UAE
CLASSIFICATION
10th edition – single class application. Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, and pork meat in class 29 cannot be registered
SEARCH
Possible for word and device marks
EXAMINATION
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
OPPOSITION
30 days from last publication date
PROTECTION TERM
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
USE
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 5 years from filingNot possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
Filing Requirements
Filing Requirements
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- Priority document may be submitted within 3 months from filing date
- POA must be submitted at the time of filing
Filing Requirements
- Simple copy of latest certificate of registration
What you need to know
- Grace period of 3 months
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, legalized with English translation
- Simple copy of latest certificate of registration
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
Filing Requirements
- Deed of assignment, legalized with English translation
- Simple copy of latest certificate of registration
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized, with English translation
- Simple copy of latest certificate of registration
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized with English translation
- Simple copy of latest certificate of registration
What you need to know
- License recordal is not compulsory but advisable in order to be effective against third parties
- May be recorded for registrations only
- Separate POAs must be submitted by the licensee and licensor
EQUIVALENT SEARCH
Patent applications and patents may be searched by title, patentee name and PCT number at the patent office (unofficial)
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability, unity, and compliance
PUBLICATION
Applications are published after grant
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication in the IP Bulletin issued by the Patent Office after allowance
ANNUITIES
Due annually on the anniversary of the international filing date and payable on pending applications. 6 months grace period for late payment, where the last 3 months payment will be subjected to a surcharge
PROTECTION TERM
20 years from filing date 10 years from filing date for utility modelFiling Requirements
Filing Requirements
- Copy of International Publication
- Specifications in English and Arabic
- Drawings in English and Arabic
- Deed of assignment, legalized
- Extract from the commercial register or certificate of good standing, legalized
What you need to know
- Copy of International Publication, copies of the specifications, and drawings must be submitted at the time of filing
- POA and remaining documents must be submitted within 90 days from filing date
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, legalized
Filing Requirements
- Extract from the commercial register of assignee, legalized
- Deed of assignment, legalized
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized
- Extract from the commercial register of licensee, legalized
What you need to know
- Separate POAs must be submitted by licensor and licensee
PROTECTION TERM
10 years from filing date
EXAMINATION
As to form, novelty, and industrial applicability
APPLICATION WITH MULTIPLE FIGURES
Inadmissible
Renewal
A maintenance fee is due annually on the anniversary of the filing date. There is a 6-month grace period for late payment, the last 3 of which are subject to a surcharge
LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION
No
OPPOSITION
60 days from publication dateFiling Requirements
- POA, legalized
- Certificate of incorporation, legalized
- Deed of assignment from designer(s), legalized
- Representations or drawings from different angles, which clarify the main features of the design
- Industrial design description along with bibliographic information of the applicant and designers
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- Sets of the representations or drawings, along with the description and bibliographic information must be submitted at the time of filing, scanned colored copies of all remaining documents may be submitted within 90 days of filing date
| Title | SERVICE | TYPE | LAST UPDATED | DOWNLOAD PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE Deed of Assignment for Designs | Design | DOA | June 1, 2015 | download |
| UAE Deed of Assignment for Patents | Patent | DOA | May 6, 2015 | download |
| UAE Deed of Assignment for Trademarks | Trademark | DOA | May 6, 2015 | download |
| UAE Power of Attorney for Copyright | Copyright | POA | July 10, 2018 | download |
| UAE Power of Attorney for Designs | Design | POA | July 10, 2018 | download |
| UAE Power of Attorney for Patents | Patent | POA | July 10, 2018 | download |
| UAE Power of Attorney for Trademarks | Trademark | POA | July 10, 2018 | download |
| LAW | SERVICE | DOWNLOAD PDF |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates Trademark Law | Trademark | download |
| United Arab Emirates Patent Law | Patent | download |
| United Arab Emirates Industrial Design Law | Design | download |
| United Arab Emirates Copyright Law | Copyright | download |
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Rome Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Patent Cooperation Treaty
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