals filed across jurisdictions to keep registered rights in force.
Annuity payments
Payment of annuities and maintenance fees to the relevant offices within statutory deadlines.
Recordals
Recording assignments, licences, mergers and changes of name or address to keep ownership and register details current across trade marks, patents and designs.
Restorations & reinstatements
Restoring lapsed rights and making late payments within available grace and restoration periods to bring registrations back into force.
Lingua
Lingua is CWB's dedicated IP translation service line, delivering technically and legally accurate translations for filing and enforcement worldwide. It combines subject-matter specialists with translation technology and mandatory human review gates, producing quality-reviewed output across multiple language pairs and scaled to filing volumes, so terminology and quality stay consistent across languages and jurisdictions.
Patent & technical translation
Translation of patent specifications and technical documents by subject-matter-qualified linguists.
Trade mark & legal translation
Translation of trade mark, legal and contractual documents for prosecution and enforcement use.
Certified translations
Certified and official translations meeting local filing and evidentiary requirements.
Terminology & classification
Nice classification support and terminology management to ensure accurate, consistent classes and terms across filings and languages.
Led by experienced practice leaders
Each CWB service line is led by senior practitioners with deep specialist expertise and extensive experience across the markets in which we operate. Our practice leaders work together across regions and disciplines, combining local professional judgment with shared standards, systems and quality controls. This coordinated approach helps ensure that clients receive consistent advice, accountable delivery and the same standard of service whether a matter involves one jurisdiction or an entire regional portfolio.
- Group COO
- Chief of MENA Operations
- Chief of EE Operations
- Chief of CA, CAU and Ukraine Operations
- Head of EECA IP
- Head of Africa Trade Marks
- Partner
- Head of Africa Patents
- Head of IP Maintenance and Renewals
- Anti-Counterfeiting Manager
Where Others Hesitate, We Operate.
- 4 Regions
- 29 Offices
- 100+ Jurisdictions
From MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa to Eurasia and Emerging Europe, CWB gives clients a single, accountable presence across the markets that are hardest to navigate alone.
Built Into How We Work
Renaissance is CWB's firm-wide technology environment, connecting intellectual property management, business operations, documents, data and collaboration within one operating model.
Jarvis, our governed AI Operating Model, works across that environment to support research, analysis, generation and controlled workflow execution.
Together, they help CWB operate with greater speed, visibility and consistency, while our professionals remain responsible for judgment, decisions and outcomes.
AI GENERATES. OUR PROFESSIONALS DECIDE.
Built For Complexity. Governed For Trust.
CWB's international reach is supported by one firm-wide Integrity Framework covering client and matter acceptance, conflicts, financial crime, sanctions, anti-bribery, confidentiality, privacy, information security and responsible AI.
Common controls, defined responsibilities and clear escalation routes help us operate consistently across diverse legal and regulatory environments, while our Client Trust Centre provides a controlled route to relevant assurance information.
Independently Recognised.
Our offices and practitioners are independently recognised across the regions in which we operate by leading international intellectual property and legal directories.
__Chambers | The Legal 500 | WTR 1000 | IAM Patent 1000 | IP STARS __
These recognitions provide independent evidence of the local expertise, professional capability and client service that underpin CWB's commitment to consistent standards across its international footprint.
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Latest News
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21 October 2026Saudi Arabia Approves Four New IP Laws
The full texts of the new laws are expected to be published in the Official Gazette within the coming weeks.
8 October 2026Going Live Today: Streamlined Trade Mark Protection as Saudi Arabia Joins the Madrid System
With filings now possible, brand owners with Saudi interests should review their portfolios and international filing strategies.
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