This service enables the registration of a new trademark, whereby the registration application is examined and reviewed to verify that the trademark to be registered is not identical or similar to one previously registered or requested from the Ministry of Economy.
For trademarks related to the control or examination of certain products, the department shall verify the minister's approval of the same.
Required Documents
- In the event that the application is submitted in a personal name and the trademark owner is from within the country, a license is not required
- A commercial license is required if the application is submitted in the name of a company or institution
- Compulsory legal power of attorney if the application is submitted through a trademark registration agent registered in the trademark register
- In the event that the trademark owner is from outside the country, it is obligatory to submit the application through a registration agent and to attach the legal and notarized power of attorney.
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Steps and
Procedures- We Submit the application to the Ministry of Economy
- The request is referred to the relevant department for consideration and the applicant is officially notified of the decision within 30 days from the date of submitting the application.
- Upon accepting the application, the applicant publishes an announcement in two local Arabic newspapers - at his expense - for a period of one day.
- A publication will be made in the trademarks bulletin that is issued at the end of each month.
- An objection period of 30 days from the last announcement of the trademark is allowed.
- The trademark must be registered within 30 days after the objection period has lapsed.
- After the registration period ends, delay fines are imposed as follows:
- Fees for delayed payment of trademark publication fees: AED 100, at a maximum of AED 1000 annually; with part of a month being calculated in full.
- Fees for delayed payment of trademark registration fees: AED 1000, at a maximum of AED 10000 annually; with part of a month being calculated in full.
