Tima Hachem

Tima Hachem, Regional Manager and Deputy General Manager of Alyafi IP Group, has been named Intellectual Property Expert of the Year in the United Arab Emirates at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards. The recognition highlights her leadership within an established regional intellectual property consultancy and her role in helping clients secure and manage their rights in one of the Gulf's most active commercial markets.

Alyafi IP Group is an innovation and intellectual property consulting boutique that pairs legal expertise with strategic advice on protecting and commercialising intangible assets. Its specialists work across innovation processes, innovation practices and both international and regional intellectual property law, offering services that include IP strategy and consulting, trademark and patent work, IP protection and management, support on mergers and acquisitions, and the commercialisation of intellectual property. The firm's boutique structure is designed to give clients close, senior-level attention across the full life cycle of their rights.

As Regional Manager and Deputy General Manager, Tima Hachem sits within the group's executive leadership and helps coordinate its work across a network spanning the Gulf and the wider MENA region. The United Arab Emirates is one of the group's key markets, reflecting the country's position as a regional hub for trade, technology and investment. Recent filing activity in the UAE has run to tens of thousands of trademarks and thousands of patents each year, underlining the demand for experienced advisers who can guide businesses through registration, enforcement and portfolio strategy.

The firm's approach is built on long-term client relationships and an emphasis on strategy as well as procedure. This positions Tima Hachem and her colleagues to advise a diverse client base, from local enterprises to multinational innovators, on how to protect their brands and inventions and extract lasting value from them. Working across the UAE and neighbouring jurisdictions, she is able to help clients coordinate their intellectual property protection consistently across borders.

Being recognised as Intellectual Property Expert of the Year in the United Arab Emirates at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards affirms Tima Hachem's contribution to the field and Alyafi IP Group's reputation as a trusted intellectual property partner in the region. The award reflects both her standing among practitioners and the firm's ongoing commitment to supporting innovation-led businesses across the Middle East.