When registering for the trademark in Dubai and the UAE, you need to provide some necessary documents to the officials. These documents will ensure the government can track your business to your goods and protect your trademark in case of any infringements. If you already have a business in the UAE, then procuring these documents should be easy.
Here are the documents required for trademark registration in the UAE:
- The logo of your brand for the trademark.
- One copy of your business’s trade license.
- One copy of your passport.
- Your Power of Attorney.
- The list of goods or services sold by your business.
- Your contact details.
- The proof of payment of the trademark registration fee.
- Note: POA to be notarized up to Dubai Courts in UAE or any other court as per the respective country (Approx. cost Aed 210 (for UAE for example) – to be paid by you on actual basis).
Depending on the nature of products and services sold by your business, some more documents may be required for trademark registration. However, the documents mentioned here are always required regardless of the type of your business.
Trademark Registration UAE Cost
The base cost of registering a trademark in the UAE is from AED 9,500 to AED 10,000, and an additional AED 1,000 to publish your trademark in the official journal.
However, the actual cost will be different depending on your business, the newspapers you select to announce your trademark, etc. If you seek the assistance of business consultants and other specialists, then your cost will depend on the fees of their services.
Trademarks need to be renewed after every 10 years. The renewal fee of the trademark is AED 6,700. As we have mentioned before, if you seek the services of third parties to renew the trademark, then you need to pay their fees as well. The trademark is not void immediately after 10 years. However, you need to pay a fine of AED 1,000 for each month you delay the renewal of your trademark.
If you want to cancel your trademark registration in UAE then you can do from the Ministry of Economy’s website. You will need to submit an application and the required documents. You will also need to pay a cancellation fee of AED 1,500. Once your application is approved, the last step is to publish an announcement in two local newspapers.
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