Received "Best AP program of the year award" from MPA for EMEA
Received "Best Anti-counterfeit program of the year award” from Hewlett Packard for EMEA
Received many awards from the Federal IP regimes including UAE Ministry of Economy, Saudi Customs
AAA can carry out a detailed survey to visit and monitor all shops selling counterfeit products in Particular market. Service includes visiting each shop in the market and carrying out test sample purchases [if required].
An In-depth investigation is being conducted against a major wholesaler/manufacturer to trace the target's background and counterfeiting network. The service includes investigation and providing a detailed report with the following
Once above stages being completed and approved, Administrative or Criminal Case will be filed on behalf of brand owners against a counterfeiter with the respective authorities in order to proceed with a raid action and to seize
We recommend an inexpensive method to dry up counterfeits products in sending Cease & Desist (C&D) Letters to the retail shops. Our C&D letters are very effective in this region and have worked well in the past. In this method brand owners can save their time & costs.
The Customs authorities are the first line of defense that acts as a barrier to prevent counterfeits from entering the country. One of the steps we advise our clients to take is to conduct a Customs Recordation to have their trademarks well protected by the Customs.
We have full time in-house Legal Counsel to follow-up all the cases and Criminal/Civil Adjudication through the courts in UAE, KSA & Egypt.
The AAA holds training seminars on effective copyright enforcement for those agencies charged with enforcement of the copyright and trademark law. The seminars ensure that the authorities receive the proper knowledge to
Test Purchase is conducted to have a closer verification of the products that are suspected to be counterfeit. It may be online, offline one or multiple targets as part of a market study that is required by the authorities and brand owners.
We guide our clients through the procedural steps involved in applying for various intellectual property (IP) rights, from filing to publication, until the final registration certificate is obtained."
We guide our clients through the procedural steps involved in applying for various intellectual property (IP) rights, from filing to publication, until the final registration certificate is obtained."
AAA’s representatives work continuously with the authorities to ensure that there is an efficient IPR regime established to combat piracy. Additionally, we work with the USG (US State, USPTO, USTR, JETRO IPO UK, WIPO,
We are involved in providing a range of services to ensure that our client’s IP rights are protected at all levels in the supply chain. These range from drafting & issuing C&D letters at the retail level, to conducting enforcement actions across retail, wholesale, distributor and manufacturer levels. We also conduct regular trainings with authorities in charge of IP enforcement across UAE, KSA & Egypt.
AAA is a trusted vendor for several brands who choose us to record their trademarks at various customs ports across UAE, KSA and Egypt. In return, we secure customs notifications across all ports of UAE, KSA, and Egypt, wherein counterfeits can be intercepted at the customs level.
We don’t have a restriction on the industries we’re willing to work in, but our primary clients come from FMCG, Electronics, Imaging Supplies, Optical Supplies, Luxury apparels, Sports apparels, and Software Companies.
AAA undertakes two types of enforcement action, based on the size and impact of the entity involved in an IP infringement, in coordination with the relevant authorities. Our team of market researchers are experts in their profession, and we’re fully equipped with identifying entities at all levels of the supply chain.
We assist authorities in conducting enforcement actions by filing complaints against several types of entities. An entity at the manufacturer, distributor, or the wholesaler level, owing to their size and counterfeit market impact often as the source of these products seeping down to lower levels of the supply chain. An enforcement action against these entities are called source enforcements, which AAA actively undertakes in assisting the authorities.
In the meantime, in order to reduce visibility at lower levels, AAA also assists authorities in enforcement against retailers. These are extremely impactful in that they not only ensure that the particular entity is not involved in counterfeit sale anymore, owing to law enforcement involved, but also in that they ensure to serve as deterrent to other retailers who are involved in counterfeit trade.