United Arab Emirates

Firm overview

United Trademark & Patent Services (UTMPS) has been a trusted partner to innovators, global brands, and law firms since 1949. With over 75 years of experience in intellectual property law, we’ve built a reputation for legal excellence, regional insight, and a client-first mindset. We are proud to supports some of the world’s most recognized names - including over 100 Fortune 500 companies - with business-aligned, regionally-tailored IP strategies across the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa.    

United in Law, Inspired by IP
At UTMPS, we see IP as a powerful strategic asset that drives business growth. Our lawyers, patent attorneys, and technical experts work closely with clients to protect what they’ve built and unlock what’s next. Whether securing patents, enforcing rights, or managing complex portfolios across borders, we deliver advice that is practical, proactive, and shaped by decades of regional experience.

Global Reach, Local Expertise
Our firm operates as one integrated team, with offices in 16 countries and coverage across more than 30 jurisdictions. From the UAE and Saudi Arabia to Pakistan and Nigeria, we provide seamless IP support in some of the world’s most dynamic and challenging markets. Clients rely on us to navigate diverse legal landscapes, understand local nuances, and deliver results with precision and speed.

Thanks to this regional depth, we are often the go-to firm for multinationals entering new markets or facing enforcement challenges in unfamiliar jurisdictions. With centralized coordination from our Dubai office and on-the-ground teams across the region, we make cross-border protection straightforward and effective.

End-to-End IP Services
We offer a full spectrum of IP services tailored to every stage of the innovation lifecycle. From early-stage clearance and filing to strategic portfolio management and dispute resolution, our work spans patents, trademarks, designs, and copyrights. Clients range from emerging startups to established global leaders, and we scale our services to match their needs.

Our capabilities include:
1. Patent, design, trademark, and copyright filing and prosecution
2. Patent landscaping and freedom-to-operate analysis
3. Arabic translation of patent specifications (for GCC/national filings)
4. IP portfolio strategy and audits
5. Licensing, franchising, and technology transfer agreements
6. Risk assessment and due diligence for M&A and brand launches

A Legacy of Trust, A Focus on the Future
At UTMPS, we serve as long-term partners and advisors who understand your goals and work alongside you to achieve them. Our legacy reflects decades of leadership in IP law. Our future is focused on helping clients thrive in an increasingly complex and competitive global environment.

We’re proud of the company we keep, the markets we serve, and the value we deliver. Wherever your business takes you, we’re ready to help you protect what matters most: your IP.

Firm overview

From our offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, we work with clients ranging from established, global Fortune 100 companies to enterprising startups.

Our team of more than 2,200 lawyers and legal professionals provides comprehensive corporate, transactional, litigation, and regulatory services in major industries, including energy, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, retail and ecommerce, sports, technology, and transportation. We focus on both immediate and long-term goals with our clients, helping them address and anticipate challenges across vast and rapidly changing landscapes.

We approach every representation with an equal commitment to first understanding, and then efficiently and effectively advancing, the interests of our clients and arriving at the best results. If a client has a question, we’ll immediately find the person in our global network with the answer. If there’s a shift in the legal landscape, we’re on top of it, and our clients will be too.

Founded in 1873, we stand on the shoulders of more than 150 years of achievement, but we never rest on our reputation.

Firm overview

Address: 203 Coastal Building, P. O Box 234824, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Phone: +971 56 936 7973
Website: https://www.marksnbrandsip.com

Marks n Brands Intellectual Property (MnB IP) is a premier IP services firm headquartered in Dubai, UAE, dedicated to meeting the intellectual property needs of businesses, private entities, and individual clients globally.

We offer expert legal counsel on a wide range of intellectual property issues, assisting clients with the selection, protection, registration, enforcement, maintenance, and use of trademarks. Additionally, we handle patent and design registrations and maintenance, as well as support clients in acquiring rights through assignments, licenses, and mergers.
Beyond the UAE, we extend our comprehensive IP services to neighboring GCC countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain, catering to both individuals and corporations.

MnB IP is committed to delivering top-notch professional service with a focus on personalized client care.

Offices: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain

For IP assistance in the region, please contact us at info@marksnbrandsip.com

Firm overview

Audiri Vox, a client-centric ip practice, is a multi-jurisdictional, sixth-generation law firm specialized in the registration, protection and divestiture of Intellectual Property Rights.

The firm has offices in the Middle East, Asia and Africa and acts as a one stop shop for brand owners to secure trademark, copyright, patent and design rights in over 50 countries.

With years of experience in clearing, filing, prosecution, registration, divestiture, enforcement, franchising and licensing of IP rights, Audiri Vox attorneys provide commerce-centric advice to ensure cost-efficiency, minimal objections, speedy registration and enforcement of trademarks, patents, designs and copyright.

Audiri Vox manages multiple high value global and regional trademark and patent portfolios, which symbolizes client trust in the firm. As part of portfolio management, the firm ensures that their client’s IP rights remain valid at all times. This includes keeping track of use requirements in the jurisdictions where the trademarks are registered and providing timely notifications to avoid non-use cancellation. The firm’s experienced attorneys regularly monitor and identify the shortcomings in the light of local laws and practices and frequently provide recommendations to their clients. The firm is known for its out-of-the-box customized strategies suited to their clients’ business needs.

Audiri Vox specializes in Intellectual Property Rights protection. Whether it is trademark, copyright, patent, design or domain name infringement, it is the go-to firm in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. AV team of attorneys and trained investigators help track infringements, formulate anti-counterfeiting strategies followed by appropriate legal action to enforce their client’s rights. The firm has a high success rate in Customs seizures, anti-counterfeiting raids and litigation, helping rights holders curb infringement of their valuable rights.

Audiri Vox attorneys regularly assist franchisers and franchisees secure their rights through drafting, negotiating and registration of Franchise Agreements. The firm provides experienced advice on termination and enforcement of franchise and distributorship rights to principals. With years of experience in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, the firm helps their clients in business expansion through franchising and licensing while maintaining absolute control on their valued Intellectual Property Rights.

AV expert reports have helped numerous companies in establishing their rights before the Courts, Arbitration forums and Enforcement agencies. Audiri Vox attorneys are experienced in comprehensively reviewing client’s Intellectual Property Rights and providing pre-litigation opinions and expert reports which help companies determine their chances of success in the legal action. AV’s independently drafted reports are a valuable piece of evidence which can be filed as an expert report or amicus brief before the Court, Arbitration forums and Enforcement agencies.

IP Valuation is an art and a science, and Audiri Vox masters both. AV team of certified valuation experts experienced in the field of Intellectual Property valuation help clients determine the worth of their global as well as regional IP portfolios.