About UAE
UAE is a federal Arab state located in the east of the Arabian Peninsula in the southwest of the continent of Asia, overlooking the southern shore of the Arabian Gulf. It ranks seventh in the world in terms of its oil reserves, and the United Arab Emirates has one of the most growing economies in Western Asia. The economy of the UAE ranks twenty second in the world in exchange rates in the market and is the second largest country in purchasing power per capita and on the ratio of Relatively high in the human development index for the Asian continent and ranks fourtieth in the world.
Membership of IP Treaties
- Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
- Berne Convention
- Marrakesh VIP Treaty
- Paris Convention
- Patent Cooperation Treaty
- Rome Convention
- WIPO Convention
- WIPO Copyright Treaty
- WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
- TRIPS Agreement
2021
New Year’s Day Fri, Jan 1
Prophet’s Ascension Mar 10 – 11
Eid al-Fitr Eve Wed, May 12
Eid al-Fitr May 12 – 15
Day of Arafat Jul 18 – 19
Eid al-Adha Jul 19 – 22
Islamic New Year Aug 9 – 10
Prophet’s Birthday Oct 18 – 19
Commemoration Day Tue, Nov 30
National Day Thu, Dec 2
IP Laws
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Ministry of Economy
Dubai Economic Department
Federal Customs Authority
Dubai Customs
General Administration of Customs – Abu Dhabi
Sharjah Customs
Government of Ajman
Government of Ras Al Khaimah
Fujairah Customs department
Government of Umm Alquwain
Government of Dubai
Laws and Regulations
Registration
- Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consulate. Original document must be filed along with application.
- In case of claiming priority, a certified copy of the corresponding home or foreign application.
Trademark Assignment
- Power of Attorney from the Assignee duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consulate.
- Deed of Assignment, signed by both parties, legalized up to U.A.E. Consulate.
- Copy of the U.A.E. Certificate of Registration.
Change of Name and/or Address - Change of legal form
- Power of Attorney in the new name and /or address duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consulate
- Certificate of Change of Name /Address/legal form duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consulate. (Extracts of registers highlighting the changes are not accepted by TMO).
- Copy of the U.A.E. Certificate of Registration.
Recordal of License Agreement
- Power of attorney from the license ,duly legalized up to the UAE consulate .
- Copy of the license agreement duly legalized up to the UAE consulate .
- Copy of the UAE certificate of registration .
Recordal of Merger
- Power of attorney from the entity surviving the merger ,duly legalized up to the UAE consulate .
- Certificate of Merger duly legalized up to the UAE consulate
- Copy of the UAE certificate of registration .
Trademark Renewal
- Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consulate.
- Copy of the U.A.E. Certificate of Registration.
Registration
- Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
- Deed of Assignment from inventor (s) duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
- Certified copy of the Extract from the Commercial Register or Articles of Incorporation duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
- Certified copy of the priority document, in case of claiming priority.
- Copy of the Search Report and Preliminary Examination Report of the corresponding PCT application and the Application as published; in case of entering a National Phase under the PCT scheme.
- Specification, claims, abstract in Word format and formal drawings, if any, in English and Arabic languages.
Recordal of Change of Name or Address
- Power of Attorney, in the new name and/or address, duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
- Certificate of Change of Name and/or Address duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
Recordal of License Agreement
- Power of attorney from the license ,duly legalized up to the UAE consulate .
- Copy of the license agreement duly legalized up to the UAE consulate .
- Copy of the UAE certificate of registration .
Recordal of Merger
- Power of attorney from the entity surviving the merger ,duly legalized up to the UAE consulate .
- Certificate of Merger duly legalized up to the UAE consulate.
- Certified copy of the extract from the commercial register or articles of incorporation, duly legalized up to the UAE consul .
Registration
- Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
- Deed of Assignment from designer (s) duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
- Certified copy of the Extract from the Commercial Register or Articles of Incorporation duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
- Certified copy of the priority document, in case of claiming priority.
- Specification and abstract in Word format and formal drawings, if any, in English and Arabic languages.
Assignment
- Power of Attorney, from the Assignee, duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
- Deed of Assignment signed by both Assignor and Assignee, duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
- Certified copy of the Extract from the Commercial Register or Articles of Incorporation, duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
Change of Name and/or Address
- Power of Attorney, in the new name and/or address, duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
- Certificate of Change of Name and/or Address duly legalized up to the U.A.E. Consul.
Recordal of License Agreement
- Power of attorney from the license ,duly legalized up to the UAE consulate .
- Copy of the license agreement duly legalized up to the UAE consulate .
- Copy of the UAE certificate of registration .
Recordal of Merger
- Power of attorney from the entity surviving the merger ,duly legalized up to the UAE consulate .
- Certificate of Merger duly legalized up to the UAE consulate.
- Certified copy of the extract from the commercial register or articles of incorporation, duly legalized up to the UAE consul.
Registration
- Undertaking letter from the applicant attesting that all conditions listed in the Ministerial Decision are fulfilled and that the applicant shall be liable of any non accurate information.
- Original legalized POA at the filing time.
- A clear statement proving the distinctiveness of the breed from other similar plant varieties of the same species.
- A statement proving that the genetic structure has not been modified or developed.
- A statement proving that the variety does not harm human, animal and plant health.
- A statement proving that the variety has no impact on the sustainability and use of biodiversity and the environment in general.
- A statement confirming the stability of the variety, the number of propagation cycles during which none of its distinctive characteristics changed, as well as the changes observed during the propagation and reproduction process. The statement should also outline the mixing ratio that has been observed or expected to occur.
- Colored photo of the plant.
- A declaration, with the date of submitting the application, attesting that the breed is new variety that has not been exploited by the plant breeder or with his approval for commercial purposes within the required time period stipulated by law depending on the type of the plant.
Filing a Copyright Application
- Full description of the work .
- Power of attorney from the applicant ,duly legalized up to the UAE consul .
- Copy of the identification documents of the applicant .
- Certificate from the censorship department of the UAE ministry approving the work according to the regulations in virtue .
Registration
- Authorization letter in the letterhead of the applicant addressed to U.A.E. Network Information.
Center authorizing SMAS-IP to register the domain name in U.A.E. - Copy of the U.A.E. Trademark Registration Certificate, in case the requested Domain Name differs from the applicant’s name.
- For Arabic IDN (.Emarat), trademark registration certificate in UAE or in any other Arab country for the Arabic Script.
POA & Deed of Assignment
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