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A trade name distinguishes one business from another. It also reflects the nature and the form of the business. An investor can apply for the trade name through the economic department.

Intellectual Property

The trade name must:

  • Be followed by the business structure acronym (legal form of the company)
  • Such as: LLC, EST, PJSC, PRJSC
  • Not violate the public morals or the public order of the country
  • Be compatible with the required type of activity and the legal status of the
  • Company or business entity
  • Not contain names of any religion, or governing authority, nor names or
  • Logos of any external bodies
  • Not have been previously registered.

According to Federal Decree Law No. 36 of 2021 on Trademarks, a trademark is any distinguished form of names, words, signatures, letters, figures, graphics, logos, titles, hallmarks, seals, pictures, patterns, announcements, packs or any other marks or group of marks, if they were used or intended to be used either to distinguish goods, products or services from whatever sources, or to indicate that certain services, goods or products belong to the owner of the trademark, because of their provision, manufacturing, selection or trading.

The voice accompanying a trademark is considered a part of it.

  • Trademark logo
  • A copy of the commercial license
  • Power of Attorney
  • Priority document
  • Passport copy
  • Other attachments

According to the above law, the following persons can register their trademarks:

  • UAE citizens and natural and artificial persons practising any commercial, industrial, professional or service business.
  • Foreigners and natural and artificial persons practising any commercial, industrial, professional or service business.
  • Foreigners and natural and artificial persons practising any commercial, industrial, professional or service business in any country on the basis of reciprocity.
  • Other artificial persons.

According to Federal Law No. 38 of 2021 on Copyrights and Neighboring Rights, an intellectual work is any original work in the areas of literature, arts, or science, whatever its description, form of expression, significance, or purpose.

‍The following intellectual works are protected under copyright law:

  • Books, booklets, articles, and other literature
  • Computer software and applications, databases, and similar works are defined in a decision to be issued by the Minister of Economy
  • Lectures, speeches, sermons, and other works of similar nature
  • Plays, musicals and pantomimes
  • Musicals accompanied by dialogues and musicals that are not accompanied by dialogue
  • Audio and video works or audio-visual works
  • Architectural work and architectural plans and drawings
  • Drawings, paintings, sculptures, etchings, lithography, screen printing, reliefs and intaglio prints, and other similar works of fine art
  • Photographic work and the likes
  • Works of applied art and plastic art
  • Charts, maps, plans, 3-D modeling for geographical and topographical applications and architectural designs, etc.
  • Derivative works are subject to the protection afforded to the work(s) upon which they are based. The protection shall extend to the title of the work created, as well as the creative concept devised for broadcast material.

According to Article 20 of Federal Law No. 7 of 2002 on Copyrights and related rights, the economic rights of the author under this Law shall be protected for the duration of his life plus 50 years starting from the first day of the calendar year following his death. Economic rights of applied art works expires after 25 years, which start from the first day of the calendar year following their first publication.

International Centre for Patent Registration (ICPR) under Ministry of Economy is the competent authority to register patents in the UAE.

  • Federal Law No. 11 of 2021 on the Regulation and Protection of Industrial Property Rights
  • Ministerial Resolution No. 11 of 1993 on Executive Regulation of Law No. 44 of 1992 on Regulation and Protection of Industrial Property of Patents, Drawings and Designs