SMAS-IP has a large network of associates and agents, allowing it to meet the needs of clients worldwide. The firm is a member of various international institutional associations including International Trademark Association, Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG) and Association for the Protection of Industrial Property in the Arab World (APPIMAF). The firm has 16 offices in the Middle East and North Africa regions and specialises in prosecution relating to trade marks, patents and design as well as copyright. The firm is also involved in work related to domain name registrations, plant varieties and layout designs of integrated circuits. Over the past 12 months the firm has advised clients including Emirate Petroleum Corporation, Danone, Swarovski, Guess and Universal City Studies.