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Overview of Trademark Registration<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Trademark is a type of intellectual property that is used to distinguish the goods and services from one business from another. Businesses aim to always earn the trust of it\u2019s clients, which makes it important to protect the business\u2019s reputation and distinguish the originality of it\u2019s products and\/or services from other competitors, this is what makes understanding the process trademark registration in UAE important to know for all business owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of Trademarks<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Trademark as mentioned in Federal Decree Law No. 36 of 2021 on Trademarks, is \u201cEvery object that has a distinctive form\u201d, the phrase \u201cobject\u201d could mean any word, signature, letter, symbol, figures, address, stamp, photo, packaging, figurative elements, shape, colour, combination of colours or any of the mentioned elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned below, trademark registration in UAE may have several types, but we will go into details about the most common types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Product mark:<\/strong> Which is used to distinguish a certain product from others, to insure the source of the product and it\u2019s quality, like the bitten apple symbol for Apple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service mark: <\/strong>Which signifies the source of the service rather than products, like the FedEx logo for the delivery services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shape mark:<\/strong> Which is the unique shape of the design, or the product itself is protected, like the triangular prism shape of the chocolate bar in Toblerone Chocolate Bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certification mark:<\/strong> Which indicates that this product or service meets the specific standards or certified by a specific organization, like the ISO certification mark<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sound mark:<\/strong> Which in this case the customer associates a sound with a product, like the music used in Zain\u2019s ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color mark:<\/strong> Which a set of colors are associated with a brand, like where the bright pink (Pantone 219C) is associated with Barbie dolls and brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motion mark:<\/strong> Which specific moving animation or continuous images represent a brand, like the Pixar logo opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps to Register your Trademark in UAE<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The process of trademark registration in UAE is done online through the website of the Ministry of Economy. It can be done through the trademark owner or a trademark agent. As below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trademark Re-search<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To begin with, a lawyer or trademark agent can help you in understanding the probabilities regarding trademark registration in UAE, in terms of whether this trademark is already in use or not. Only after making sure that the same trademark is not in use by a different business the process can start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trademark application submission<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Filling the online application, and uploading the required documents for registering a trademark in the UAE, which are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n