Trademark Renewal Guide in United Arab Emirates

Trademarks in the UAE are federal rights granted by the state. So a trademark that is due for renewal in the UAE protects the trademark in all 7 emirates and can be renewed at any Ministry of the Economy site within the UAE.

The Ministry of Economy in the UAE is the authority responsible for the IP process, including trademark registration and renewals.

Costs relating to trademark renewals are both official and professional. Official fees are fees paid to the government for processing your trademark renewal and are required to be paid one time.

In UAE, a trademark is protected for 10 years from the date of filing the trademark application. The protection can be renewed for successive periods of 10 years each upon payment of the prescribed renewal fees

A Trademark in the UAE should be renewed every 10 years from the filing date. After renewing the trademark, it becomes valid for another 10 years. While a trademark lasts for 10 years from the filing date it can be renewed within the last 6 months of protection. Trademark renewals can be filed 6 months before the expiry date.

It is important to renew your trademark within due time, or the trademark office will make the trademark owner pay penalties for the delay in settling renewal fees. The trademark office may also cancel yours.

Trademark renewals can be filed 3 months after the expiry date in a period called the grace period. So, if you forget to renew your mark before the expiration date, then you have a three-month grace period to renew the trademark. Renewing a trademark in the grace period yields penalty charges. Failing to renew a trademark in the UAE will entitle anyone interested in the mark to cancel it from the register and protect it in their name.

• A Trademark in the UAE should be renewed every 10 years from the filing date.

• While a trademark lasts for 10 years from the filing date it can be renewed within the last 6 months of protection

• Trademark renewals can be filed 3 months after the expiry date

• Official fees for trademark renewal and penalty charges for late renewal are both high. It is vital to hire a trademark agent with a reputation that guarantees meeting the deadline and will not take the funds and disappear. Unfortunately, this happened to many applicants in the UAE historically.

• While it seems straightforward, as official fees for trademark renewal and penalty charges for late renewal are both high and increase every month of delay, it is best to hire an expert in the field with reasonable fees.

• For trademark renewals in UAE - if the applicant’s name and/or address in the POA is different from that mentioned in the certificate of registration, a change of name and/or address application should be filed before filing the renewal application.