UAE
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
10th edition – single class application. Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, and pork meat in class 29 cannot be registered
Possible for word and device marks
On formal, absolute, and relative grounds
30 days from publication date
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 5 consecutive years from registration date
EXTENSION OF TIME
Not possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office actions
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
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, Madrid Protocol
REGISTRATION
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
- A notarized or simply signed copy can be
used for filing provided that the legalized
one is filed within a period of 90 days
subject to a surcharge
RENEWAL
Filing Requirements
- Simple copy of latest certificate
What you need to know
- Grace period of 6 months
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, legalized with English translation
- Simple copy of latest certificate
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
ASSIGNMENT
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
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, legalized, with English translation
- Simple copy of latest certificate
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, legalized with English translation
- Simple copy of latest certificate
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
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Granted patents may be searched by title, patentee name and PCT number at the patent office (unofficial)
As to form, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability, unity, and compliance
Applications are published after grant
60 days from publication date
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
20 years from filing date 10 years from filing date for utility model
REQUIREMENTS
Filing Requirements
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of international publication
- Specifications in English and Arabic
- Drawings in English and Arabic (if any)
- Deed of assignment, notarized
- Extract from the commercial register or certificate of good standing, notarized
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
- Colored scanned copies of English or Arabic documents are accepted. If in another language, a sworn English translation is required
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of change of name/address, notarized
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, notarized
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, notarized
What you need to know
- Separate POAs must be submitted by licensor and licensee
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
10 years from filing date
As to form, novelty, and industrial applicability
Inadmissible
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
No
60 days from publication date
REGISTRATION
Filing 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
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