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Find out moreWelcome to the latest edition of Law Update titled “Rise of Generative AI.”
In this edition, we dive into the dynamic world of Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. TMT continues to play a vital role in positioning the region as an international business and social hub, driving significant growth and innovation.
Our focus in this Law Update is on the sector’s ongoing potential to advance and propel the region toward a more digital economy. We explore the benefits of embracing a digital transformation and how local authorities have responded by enhancing regulations to accommodate the evolving TMT landscape.
This edition covers a range of topics, including – the new Telecommunications & Information Technology Law in Saudi Arabia, the intricacies of trademarks in the Metaverse, and the legal challenges faced by the video game industry. Additionally, we take a regional perspective, discussing jurisdictions such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, and Bahrain to provide a comprehensive understanding of the TMT landscape.
We hope you thoroughly enjoy this packed issue of Law Update, filled with captivating articles that address key legal issues within a vital sector for the region.
Read the full editionStephen Jiew is a Senior Associate in the Intellectual Property practice in Dubai.
Trained as an Australian barrister & solicitor, Stephen has been practising exclusively in Intellectual Property since 1996 in multiple jurisdictions including Japan, Singapore & Malaysia with leading names in the IP arena in both private practice and inhouse.
As Intellectual Property Counsel at a leading Japanese boutique IP firm, Stephen gained invaluable experience in IP prosecution and contentious matters for a diverse range of US and Japanese MNCs in the biotechnology and electronics sectors.
Whilst being the Regional IP Counsel of Cadbury Schweppes Asia Pacific, a leading global FMCG company, he gained industry experience of the commercial and strategic value of IP on a regional scale through a ring side seat in managing the IP aspects of mergers & acquisitions, supply chain restructuring and the product innovation pipeline, from the inception of development to launch.
He has assisted clients in portfolio management and in negotiating complex cross border licences, technology transfer agreements, R&D agreements, evaluation agreements and collaboration agreements.
Stephen’s particular expertise is in devising strategic IP protection programs for large volume IP owners in managing their IPR portfolios locally and across multiple jurisdictions. He is well versed in orchestrating appropriate measures in alignment with clients’ corporate IP agendas where the local piece is part of a global filing and prosecution strategy.
Stephen has experience in managing landmark litigation cases for foreign MNC litigants where the boundaries of the law are tested.
With language skills in English, Mandarin, Bahasa & Japanese, Stephen enjoys cultural diversity and works seamlessly across cultures especially in bridging the East West divide.
Stephen is a regular speaker on the conference circuit including those organised by non profit
IP centric organisations such as INTA and IBA.
1994 – LLB and B.Com, University of Adelaide
1996 – Advocate and Solicitor in High Court of Malaya
1994 – Barrister & Solicitor in Supreme Court of South Australia
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