On 10 December 2025, eight IP professionals from our offices in the MENA region held a successful webinar with over 60 participants. Thank you to everyone who joined live – we appreciate your support and engagement and hope you found the discussion informative.

If you could not make the live time, you can now access the recording and slide deck – tune in to see what IP rights owners need to know and act on in this dynamic and constantly evolving part of the world!

Our speakers and topics are listed below:

Theuns van de Merwe – Moderator
Lina Bazzi – UAE & KSA: Trade Mark Prosecution
Marianne Raphael – UAE & KSA: Patent Prosecution
Kim Mbombo Kazadi – UAE: Trade Mark Oppositions
Gerald Bourne – KSA: Trade Mark Oppositions
Firas Jayussi – UAE & KSA: Civil Trade Mark Enforcement
Elias Nassif – Syria: Overview and Latest Developments
Vivianna Paraskevi – Yemen: Overview and Latest Developments