Asia IP

While Gulf Cooperation Council members work towards unified IP laws, the rest of the Middle East has seen a surge in interest in protecting intellectual property rights. Johnny Chan reports.

The Participants

Ramy Aoun

Senior Associate

Badri & Salim El Meouchi Law Firm

Beirut, Lebanon

Jamshid Dastani

Managing Partner

Dastani & Dastani

Tehran, Iran

Alexandros Georgiades

Partner

Dr K Chrysostomides & Co

Nicosia, Cyprus

Helena Levin

Patent Attorney

Dr Yitzhak Hess & Partners

Tel Aviv, Israel

Ashraf AbdelNabi

Senior Associate

Ibrachy & Dermarkar

Giza, Egypt

Raed Karawani

Partner

Karawani Law Firm

Damascus, Syria

Monya Jamous

Associate

Kouatly & Associates

Beirut, Lebanon

Mohamed ElFar

Associate

Matouk Bassiouny

Cairo, Egypt

Firas Qumsieh

Managing Partner

NJQ & Associates

Amman, Jordan

Selma Ünlü

Senior Partner

NSN Law Firm

Istanbul, Turkey

Gökben Erdem Dirican

Senior Partner

Pekin & Pekin

Istanbul, Turkey

Mohammad Badamchi

Attorney at Law

Raysan Patent & Trademark Agents

London

Jonathan Agmon

Senior Partner

Soroker-Agmon

Herzliya, Israel

Fatima Heyari

Manager

United Trademark & Patent Services

Amman, Jordan