The Madrid Protocol entered in force for the United Arab
Emirates on December 28, 2021.
As of this date, local trade mark owners in the UAE are
supposedly able to start using the Madrid System to protect their
trademarks by filing a single international application and paying
a single set of fees. Foreign businesses and trade mark owners on
their side may seek trade mark protection in the UAE through the
Madrid System by filing a new international application, or by
filing a subsequent designation of the UAE in an existing
international registration (IR).
How the UAE Trade Mark Office is dealing with
Madrid
The UAE Trade Mark Office ("TMO") is still in
the process of adapting to the
major changes recently made to the UAE Trade Mark Law
but Madrid-related updates are likely to happen soon.
