A trademark can be a name, words, signature, letter, symbol, drawing, figure, inscription, image or advertisement used to distinguish a set of products, goods and services as either belonging to a certain owner or coming from a certain source.

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.

If the following conditions are met, a trade mark is registered in the register of trade marks and service marks:

• Make sure the trademark is not already registered

The first step trademark registration procedure in the UAE is to make sure that it’s not already in use by another company. If the trademark is already being used by someone else, you will not be able to register it.

• Fill out the trademark application with the ministry of economy

To register a trademark, you’ll need to fill out a trademark application with the Ministry of Economy.

• Pay the UAE trademark registration fees

After uploading your application, you’ll have to pay the trademark registration fees.

• Wait for the ministry of economy to evaluate your application

The Ministry of Economy will review your application for trademark registration in the UAE.

• Publish in Two Arabic-language Newspapers

Once your trademark registration is approved, you’ll be required to publish the trademark in two local newspapers in Arabic-language. This, unfortunately, is an additional cost that you have to cover.

• Final Registration

It’s time to get your official registration certification form the trademark office. This will include your:

1. Registration number
2. Date of the application
3. Name of the business
4. Owner’s name
5. The trademark
6. A description of your product, goods and services

• After You Have Your Trademark Registered

Once you have your trademark registered it will last 10 years. After the 10 years has passed you may renew your trademark for a fee.

• Generic Mark
• Descriptive Mark
• Suggestive Mark
• Arbitrary Mark
• Fanciful Mark

Full spectrum of intellectual property protection services

We offer trademark registration services in the UAE.

We file all the necessary documents to register a trademark and guide you through the process of registration, depending on chosen jurisdiction, type of trademark and desired scope of protection.

Single trademark may be included in each application. If you require legal protection for several versions of your trademark or want to register multiple trademarks, separate applications need to be filed.

The price of registration depends on how many classes of services and goods your company protects its trademark.

1. Incorporation certificate
2. Applicant identity proofs
3. Power of attorney
4. Business description
5. Priority document
6. Classification as per norms as per the Trademark Register Laws of UAE
7. The image of trademark/logo in soft copies (colour – black and white )
8. If registered in another country, the certificate of trademark registration
9. Translation of words in the trademark
10. Other documents unique to the application