Diana Abu Al Adel

Biography

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

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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.