1. Relevant Authorities and Legislation
1.1 What is the relevant trade mark authority in your
jurisdiction?
The UAE Federal Ministry of Economy is the authority responsible
for trade mark registration, prosecution services, opposition and
also oversees administrative infringement mandates in the UAE. In
each Emirate, there is an administrative authority, such as
Economic Department or Customs, that supervises trade mark
enforcement tasks.
1.2 What is the relevant trade mark legislation in your
jurisdiction?
The relevant legislation is the UAE Federal Law No. 37 of 1992
as amended by the UAE Federal Law No. 19 of 200 and also Law No. 8
of 2002 (the "UAE Trade Mark Law"). There is also the
Ministerial decision No. 6 of 1993 in relation to implementing
regulations for Law No. 37 of 1992 which was followed by amendments
in 1995 and 2001 (the "UAE Trade Mark Implementing
Regulations").
