Formally Al Suwaidi &
Luqman
In Association with Al Suwaidi & Company
Industrial and Intellectual Property
In March 1999, Yemen became a member of the
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and is now revising its
laws with WIPO guidance. In July 2000, Yemen's application to join the
World Trade Organization (WTO) was approved as an observer.
In this context, the firm offers a diversified
range of IP services ranging from the enforcement of industrial and
intellectual property rights such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade
names and know-how, to the negotiation of complex industrial and
intellectual property transactions. Such transactions may involve
franchises, technology transfers & licensing, distribution arrangements,
and joint ventures.
The firm also advises clients and represents
them in unfair competition matters, such as labelling, counterfeiting
advertising, and criminal aspects. Yemen Legal offers its services
in this field to many different industrial sectors including computing,
software, media, advertising agencies, oil & gas, airlines, and consumer
goods.
The firm also represents clients in conducting
trademark searches and coordinating trademark, copyright, design and patent
registration programmes, in addition to copyright enforcement and related
matters.
In March 1999, Yemen became a member of the
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and is now revising its
laws with WIPO guidance. In July 2000, Yemen's application to join the
World Trade Organization (WTO) was approved as an observer. 
The firm also advises clients and represents
them in unfair competition matters, such as labelling, counterfeiting
advertising, and criminal aspects. Yemen Legal offers its services
in this field to many different industrial sectors including computing,
software, media, advertising agencies, oil & gas, airlines, and consumer
goods.