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relationship, increased cooperation is essential.
Being guided by this philosophy,TAGorg realised the need to spread its operations to India.TAGorg, realising the great potential of the Indian market set up offices in New Delhi in January 2004 and subsequently established its Mumbai office in October 2006 in order to service a larger proportion of the market. Due to the increasing trends in globalisation strategy adopted by Indian companies, professional help is required on several fronts - legal as well as management, licensing and franchising, technology transfer, registration of domain names, filing of trademarks and patents, valuation of Intellectual Property portfolio which is integral to Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As).
Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP), member firm of TAGorg, is providing Indian companies with high quality services in the above- mentioned fields.The Arab region is complex, where the differences between each country are as common as the similarities and therefore TAGorg aims at ensuring that its Indian clients seeking diversification in these regions follow the concepts and business methods suitable for the Arab market.
Its operations are primarily limited to protection of owners' Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through a wide range of services such as:
• Trademark, patent, copyright and design registrations
• Domain name registrations and renewals
• Advisory services on Intellectual Property protection
About the Company
Established in 1972,Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGorg) is an international organisation with employee strength of over 1000 multi-disciplined professionals.With
operations spread across 52 offices in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and North America, it is the largest and leading group of professional firms in the Arab world.TAGorg offers the following services through its various member firms: audit, management consultancy, project management, IT training, domain name registration, quality assurance, intellectual property, legal services and translation.TAGorg is making significant contribution towards building the capacities and enhancing the development of the Arab institutions in order to ensure the continuous and sustainable development of the Arab region. It has acquired a successful track with its clients comprising of international and pan-Arab governmental funded organizations, as well as leading entities in the areas of banking, industry, insurance and commerce.
In order to capitalise on its diversified knowledge of the socio-economic and regulatory factors, it extended its operations to other countries.
India and its people have always enjoyed excellent relation with the Arab world covering areas including economic, technical and business cooperation. Arab countries account for 50 per cent of India's global trade, while India depends on the Arab world for two-thirds of its
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• Translation of Intellectual Property related documents
• Research and investigation
• Maintenance of IPRs through renewals and annuities
• Publication of Cautionary and Patent working notices
• Trademark Watch Service
• Infringement and Counterfeiting Actions
• Opposition, Cancellation, Appeal Actions
• Technology, Licensing and Franchising Agreements
• Legal Translations Future Plans
The company perceives India to be a very important part of its global portfolio. It wants to increase its presence in India by expanding to newer locations in India such as Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad in the future. Moreover, it intends to provide varied services such as accounting, auditing, advisory, market research services.
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