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No, as protection is granted to the mark as a whole. Therefore, it should not be used separately to maintain the protection.
Trademark application covering the class heading will provide the applicants with the maximum possible protection and will be treated as covering all the goods/ services within the class.
No. A separate application should be filed for each class.
Yes, within six months of the filing date of the priority application.
Yes, if the applicant is a foreign company, the POA must be legalized up to UAE Consulate in the applicant’s country. As for UAE based applicants, only a notarized one is required..
The legalized Power of attorney should further be locally attested here in UAE by the Ministry of foreign affairs before submitting to the trademark office. The charges for attestation vary according to the amount charged by the UAE consulate in the applicant’s country. If the UAE consulate in the applicant’s country charges the applicant with USD 600 for legalization, then here in UAE the ministry of foreign affairs will charge us with USD 75 and vice versa.
If there is no UAE consulate in the applicant’s country, then the Power of Attorney can be legalized up to the consulate of any other Arab Country (e.g. Saudi Arabia). In this case, we will send this power of attorney to Saudi Arabia to get it super legalized by the Ministry of foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia.
Later, upon receipt of this power of attorney, we will get it legalized by the Saudi Arabian consulate in UAE and then arrange for the local attestation by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs which is obligatory in order to complete the full legalization requirements of the Trademark office.
Late submission of the power of attorney is possible in UAE within 30 days from the date of filing the trademark application. Failure to comply within the given period, the trademark application will be subject to cancellation.
No. A certified copy is sufficient.
Class 33 is not applicable according to the Law. However, class 32 for non-alcoholic drinks can be an alternative option.
No. Pork meat is not allowed to be registered.
No. such services can be replaced by using the phrase “the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods (excluding the transport thereof), enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods namely …… (name of goods).
Yes, however, the
applicant should
submit evidence
proving the
relationship between
this specific
Geographical location
and the origin of
goods or
applicants.
Moreover,
in most cases, the
Registrar will request
a disclaimer to the GI
if used separately and
the protection will be
granted to the mark as
a whole.
Yes. The United Arab Emirates is a union of seven Emirates and filing a trademark application will cover all these seven Emirates namely Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Fujairah & Ras-Al Khaimah.
Yes. as per the UAE Law, a concerned civil court shall, on a request from any interested party, may order the cancellation of Trademark registration if it is proven that the trademark has not been seriously used for five consecutive years unless the owner of the trademark proves that non-use was for reasons beyond his control such Import restrictions and other governmental procedures that are imposed of goods and services distinguished by the Trademark.
Yes. 10th Edition of the Nice classification.
The details that are mentioned in the Power of attorney should conform to the details mentioned in the application.
Yes. A series of marks can be filed in UAE as a normal trademark at the same charges.
Not possible. A separate national application should be filed for each country.
Yes, It is possible provided that the Power of Attorney is signed by all applicants, notarized, and legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
No. Amendment of the mark is possible only after the registration has been completed.
Yes. A slogan can be filed and treated as a trademark.
The symbol “TM” can be used once the trademark has been filed, this is to show that the application is under process in the government for registration. Whereas the symbol “®” can be used once the trademark certificate has been issued. The symbols “TM” & “®” should not be included in the application.
10 years; subject for renewal upon expiry.
2 to 4 months in a smooth process.
Upon receiving the instructions, we can file the application(s) within a maximum of 48 hours. The examination by the Trademark Office might occur within 2 to 3 months depending on the backlog at the trademark office and upon receiving the notice of acceptance, we have 30 days to publish the application. Once published, the opposition period ends after thirty days. Finally, the application is ready to be registered and the issuance of the registration certificate might take two to three working days.
Yes. It can be registered provided that both marks are used together. Otherwise, it is recommended to file separate applications for the maximum possible protection for the marks in the UAE.
An appeal should be filed against the registrar’s decision within the non-extendible deadline (30 days), otherwise, the application will be canceled at the Trademark Office automatically.
The deadline for responding to the official action (primary examination notice) is within 30 days.
Not applicable.
Usually, the examiner accepts the letter of consent, however, the same should be legalized up to the UAE Consulate.
Restoration of the canceled mark is not acceptable, but it is possible to re-file the mark.
