23/12/2015
UAE: Trademark E-filing Possible as of December 6, 2015
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Effective December 6, 2015, the U.A.E Trademark Office will launch an electronic service enabling trademark owners and trademark agents to file applications for registration and renewal of trademarks online. In a new circular addressed to trademark agents in UAE, the Trademark Office stated that after e-filing of the application, the hard-copy of the application must also be sent to the Trademark Office in Abu Dhabi by ordinary mail. The circular further stated that all service centres at the Ministry of Economy will stop receiving manual trademark applications as of the said date.
It is to be noted that the e-filing service of the Trademark Office will be limited at this point of time to filing new trademark applications and applications for renewal of trademarks. The Trademark Office will announce the availability of other trademark e-services in due course.