Trademark Registration

Trade Mark Registration - Trademark Registration

Trademark Registration

The registration of trademarks is crucial in the UAE’s fiercely competitive business environment. The trademark serves as your business’ or brand’s identification. As a result, you must protect it from copycats who want to profit off of your well-deserved reputation. This not only damages the reputation of your company but also eliminates a sizeable portion of your revenue. The most effective and crucial method to safeguard business owners against such malpractices is trademark registration. Your business is protected by Dubai Trademark registration or officially registering your trademark in the UAE. It acknowledges that you are the proprietor of the products and services bearing that trademark.

Addressing Trademark Registration

A trademark is often a brand name that is applied to goods or services in commerce to set them apart from those of rival businesses. A trademark can be a name, a word or phrase, a signature, a letter, a figure, a picture, a word or phrase, a colour, a slogan, a piece of software, a website, a form, or any combination of these.

In the UAE, trademark registrations are handled using a "class" system. Different goods and services are covered by each class of trademarks. There are 45 worldwide classes, and the United Arab Emirates allows for the registration of trademarks in 44 of them. For the registration of a trademark in each class, a separate application is necessary. You might not need to register your trademark in classes that are applicable to your products or services, saving money. In order to ensure adequate protection and cut down on wasteful spending, picking the right class is crucial. When submitting your application, RTM assumes this liability.

You will enjoy the following main benefits by registering your trademark:
• Protect your business identity
• Protect you against others using the same or similar marks
• protects you against confusion with others who trade in the same industry but have a bad reputation
• It’s a valuable asset: it can be licensed, franchised, or sold

A trademark is only one form of intellectual property and is typically associated with logos and brand names. The other forms of intellectual property that can be protected by companies are:

Patents: These are used for new technology, inventions, ideas, processes, and methods
Copyrights: These are used for literary, artistic, dramatic works, musical works, or computer software
Industrial Designs: These are used for shapes, patterns or ornamentation applied to industrially produced objects

What types of documentation are required for Dubai trademark registration?

For registration, you will need to produce

  • Trademark registration application
  • A sample of your trademark design or brand name
  • Official fee payment confirmation
  • Power of Attorney
  • Your trading license
  • Applicant’s ID or passport
  • Applicant’s contact details
  • List of goods and services to be protected

Why choose Right trademark for services including registration?

• Report on a trademark registration search, choosing a trademark, and keeping it
• help in locating appropriate trademark classes based on the type of business
• submitting a request to UAE customs for the recording of a registered trademark
• submitting a trademark protection application to the UAE Ministry of Economy
• registering products with Dubai/UAE government organisations
• filing lawsuits to stop the sale of bogus goods
• Modification of registered trademarks
• Keeping a registered trademark current
• recording of an assignment or ownership change

Frequently Asked Questions?

You can use the Trademark Registry’s trademark search to see if anyone else has already used your proposed trademark. In essence, this aids in figuring out the likelihood that your application will be accepted. Prior to submitting any trademark application in the UAE, this procedure is strongly advised.
In the United Arab Emirates, a trademark registration is good for ten years. The registration may be renewed for additional 10-year periods.
Any distinctive form of names, words, signatures, letters, figures, graphics, logos, titles, hallmarks, seals, pictures, patterns, announcements, packs, or any other mark 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 they were provided, manufactured, selected, or traded.
A proper name like yours would often be prohibited from trademark registration. The only exceptions might be if you can demonstrate that your name has become associated with your particular goods and/or services in the minds of the general public.
There isn’t just one mechanism used to register trademarks worldwide. Therefore, applications must be submitted separately for each jurisdiction, with the exception of situations where certain nations permit one application through a treaty. The multiple-jurisdictional Madrid Protocol is one illustration. UAE has not joined the Madrid Protocol.
A third party who asserts previous rights to the trademark may contest the registration of a trademark. This often takes place as part of the registration procedure, when the trademark is published in the Trademark Journal and nearby newspapers. In the event of a challenge, the essential steps must be taken before an application can ultimately be successful.

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