Diana Abu Al Adel

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Diana Abu Al Adel

Senior Associate

Biography

Diana Abu Al Adel is a Senior Associate in the Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution practices in Qatar.

Diana is a qualified lawyer in Jordan since 2007. Before joining AlTamimi & Company, she acted as a Legal Counsel for several years, advising on various IP related matters including drafting and redrafting legal bilingual documents, meeting with clients and providing consultations on IP litigations.

Diana joined AlTamimi & Company in 2016 in Bahrain before moving to Qatar in 2017, bringing valuable regional legal experience to the team which she has gained from working in Jordan, Bahrain and now Qatar.

Diana is specialized mainly in Intellectual Property/Dispute Resolution, including extensive experience in IP litigations, commercial agency and distribution disputes, commercial disputes, and drafting and redrafting bilingual documents including commercial agreements.

Diana regularly advises national and global clients on a variety of complex intellectual property matters including trademark registrations, IP fillings, protection of IP rights, IP disputes, IP due diligence, trademark licenses and company name registrations, and other IP related matters. Diana also regularly advises clients on commercial agency and distribution matters, compliance and tender law matters, cybercrimes and online safety including minors’ cases.

Diana has been included as a Global Leader in the WTR Global Leaders 2024 – Private Practice and ranked as a Recommended Individual in the WTR 1000 rankings for the year 2024.

Recent Experience

Advising on various IP matters including Trademarks, Copyright, Industrial Designs, and Trade Secrets.
Advising on various Trademark matters including trademark protection and enforcement in Bahrain, Qatar and the Arab region in general for International and local clients.
Providing regional comparative advices and assisting clients in managing IP disputes in various jurisdictions.
Advising on Trademark priority claims based on the Paris Convention and prior use in light of the local laws and judicial precedents in Bahrain and Qatar.
Advising on IP litigation matters, including drafting legal statements, memos, legal notices and undertakings.
Advising on, filing and drafting statements for opposition matters.
Drafting a joint venture agreement between a foreign company and a local Qatari company for the exploitation of Intellectual Property assets created by the two companies, including copyrighted materials and trademarks.
Reviewing and redrafting a software copyright license agreement between a leading foreign entity and a local entity in Qatar.
Acting on behalf of a leader in the automotive industry in a trademark dispute in Qatar
Representing a well-known brand in a trademark infringement matter against a previous local distributor.
Drafting and redrafting employment agreements, and advising on health and safety matters.
Advising on various healthcare matters, including pharmaceutical products classification and medical devices importation.
Advising on various customer protection related matters including product labeling, price increase, promotional campaigns and compensation.
Advising a leading university in Qatar on trademark protection and registration issues, and performing a complete review of universities existing IP policy.
Assisting a French multinational luxury fashion house in a copyright infringement in Qatar.
Advising a popular chain of restaurants in the GCC on a regional dispute related to unauthorized use and conflicting registrations by a local Qatari company, and auditing the clients trademark portfolio.
Advising on various commercial agency and distribution matters.
Advising on various compliance and tender law matters.
Delivering training to a local company in Qatar in relation to Social Media Usage from a Legal Perspective.
Delivering training to schools in Qatar, its staff, partners and students, in relation to Cybercrimes by Minors, as part of AlTamimi pro bono initiative; Children of Tomorrow.