Member of PCT ? YES

Can Convention priority be claimed ? Yes- within12 months from the date of first filing of the priority application. For national phase of PCT application-within 30 months from the earliest priority date

Patent Search

Novelty requirement Worldwide

Deadline for filing supporting documents Yes- 90 days

Does the invention specification have to be translated for filing Yes, a translation into ARABIC is required (the Arabic translation may be submitted at a later stage).

Required Documents 1.  A Power of Attorney duly Notarized   2. Extract from the Commercial Register, if the applicant is a company or body corporate, duly Notarized 3.  One copy of the English specification and claims together with its Arabic translation. 4.  One set of the drawings relating to the invention, if any. 5. An abstract of the invention of no more than 200 words, together with the best explanatory diagram. 6.  Deed of assignment signed by the inventor, if the applicant is not the inventor, duly Notarized. 7.  A certified copy of the application giving the filing date, number and country if the application is to be filed with a priority claim. Note: Please note that the documents in item (3, 4 and 5) should be submitted at the Patent Office on the filing date of the application, while documents in items (1, 2, 6 and 7) can be submitted within 90 days (strictly non-extendible) from the filing date of the patent application. For PCT applications entering the national phase in the UAE, a copy of the PCT international publication search and examination reports must be submitted with the application

Examination During the course of examination, the Patent Office shall request the payment of the examination fees, which estimated by the Patent Office.   Applicants will have the option to request expedited examination for UAE patent applications for a fee of AED 2,000 [USD 545] for companies and individuals

Publication  The patent applications will be published within 18 months if the invention meets the conditions required by the law and its Executive Regulations.   At grant, details of the application are published in the Official Patent Gazette.

Opposition Under the new law, third parties can request a post-grant re-examination at the Patent Office within 60 days from publication of the UAE patent

Duration Twenty (20) years starting from the UAE filing date, (in case of PCT, starting from the PCT filing date). The term of protection is non-extendable

Compulsory Licensing If the patent is not exploited within 3 years from the date of grant, it will be subject to compulsory licensing.

Annuities Annuities are due on the anniversary of international filing date for PCT national phase application and on the anniversary of the national filing date for non PCT application – Yes, the annuity should be paid within 6 months from the due date. The first three months without surcharge and the latter three months with surcharge

Assignment

Trademark Search  Not Mandatory- Possible for word mark

Trademark Filing

Single/Multi-Class Jurisdiction Single class - a separate application for each class

Can services be registered YES

Can convention priority be claimed YES

Is the international classification Yes - Nice Classification, 10th addition Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, and pork meat in class 29 cannot be registered

Documentation and information required to file Power of Attorney duly legalized up to UAE Consulate. (for UAE Local Company/individual – Power of Attorney Notarized by Notary Public). Late filing of POA allowed within 90 days. Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified. Full name and address of the applicant. Meaning/translation of the mark, if it is a wordmark. Description of goods or services. Specimen prints of the mark. (in JPEG format)

Opposition period after publication 60 days from publication date

Validity

Renewal due

Grace Period

Documents required to renew

Proof of use due

Documents required to file proof of use

Documentation and information required to file the recordal of License

Documentation and information required to file the recordal of change of name or address A Power of Attorney in the new name or address duly notarized & legalized up to the Consulate of the UAE. A legalized certificate proving the change of name or address issued by the local competent authority of the applicant’s domicile. A simple copy of the registration certificate of the mark

WIPO Convention, Brussels Convention,   Trademark Law Treaty, Berne Convention, Paris Convention, Rome Convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Madrid Protocol, Nice Agreement, Patent Law Treaty, Budapest Treaty, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), GCC Patent Law.

Member of LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION Yes

Can Convention priority be claimed:

Novelty Requirement

Patent search

Deadline for filing supporting documents:

Yes- 90 days

Multiple designs

Required Documents:

Publication

Opposition

Duration

Compulsory licensing.:

Annuities:

Assignment:

Merger:

Name / Address: