Trademark

The United Arab Emirates became a member of the Paris Convention for the protection of Industrial Property since September 19, 1996. The International Classification of Goods and Services under the Nice Agreement (9th edition) is followed for registration of trademark.
Federal Law No. 8 for the year 2002 amended some articles of the Federal Law No. 37 for the year 1992. The law covers the seven Emirates of United Arab Emirates, i.e. Dubai, Abu-Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al-Khaimah, Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al-Quwain. A separate application has to be filed with respect to each class of goods or services. ..More Details

Patent

Federal Law No. 44 for the year 1992 pertaining to the Industrial Regulation and Protection of Patents, Industrial Drawings, and Designs was replaced by Federal Law No. 17 for the year 2002. Further, it became a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) since March 10, 1999, accordingly, patents may be deposited within the national phase of PCT. ...More Details

Design

Federal Law No. 44 for the year 1992 pertaining to the Industrial Regulation and Protection of Patents, Industrial Drawings, and Designs was replaced by Federal Law No. 17 for the year 2002. .....More Details.

Copyright

Copyright in the United Arab Emirates is protected under the Copyright and Authorship Protection Law No. 7 for the year 2002.
For obtaining protection, copyrightable works have to be deposited with the Ministry of Information and Culture. Protection is granted to authors of literary, artistic and scientific works of whatever the value or kind or purpose or way of expression is. The UAE is a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. ....Mor Details