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Al Qusais, Dubai, UAE

UAE

Country Data

Official Name:

United Arab Emirates

The 7 Emirates constituting the federation:

Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain

Capital:

Abu Dhabi

Area:

83,600 sq km

Population:

9,992,083 (2020 estimate)

Official Language:

Arabic

GDP:

US$647.650 billion (PPP, 2020 estimate)

Currency:

UAE dirham (AED)

Work Days:

Sunday – Thursday

Conventions/ Treaties

  • Paris Convention (effective since September 19, 1996)
  • WIPO convention (effective since September 24, 1974)
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty (effective since March 10, 1999)
  • Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (effective since April 28, 2020)
  • Berne Convention (effective since July 14, 2004)
  • Marrakesh VIP Treaty (effective since September 30, 2016)
  • WIPO Copyright Treaty (effective since July 14, 2004)
  • WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (effective since June 9, 2005)
  • Rome Convention (effective since January 14, 2005)
  • TRIPS Agreement/ WTO (since April 10, 1996)
  • Gulf Cooperation Council (effective for GCC Patent since 1998)
Trademark

National Legislation

  • Federal Law No. 37 of 1992 on Trademarks as amended by Law No. 19 of 2000 and Law No. 8 of 2002.

Basic Information

Creation of rights:

First-to-file jurisdiction (subject to occasional exceptions)

Basis for filing:

Intent to use acceptable – prior use is not a prerequisite.

Well-known marks:

Special protection may be available. Nevertheless, local registration of the mark is highly recommended.

Types of marks:

Trademarks, Service Marks, Certification Marks, Collective Marks, Series of Marks.

Priority:

6-month priority claim under the Paris Convention.

Madrid System:

Not available – UAE is not a member of the Madrid Union.

Filing system:

Single class (multiple class filing is not available)

Classification:

Nice Classification 10th edition.

Who can be Applicant:

(1) Individuals; (2) Corporate entities; (3) Joint application.

Examination:

On formal, absolute and relative grounds.

Publication:

In the Trademark Journal and two local daily newspapers.

Opposition period:

30 days from the date of last publication.

Duration of registration:

10 years from the filing date – renewable for further periods of 10 years each upon request of the trademark owner within one year preceding the expiry date.

Renewal grace period:

3 months

Use requirement:

A trademark registration becomes vulnerable to cancellation in case of its non-use for a period of 5 consecutive years upon the request of an interested party.

Registration timeframe:

2 to 4 months (approximately)

Search

Official Search:

Available for word marks.

Scope of search:

Includes all applied-for and registered marks.

Turnaround time:

2 working days.

Ways to Obtain Protection

  • Filing of national application with or without priority claim under the Paris Convention.

Filling Requirements

New Applications

  1. Power of Attorney from the applicant, duly notarized and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
  2. A simple copy of trade license, if the applicant is a UAE company.
  3. A certified copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed.

Renewal of Registration

  1. Power of attorney stating the new name/ address of the trademark owner – duly notarized and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
  2. Change of Name / Address document – duly legalized up to the UAE consulate.

Change of Name / Address Recordation

  1. Power of attorney stating the new name/ address of the trademark owner, duly Apostilled or legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate.
  2. Change of Name / Address document – duly Apostilled or legalized up to the Bahraini Consulate.

Assignment Recordation

  1. Power of attorney from the Assignee, duly notarized and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
  2. Deed of Assignment, duly signed by both the assignor and the assignee, notarized/ legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
  3. A copy of certificate of registration of the mark.

Merger Recordation

  1. Power of attorney from the surviving entity, duly notarized and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
  2. Merger document, duly legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
  3. A copy of certificate of registration of the mark.

License Recordation

  1. Powers of attorney from the Licensor and the Licensee, duly notarized and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
  2. License agreement, duly signed by both the parties, notarized/ legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
  3. A copy of certificate of registration of the mark.