UAE :

Trademark Application requirements:

• Full name and address and nationality of the applicant.
• Power of attorney notarized and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
• Trademark image.
• List of goods/services to be covered by the application.
• Certified copy of priority document if claimed (accepted within six months).

Note: original documents are needed with the application filing. The POA must be super legalized locally from Dubai Court in UAE. So, it takes around 2 weeks to complete the super legalization process. Then, the application will be submitted.

General information:

• Filing System: Single class Filing system.
• Classification of goods / services: 11th Edition of Nice Classification.
• Registrable: trademarks, service marks, collective marks.
• Claiming priority: Paris Convention within 6 months.
• Time from filing to registration certificate: 10:12 months.
• Trademark Search: available.
• Time required to complete the search: 07 days.
• Time from filing to receive renewal certificate: 3:6 months.
• Time from filing till receive assignment certificate: 3:6 months.
• Examination type: substantive examination.
• Protection (registration) duration: 10 years from filing date.
• Use: a registered mark may be subject to a cancellation action by any interested party if it has not been used for 5 consecutive years.
• Renewal application can be made within: 12 months before expiry.
• Renewal duration: 10 years.
• Grace period to renew after expiration: 3 months with penalty.
• Registration certificate: electronic certificate.
• If no UAE consulate in your country, the legalization can be made by any Arabic Consulate and then super legalization of the document will be prepared by us locally in UAE with additional fee. Or, you can legalize the POA from UAE consulate in the nearest country.

• Power of attorney notarized and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
• Scanned copy of trademark registration certificate.

Trademark Assignment requirements:

• Power of attorney signed by assignee notarized and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
• Assignment contract signed by both parties notarized and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
• Copy of the trademark registration certificate.

Trademark change of name/address requirements:

• POA reflecting new name/address, notarized and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
• Certificate of change name/address notarized and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.

To know more information about IP matters in UAE, please contact [email protected]