The United Arab Emirates is located to the middle of the Arabian Gulf. It borders the Arabian Gulf to the north, to the west it borders the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to the south it borders the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and to the east it borders the Gulf of Oman. The United Arab Emirates was officially formed in December 1971. Moreover, the United Arab Emirates is a federation that comprises of seven emirates (states): Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras-Al-Khaimah, Fujairah, Ajman and Umm-Al-Quwain.

Under the Ras AI Khaimah Trade Mark Act 1974 issued by the Chamber of Commerce, trade/service marks registrations were being processed through the Ras AI Khaimah Trade Mark Office. However, when the new Federal Law No. 37 was introduced in 1992, with respect to trademarks in the United Arab Emirates, and which came into force on 13 January 1993, no further filing actions were to be assigned to Ras AI Khaimah Trade Mark Office. As a result, registrations that were processed by the former Trade Mark Office in Ras AI Khaimah, were considered ineffective and thus, such registrations should be re-registered with the Trade Mark Office of the Ministry of Economy and Trade in Abu Dhabi. However, those certificates of registration which were issued by the Ras AI Khaimah Trade Mark Office may be used to claim priority for new applications to be re-registered with the Abu Dhabi Trade Mark Office.

LAWS

Trade Marks:

Trade Marks Law No. 37 of 1992

Trade Marks Law No. 8 of 2002

Patents:

Patent and Industrial Design Law No. 44 of 1992

Patent and Industrial Design Law No. 17 of 2002

Designs:

Patent and Industrial Design Law No. 44 of 1992

Patent and Industrial Design Law No. 17 of 2002

Copyright:

Copyrights and Neighboring Rights Law No. 40 of 1992

Copyrights and Neighboring Rights Law No 7 of 2002

FILING REQUIREMENTS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

A - TRADE/SERVICE MARK REGISTRATION

1. An Authorisation of Agent form, signed by the applicant and duly legalised by the UAE Embassy in the country of the applicant.
2. A clear statement of the goods to be covered and colours to be protected by the trademark.
3. Twenty prints of the trademark identical to the one to be affixed on the application for registration.

B - PATENT & DESIGN REGISTRATION

1. An Authorisation of Agent form, signed by the applicant and duly legalised by the UAE Embassy in the country of the applicant.
2. A copy of the original Assignment or the Deed of Assignment from the inventor(s), duly legalised by the UAE Embassy and clearly showing the names of both the Assignor and the Assignee.
3. A copy of the certificate of incorporation or an extract of the entry of the Assignee in the Commercial Registry.
4. A certified copy of the home application may be required for claiming priority.

C - RECORDAL OF RENEWAL

1. An Authorisation of Agent form, signed by the applicant and duly legalised by the UAE Embassy in the country of the applicant.
2. The original registration certificate of'the trademark is required for endorsement purposes.

D - RECORDAL OF AN ASSIGNMENT

1. An Authorisation of Agent form, signed by the Assignee and duly legalised by the UAE Embassy.
2. A Deed of Assignment, signed by both the Assignor and the Assignee and duly legalised by the UAE Embassy.
3. A copy of the certificate of incorporation or an extract of the entry of the Assignee in the Commercial Registry and duly legalised by the UAE Embassy.

E - RECORDAL OF REGISTERED USER/LICENCE

1. An Authorisation of Agent form, signed by the applicant and duly legalised by the UAE Embassy in the country of the applicant.
2. The Licence Agreement signed by the concerned parties and duly legalised by the UAE Embassy in the country of the applicant.
3. A copy of the certificate of incorporation or an extract of the entry in the Commercial Registry.

F - RECORDAL OF CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS

1. An Authorisation of Agent form, signed by the applicant and duly legalised by the UAE Embassy in the country of the applicant.
2. A certificate clearly showing the change of' name or address, duly legalised by the UAE Embassy in the country of the applicant.