The trademark is known as a brand name. The service mark or trademark has any name, symbol, word, device or combination to identify and distinguish services or goods of one seller to indicate the source of services or goods.

Though federal registration of the mark is not essential, it has advantages like the legal presumption of ownership nationwide, notice to the public of registrant’s claim of ownership of the mark along with the legal presumption of ownership and the right to use mark or connection with services or goods listed in the registration.

In today’s era, people are more cautious than ever. More than 100 trademarks are daily applied in the United Arab Emirates.

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Ways to register the Trademark in the United Arab Emirates

With our expert consultants, you could search if your Trademark can be registered. There are various grounds of refusal in the UAE that could hinder your Trademark Registration process in the United Arab Emirates.

The Advantages of Trademark Search

The Trademark search at the Trademark Registry would find if anyone has prior rights to your proposed trademark. This determines if your application has chances for success. This step is mandatory before any trademark application is filed in the United Arab Emirates.

Formalities allowed for registration of Trademark

The Logo Registration
Registration of the Trade name
Protection of Domain Name
Registration of Brand Name
The name of Real Estate Name

Procedures not allowed for Trademark registration

The Descriptive marks violating public or moral order
Mark that is similar to a nation’s flag
Sign that is similar to a religious symbol
The National Medals
The Trademark Registration Process
The Trademark Search

Application of preparation and submission to the Ministry of Economy

The approval from the Ministry would take up to 7 working days that depends on a time frame with the ministry of UAE. On approval, they publish the Trademark in two local newspapers and on a local gazette that returns in 30-60 days ministry holding to confirm if there is any objection from the third party. After the publication, if there is no objection then the certificate would be issued. It can be valid for 10 years on a renewal basis. The time frame to issue the certificate is dependent on the Ministry. The process takes up to 3-4 months.