Professional Services of Trademark Registration in UAE

Every business or company requires a unique identification to differentiate it from its competitor. Trademark provides protection to your brand, name, logo, sign or a mark that you are using for your business as well as your products and services. Trademark registration in UAE/Dubai made hassle free as lawmakers in UAE provide protection for registered trademarks.

As UAE is growing economy in world. Trademark registration in UAE becomes important for all the startup business/companies are setting up their business. If you have unique trademark for your business then you can use it for promotion and expansion of your business.

Trademark is important for the identification of the company. Trademark are considered intangible asset for the company and increases the value in markets. The company has exclusive rights over the trademark and can take legal action for inappropriate use. Trademark registration in UAE must be registered according to UAE law and orders.

In UAE trademark registration has to be in writing and it is unlawful to use unregistered mark. A trademark can be registered for goods and services in respect of which trademark is registered. Ministry of Economy and Commerce in UAE has good law and order for registering your trademark for business. For trademark registration in UAE, you need to submit the application form along with supportive document in ministry office. The trademark registered under UAE law is valid for 10 years and it is valid across UAE and it can be renewed afterward for the same amount of time.

A trademark registered in UAE is also valid in seven emirates. Our experts in UAE will make sure that the trademark chosen can be used and is registered under correct class. If the fees and other objection are cleared by applicant, the trademark registration certification is provided. The trademark approved will be published in UAE trademark bulletin.

In trademark registration, it is important that one should assure that no one else is using the same trademark name similar to one that you have proposed. It is important to conduct trademark availability search.

At Axiom, we offer our client a high-quality professional trademark, patent and logo registration services. We have in-house expertise with vast experience in Trademark registration in UAE and value the trust and reliability that our long-term clients have in us. Every client query is important to us, that’s why we hear the detail what the client has to say.

For Trademark registration in UAE, we are here to help you.

Trademark Registration In UAE – How Does It Differ From Copyright Registration?

So you have decided to have a brand of your own! Now you also have to register yourself in the eyes of the law so that you hold a valid ownership of your company. You can either opt for copyright or trademarkregistration in UAE. However, there is a difference between the two and you ought to know that in order to be able to decide the next best course of action.

It is a very well known fact that you can either get a copyright or trademark registration in UAE but the point here is to choose the one which is the best from a strategic point of view and is able to serve your business purposes. However, here are the few differences.

Trademark registration in UAE takes close to a year’s time and need to be done from the Ministry of Economy as compared to a copyright that takes about 6 months   from the US Office and 10days from the UK office.

Trademark is valid for a period of 10 years as opposed to 50 years after the death of the author in the case of copyright registration. For trademark registration, extension can be granted only after the payment of more fees.

Trademarks do not have authors or are not subjected to individual ownership whereas a copyright can have an individual ownership.

 Any litigation contesting the trademark registration in UAE can be handled in the Competition Regulation Committee (Ministry of Economy) or even the city courts. Whereas, the litigation regarding the copyright can be handled only in the city Courts.

In case there is a intellectual property rights violation with respect to the trademark registration in UAE, then there are penalties and product confiscation in the case of trademark registration.  But, in the case of copyright violation, the aspect of imprisonment also is added upon to it.

So the next time you want to register your brand, think and choose wisely in accordance to your business prospects.