The essential function of a trademark is to exclusively identify the source or origin of products or services, so a trademark, properly called, indicates the source or serves as a badge of origin. In other words, trademarks serve to identify a particular entity as the source of goods or services.
There are many benefits to registering trademarks in the UAE, such as protecting your brand and ensuring that other companies cannot copy or imitate your trademark. The UAE’s Ministry of Economy is the official authority that governs the registration, renewal and cancellation of trademarks. We at Tawakal Services can assists you on this process from the start of your registration until you have the certificate on-hand.
The first step in trademark registration procedure in the UAE is to make sure that it’s not already in use by another company. Online tools such as Marcaria can help identify what trademarks are already in use and what is not. Once the trademark is identified as not already in use, you can proceed with the next steps of trademark registration in the UAE. Note, if the trademark is already being used by someone else, you will not be able to register it.
The next step to register a trademark in the UAE is to fill out the online application form on the Ministry of Economy’s website, which is the official authority that governs trademark applications.
The documents required for trademark registration in the UAE are as follows:
Other documents may be required on a case-by-case basis. Once you have uploaded the necessary documents, you can submit the application.
The cost of Trademark Registration in UAE is approx. AED 8,700. It includes the Trademark Registration Application Form Fees, the publication Fee for publishing in the Trademark Journal and 2 local Arabic newspapers, and the Trademark Registration Certificate. Trademark registration cost in the UAE does not include any legal and translation fees that you may have to pay. We can assists you in paying the trademark registration cost in the Ministry of Economy.
After submission, the Ministry of Economy will review your application for trademark registration in the UAE. You must be careful and accurate while filling out the application, as any missing or wrong information can get your application rejected. However, should this happen, applicants can appeal or modify their application as required.
If your application has no issues, then the Ministry of Economy will typically give approval within 30 days.
After the approval has been given for your trademark registration in the UAE, you will need to have an announcement of your trademark published in the official journal and two local newspapers. For your trademark to be published in the official trademark journal, you will need to pay AED 1,000 to the Ministry of Economy, who will publish it on your behalf. However applicants will also be required to publish the announcement of the trademark in two local Arabic-language newspapers, which will incur an additional cost.
After it has been published in two Arabic-language newspapers in the UAE, members of the public have 30 days to voice an objection to your trademark. If someone objects to your trademark in that time period, the Ministry of Economy will review the objection, following which they will either reject it or inform you.
However, bear in mind that the Ministry of Economy only publishes the announcement at the end of each month, so applicants could have to wait almost two months to have their trademark registered in the UAE.
If there has been no objection to your trademark in that time period, the Ministry of Economy will then provide you with a certificate of registration for your trademark in the UAE. The certificate will include important details such as the trademark’s registration number, the trade name and owner’s name, the trademark itself and a description of the goods and services that fall under it.
A trademark registered in the UAE has a validity of 10 years, after which it must be renewed for an additional cost.
Bear in mind that registering your trademark only protects it in the seven emirates of the UAE, and not anywhere else in the world.
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