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Level Up: Unlocking Financial Potential In The Middle East
Welcome to this edition of Law Update, where we focus on the ever-evolving landscape of financial services regulation across the region. As the financial markets in the region continue to grow and diversify, this issue provides timely insights into the key regulatory developments shaping banking, investment, insolvency, and emerging technologies.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
A complete spectrum of legal services across jurisdictions in the Middle East & North Africa.
Mayssaa AL-Hajjar
IP Account Manager
Biography
Mayssaa AL-Hajjar is a Patent Account Manager, based in the UAE. She supports the regional team in delivering innovation, patents, and industrial property (3IP) services to our clients across the region in the most efficient manner.
Mayssaa manages the administrative process, patent accounts and procedures related to the registration and clearance of industrial property registration applications in the MENA region, including patents, industrial designs, and plant varieties. She assists in the preparation and filing of these applications in all countries, conducts patent/design searches, monitors the status, validity, and expiry dates of patents and designs and ensures the renewal and maintenance of IP registrations.
Practical experiences include:
As an experienced IP Account Manager, Mayssaa oversees the daily operations of our advanced IP management software. Her expertise ensures the efficient management of all client matters, leveraging the full capabilities of our system to streamline workflows and tasks while enhancing team visibility. Mayssaa maintains real-time oversight of both upcoming and past deadlines, allowing her to effectively track and manage all aspects of client matters.
Overseeing the process of managing and updating the patent filing and documentation system by maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of all IP assets and related activities.
Educating employees and stakeholders on the importance of IP in general and providing training on patent-related issues in particular.
Recent Experience
- Participation in the Advanced Patent Examination Training Program organized by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Virginia, USA
- Participation in the Regional Seminar on Patent Publication in National Offices and Examples of Patent Search in Casablanca, Morocco
- Participation in a Regional Workshop on the International Patent Classification (IPC) for Patent Offices in the Arab Region in Amman, Jordan
- Participation in the Second WIPO Regional Meeting on South-South Cooperation in the Field of Patents, Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs and Enforcement in Cairo, Egypt
- WIPO Advanced Training of trainer’s (TOT) program on effective Intellectual Property Asset Management by small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Language(s)
- Arabic
- English
- French
Education
- 2004 – Bachelor of Information Science and Documentation
- 2021 – Diploma in Intellectual Property Expert – Patents
Practice(s)
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