With extensive expertise across both contentious and transactional areas of IP law, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy is known for its strength in a number of key sectors of the Egyptian economy, spanning agriculture, software development, food and beverages, electronics and renewables. Legal director Menna Elsherif has a strong track record for IP prosecution, as well as experience of handling due diligence on trade mark, patent, copyright and industrial design matters. She co-heads the practice with Omar Bassiouny and Tamer El Hennawy.
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Key clients
- Al-Ahram Beverages Company
- Blink Finance
- Gianaclis Vineyards Company
- Zed Sports Investments
- Ora Developers Egypt for Real Estate Investments
- Zed Entertainment
- Zed for North Coast Development
- Arqaam Capital Holding
- Halan for Technologies and Services
Work highlights
- Representing Blink Finance as the IP agent and assisting the client with the registration of its brand portfolio in Egypt.
- Acting as the IP counsel to Gianaclis Vineyards Company on all IP-related matters, including the trade mark prosecution and portfolio management of over 500 trade mark applications filed in the name of the company.
- Acting as IP counsel to Halan for Information and Technologies on all IP-related matters, including obtaining all necessary operational licences for carrying out information technology services, and the registration of its mobile application and computer programme in addition to trade mark prosecution and portfolio management.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Menna Elsherif, Omar Bassiouny, Tamer El Hennawy