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Sustainable Horizons: The Saudi Arabian Vision
We are excited to share the latest edition of the Law Update, beautifully and appropriately titled “Sustainable Horizons: The Saudi Arabian Vision.” Giving special honor to the Kingdom’s 2030 vision, this update focuses on a collection of both informative and inspiring articles.
For those in construction, you can learn about how the tendering environment impacts risk-pricing for contractors, the updates on the legal framework of the construction industry and how contractors can protect themselves against financial difficulties.
There is good news too from the kingdom’s banking sector, from which the practice of “Open Banking” is being pushed for! But what is open banking? We’re answering that too.
Also . . . Are there any women trail blazers in Saudi Arabia you can name? We’ll help you with that. We cover how the Middle East has been making strides in empowering women in the entrepreneurial space,most notably in STEM fields.
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Biography
Hala El Sbay is a Patent Portfolio Manager in the Innovation & Patents practice in Egypt.
Hala manages patent prosecution and procurement, as well as opposition, appeals and post grant/rejection proceedings in front of the Egypt Patent Office and other administrative bodies in Egypt. She assists in managing and handling all actions related to the assigned patent portfolios, handling patent prosecution and filing and examination of patent applications in the Arab countries. Hala prepares and files patent applications, formality documents, and responses to office actions, publications and payment of official fees, processing, docketing and reporting notifications from patent offices.
Recent Experience
- Managing the patent portfolio of multi-national organizations in the healthcare and life sciences sector
- Handling the patent prosecution including patent filing and examination of patent applications in the Arab countries
- Managing, preparing, and/or filing patent applications, formality documents, responses to office actions, publications and payment of official fees, processing, docketing and reporting notifications from patent offices
- Managing admin work such as docketing and reviewing the invoices with respect to the assigned patent portfolio(s)
- Conducting regular meetings and seminars to clients for ensuring client satisfaction and engagement, applying best management practices and high quality standards to ensure client satisfaction and retention
Language(s)
- English
- Arabic
Education
2009 – Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry – Tanta University
2010 – Diploma in Analytical Biochemistry – Al Menoufia University
2019 – Masters degree in Biochemistry – Ain Shams University
2021- Masters degree in Intellectual Property Law – Helwan University
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