As a brief explanation for the registration procedure, once we receive your instructions and necessary documents, we will then submit the application and documentation to the Trademark Office.

The Trademark Office will examine the application and notify us whether the application is accepted (with or without any conditions of limitations). Once accepted, the application will be published in the Trademark Journal and must also be published in two local newspapers.

After publication, there is a period of 30 days during which written objections to registration may be filed with the Trademark Office by third parties. If any objections are received, these will be forwarded to us within 15 days of filing and we will notify you accordingly. We will have 30 days to respond to any objections received. Based on the objections received and our response, the Trademark Office will determine whether or not to approve registration. If no objections are received within the initial 30 days, or if, following receipt of objections and responses, the Trademark Office decides to approve the registration, the registration will be completed and a registration certificate will be issued.

The time span for completing the registration formalities ranges from 8 to 12 months in the normal course of events. Naturally, in the case of any objection by the Trademark Office or any third party against the mark, the procedure would be longer and separate fees is applicable which is mentioned in the attached sheet.

The single class system is followed in U.A.E.

The registration period is for ten years, after which the registration may be renewed for subsequent ten-year periods.

The information and documents required for filing a trademark in the United Arab Emirates are:

1- Full name and address of the applicant.
2- Meaning/translation of the mark, if it is a wordmark.
3- Description of goods or services.
4- A Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consulate
5- Specimen prints of the mark. (in JPEG format)

The grace period after the renewal date has expired is 3 months.

Submit the following documents for renewal:

Power of attorney
Copy of trademark registration certificate

The first renewal date of a registration is 10 years from the application filing date. In Canada, renewal date is counted from the registration date.

The registration renewal is valid for 10 years from the date of renewal.

According to UAE law, an opposition may be filed by ‘any concerned person’ against an application.

The following can be grounds for opposition:

The mark does not meet the definition of a trademark proprietary rights
The mark is generic
The mark is not distinctive
The mark is descriptive
The mark is against public policy or principles of morality
The mark consists of a geographical indication
The mark is misleading, deceptive or disparaging rights in a personal name
The rights under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention
The rights under Article 8 of the Paris Convention
The rights under Article 6septies of the Paris Convention
The rights under Article 6bis of the Paris Convention

Either actual use or intent to use is a requirement for application.

Attack on the ground of non-use is highly possible.