Our Services

Trademarks

End-to-end trademark services for clients operating in the UAE, GCC, Africa, and international markets. We combine deep knowledge of regional examination practice with a commercially focused approach to brand protection.

From initial clearance and availability searches through to prosecution, portfolio management, and enforcement, our trademark practice covers the full lifecycle of brand protection. Our watch service provides ongoing monitoring against third-party applications, with timely opposition and invalidity proceedings where necessary.

• Trademark clearance and availability searches
• Prosecution in UAE (MOIAT), GCC, ARIPO (Banjul Protocol), OAPI, Zimbabwe
• Portfolio management and renewal strategy
• Trademark watch and monitoring services
• Opposition, invalidity, and enforcement proceedings

Patents

Comprehensive patent advisory supporting inventors, research institutions, and corporate innovators across the UAE and Africa in securing robust patent protection for their technologies and processes.

From patentability assessments and Freedom to Operate analyses through to preparation and prosecution before UAE/MOIAT, ARIPO Harare Protocol, PCT/WIPO, and national offices in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Rwanda.

• Patent landscape mapping and analytics
• Patentability assessments and prior art searches
• Freedom to Operate (FTO) analyses
• Application drafting and prosecution — UAE/MOIAT, ARIPO, PCT
• Patent portfolio management and annuity services
• Technology transfer and licensing advisory

Industrial Designs

The visual appearance of a product is a significant competitive differentiator, and industrial design registration provides powerful legal protection for product aesthetics. PalladiumIP handles the full prosecution cycle across the UAE, GCC, ARIPO, OAPI, and Zimbabwe.

• Industrial design filing and prosecution
• Coverage across UAE, GCC, ARIPO, OAPI, Zimbabwe
• Portfolio management and annuity payments
• Renewal management and strategic advice

IP Consulting & Advisory

At the core of our advisory practice is an in-depth understanding of our clients' business objectives. This allows us to provide commercially focused advice on their intellectual property approach and strategy — proactive rather than reactive.

• IP Management — strategic portfolio management for competitive advantage
• IP Auditing — comprehensive IP asset registers and best practice frameworks
• IP Strategy — bespoke strategies to build, protect and exploit IP assets
• IP Due Diligence — expert guidance for M&A and transactional IP assessment
• IP Licensing — structuring and negotiating IP licensing arrangements

IP Training

PalladiumIP's IP training programmes are a long-term investment in your organisation's most important asset — its people. Our needs-specific, bespoke programmes are designed to build internal IP literacy, improve portfolio management, and create a culture of IP awareness.

• Bespoke in-house IP training for corporates
• Government and institutional IP capacity building
• Parliamentary IP awareness programmes
• KHDA-approved public courses (Dubai)
• Regional IP office capacity development

Company Formation & Advisory

Setting up a business in Dubai can be a complex process for non-residents. PalladiumIP guides clients through every step of company formation — from jurisdiction selection and Free Zone advisory through to government liaison and employer support services.

• UAE Mainland and Free Zone company formation
• Jurisdiction analysis — IFZA, Meydan, SHAMS and more
• Government liaison and employer services
• Integrated IP protection — trademarks and patents from day one
• Company setup agency partnership programme