Munir Suboh

Munir is a leading lawyer in IP, media, trade marks, copyrights, cyber security and technology related matters in the Middle East market. He has been extensively engaged and heavily involved in works that relate to media and entertainment in all areas. He is a bilingual (Arabic and English) lawyer, ranked in most prestigious references and has been recognised for his practice in IP and media in the Middle East since 2006.

Munir worked, and continues working, on numerous cases and projects that relate to the media sector, such as content and copyrights claims in relation to media, entertainment, news, production and broadcasting services. This includes digital media, audio-visual contents, streaming via satellite or websites or computer applications, video games and others.

Munir's experience in the field of Intellectual property and media is extensive and covers trademarks, copyrights, regulatory, cyber and most recently gaming, web3, metaverse, NFTs, AI and others. He handles both advisory and contentious matters locally in UAE, regionally in GCC and Middle East and internationally. He has been engaged and the to-go person since 2012 for the leading Media Group in the Middle East and North Africa, and assisted in all types of IP and media legal works including, but not limited to, advertisements, productions, broadcasting, contents compliance, regulatory and others IP and media works. He also handled many critical contentious works in the entertainment and media production sector, such as copyright cases against media contents and the film making industry. Those claims include cases before regulatory bodies, cases filed before law enforcement agencies and authorities, and disputes before committees and courts.

Munir also advises the industry on the practical and regulatory issues that relate to their business and impact of legal issues in operation. He helped in launching the leading free Video on Demand streaming platform (AVOD) in the Middle East since 2012 which is available for download on iOS, Android and others, and later supported in introducing the encryption services, subscription-based service rather than free video on demand (VOD) service. He helped in critical sports projects, including exclusive rights, branding, rebranding and other related legal services in the field of Media. Munir regularly advises on contents and script compliance with privacy, defamation, IP, negative checking and other compliance criteria. Munir assists in the field of enforcement (anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy) among other strategic works for brand owners. His write ups and articles are regularly published and available online for review and access. Also, his education background covers both civil and common law systems as he holds LLM specialised in IP and technology from the USA. He is qualified lawyer and legal consultant in the UAE (Dubai) and Jordan.

PT Kaldu Sari Nabati Indonesia, known for its “SIIP” snacks, faced major trademark enforcement challenges across the GCC, especially Saudi Arabia and the UAE, where the brand was widely sold but unregistered. Taylor Wessing led a complex, multi-jurisdictional campaign that secured landmark court rulings establishing bad faith, overturned administrative refusals, enforced unregistered well-known marks, and built a robust regional trademark portfolio—setting key legal precedents and protecting the brand in high-risk markets.

Represented MBC Group in a successful domain name recovery action before WIPO, securing the transfer of <mbcvia.com>, a fraudulent site impersonating MBC’s flagship “Dream” TV show to mislead users and exploit the brand’s reputation. This matter showcased our ability to enforce both registered and unregistered rights internationally, protect against digital impersonation, and deliver reputationally critical outcomes for major media clients.We represented MBC Group in a successful domain name recovery action before WIPO, securing the transfer of <mbcvia.com>, a fraudulent site impersonating MBC’s flagship “Dream” TV show to mislead users and exploit the brand’s reputation. This matter showcased our ability to enforce both registered and unregistered rights internationally, protect against digital impersonation, and deliver reputationally critical outcomes for major media clients.

Acted as lead counsel to Clean Beauty for All, Inc. on trademark protection, prosecution, and enforcement across the GCC, supporting the company’s expansion into key Middle Eastern markets. Our work spans over 20 matters involving multi-jurisdictional filings, refusals, and brand strategy for over 10 sub-brands, enabling the client to enter the region with a legally robust and commercially aligned IP portfolio.

The first Middle East-based partner at the firm appointed to WIPO’s panel of arbitrators for domain name disputes, serving as sole panelist in a landmark UDRP case (Saudi Arabian Oil Co. v. Aram Cam) that underscores his regional leadership in anti-cybersquatting and international IP law.

Advised Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC, a global leader in immersive entertainment, has entrusted our team with developing and executing a tailored trademark strategy for its Middle East expansion, successfully managing over 30 trademark matters across six key jurisdictions to secure brand protection and market exclusivity.

• Copyright
• Intellectual property
• Intellectual property (contentious)

• Aerospace
• Fashion & luxury goods
• Life sciences
• Media
• Telecommunication

• Master of Laws (LL.M.) University of San Francisco, 2006
• Bachelor's Degree Law University of Jordan, 2003

• International Trademark Association (INTA), 2022
• International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), 2022