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Type of Trademarks: |
Marks for goods, Service marks, Collective marks, Quality control Marks or Sound marks. |
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Type of Applicant: |
Company, Individual or Jointly. |
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Registrable Elements: |
Character, Chinese characters, Three-dimensional shape, Figure Sign, Claiming colour, Claiming priority or Combination of colours. |
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Term of Protection: |
10 Years from filing date and renewable for 10 years within 12 months before expiry or 6 months after expiry with surcharge. |
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Priority Deadline: |
6 months from the priority application filing date. |
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Classification: |
10th Edition – Single class application, Use of class headings, Designation of retail services and Addition to class heading (Class 33, alcoholic goods in Class 32, and pork meat in Class 29 cannot be registered). |
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Search: |
Applicable for Word marks. |
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Examination: |
Formal, Relative grounds and Absolute grounds. |
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Recordation Applicability : |
Registrations, Partial recordation or Termination. |
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Time Frames (Up To): |
Search: 3 days. Registration: 6 months - Filing to Examination decision 4 months - Examination decision to Publication 15 days - Publication Opposition Period 1 month - Registration to Certificate Issuance 15 days Renewals: 1 month. Recordation: 5 months. Appeal: 12 months. Opposition: 12 months. |
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Declaration of Use: |
Not applicable. |
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Consent and Disclaimers: |
Acceptable to overcome refusal. |
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Cancellation Action: |
Applicable for Unlawful registration Non-use for a period of 5 years from the Registration before the Administrative Authorities and Courts. |
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Infringement Measures: |
Prevention of importation of infringing goods by Customs, Raid, Injunction, Damages, Fine and Imprisonment. |
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
• Certified copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed.
(All the above may be submitted within 90 days from the filing date)
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the UAE Consulate. (May be submitted within 90 days from the filing date in case we are not the agent of record).
• Power of attorney signed by the assignee duly legalized up to the UAE consulate.
• Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly legalized as above.
• Power of attorney signed by the licensee duly legalized up to the UAE consulate.
• License agreement signed by both parties duly legalized as above.
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
• Certificate of merger / mortgage duly legalized as above.
• Power of Attorney in the new name/address duly legalized up to the UAE consulate.
• A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes or an affidavit proving the changes duly legalized as above.
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the UAE Consulate. (Required at the time of filing)
• Any document to show prior use in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Brief history of the applicant’s company including list of registrations along with copies of the same in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• The date of first use and registration worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Extracts from bills/invoices, etc., from the year of inception of the company.
• Sales turnover from inception up to date in the country of origin and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Any additional helpful documents (ex. Distribution agreements, local advertisements, local newspapers, magazines, etc.) evidencing the use and existence of the mark worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
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Type of Patent: |
Patent or Utility patent. |
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Type of Applicant: |
Company, Individual or Jointly. |
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Validity: |
Patents 20 years from the international filing date and Utility patent 10 years from the international filing date. |
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Annuities: |
Paid annually on the anniversary of the international filing date with 3 months surcharge grace period. |
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PCT Based Filing: |
Applicable within 18 months from the International filing date. |
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Revival: |
Applicable. |
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Search: |
Not Applicable. |
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Examination: |
Formality, novelty, inventiveness, industrial applicability, unity and compliance. |
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Recordation Applicability : |
Applications, Registrations, Partial recordation or Termination. |
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Time Frames (Up To): |
Search: 0 days. Registration: 48 months - Filing to Preliminary Examination decision 10 months - Substantive Examination Payment to Decision 28 months - Publication Opposition Period 2 months - Grant to Issuance of Letters 8 months Recordation: 6 months. Appeal: 12 months. Opposition: 24 months. |
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Cancellation Action: |
Applicable for Non-use for a period of 3 years from grant before the Administrative Authorities and Courts. |
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Infringement Measures: |
Injunction, Damages, Fine and Imprisonment. |
• Power of Attorney duly Notarized.
• An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly notarized or certified.
• Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly notarized, if the applicant is not the inventor.
• Certified copy of the priority document, if claiming priority. (Not Required for PCT)
(All the above may be submitted within 90 days from the filing date)
• Power of attorney signed by the assignee duly notarized.
• An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly notarized or certified.
• Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly notarized.
• Power of attorney signed by the licensee duly notarized.
• An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly notarized or certified.
