Jinane Kabbara is the Regional IP Counsellor in the French embassy in UAE. Jinane conducts cooperative actions on IP with the local authorities. She also provides a regulatory and legal watch in the region and supports French companies doing business in the Middle East when needed.
Before starting this position, Jinane worked for six years as a patent examiner and Customer Relations Manager at the French industrial property office working for the biggest French accounts. Jinane worked for five years as Research Engineer and four years as a lecturer of Civil engineering at Blaise Pascal University and CESI school of Engineering in France.
Jinane holds a Phd in Civil Engineering from Blaise Pascal University and a Postgraduate diploma in Intellectual Property with a specialization in patents from the University of Strasbourg, France.