• License agreement signed by both parties duly notarized.
• Power of Attorney duly notarized.
• An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly notarized or certified.
• Certificate of merger / mortgage duly notarized.
• Power of Attorney in the new name/address duly legalized up to the UAE consulate.
• A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes duly legalized as above or an affidavit proving the changes duly legalized as above.
• Power of Attorney duly notarized. (Required at the time of filing)
• Any document to show prior use in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Brief history of the applicant’s company including list of registrations along with copies of the same in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• The date of first use and registration worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Extracts from bills/invoices, etc., from the year of inception of the company.
• Sales turnover from inception up to date in the country of origin and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Any additional helpful documents (ex. Distribution agreements, local advertisements, local newspapers, magazines, etc.) evidencing the use and existence of the mark worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
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Type of Design: |
Drawings or Models. |
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Type of Applicant: |
Company, Individual or Jointly. |
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Validity: |
20 years from the international filing date. |
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Multiple Figures: |
Applicable up to 20 figures. |
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Annuities: |
Paid annually on the anniversary of the international filing date with 3 months surcharge grace period. |
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Search: |
Not Applicable. |
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Examination: |
Formality, novelty and industrial applicability. |
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Recordation Applicability : |
Applications, Registrations, Partial recordation or Termination. |
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Time Frames (Up To): |
Search: 0 days. Registration: 36 months. - Filing to Examination decision 10 months - Examination decision to Publication 18 months - Publication Opposition Period 2 months - Registration to Certificate Issuance 6 months Recordation: 6 months. Appeal: 12 months. Opposition: 24 months. |
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Cancellation Action: |
Applicable for Non-use for a period of 3 years from grant before the Administrative Authorities and Courts. |
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Infringement Measures: |
Prevention of importation of infringing goods by Customs, Raid, Injunction, Damages, Fine and Imprisonment. |
• Power of Attorney duly Notarized.
• An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly notarized or certified.
• Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly notarized, if the applicant is not the inventor.
• Certified copy of the priority document, if claiming priority.
(All the above may be submitted within 90 days from the filing date)
• Power of attorney signed by the assignee duly notarized.
• An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly notarized or certified.
• Deed of assignment signed by both parties duly notarized.
• Power of attorney signed by the licensee duly notarized.
• An Extract from the Commercial Register or a Certificate of Incorporation duly notarized or certified.
• License agreement signed by both parties duly notarized.
duly notarized or certified.
• Power of Attorney in the new name/address duly notarized.
• A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes duly legalized as above or an affidavit proving the changes duly notarized or certified.
• Power of Attorney in the new name/address duly notarized.
• A certificate issued by the competent authorities evidencing the changes duly legalized as above or an affidavit proving the changes duly notarized or certified.
• Power of Attorney duly notarized. (Required at the time of filing)
• Any document to show prior use in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Brief history of the applicant’s company including list of registrations along with copies of the same in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• The date of first use and registration worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Extracts from bills/invoices, etc., from the year of inception of the company.
• Sales turnover from inception up to date in the country of origin and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
• Any additional helpful documents (ex. Distribution agreements, local advertisements, local newspapers, magazines, etc.) evidencing the use and existence of the mark worldwide and in the stated jurisdiction or neighbouring countries.
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Works Protected: |
Literary works, Reference works, Computer software and databases, Artistic works Architectural Works, Geographical Maps and Technical Drawings, Engineering Plans and layouts. |
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Type of Applicant: |
Company, Individual or Jointly. |
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Related Rights: |
Producers of sound recordings and Broadcasting Organizations. |
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Term of Protection: |
50 years after the author’s death. |
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Time Frames (Up To): |
Registration: 1 month. |
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Infringement Measures: |
Warning, Confiscation of all copies, Damages, Fine and Imprisonment. |
• Power of Attorney duly legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
• Certified copy of the priority document, if priority is claimed.
• Declaration from the author to the applicant signed by both parties duly legalized as above, if the applicant is not the author.
(All the above required at the time of filing)
Address : |
Al Huda Building, Suite 101, 55 Street, Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
E-mail : |
uae@abounaja.com |
| Paris Convention | Rome Convention |
| PCT - Patent Cooperation Treaty | Berne Convention |
| WIPO Convention | WIPO Copyright Treaty |
| WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty | Marrakesh VIP Treaty |
| Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances | |
