In Brief The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become a signatory state to the Madrid Protocol, which will enter into force on 28 December 2021. The UAE will become the 109th state globally and the third state in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) following Bahrain and Oman, to join the Madrid Union, which provides trademark protection for its member states across multiple jurisdictions. This is a long awaited and welcome development in UAE trademark law…
On 31 March 2020, the UAE Ministry of Economy announced a significant reduction in the official fees for 26 different trademark services, pursuant to UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 20 of 2020. The fee reductions have come into effect on 5 April 2020. This is the second year in a row that the Ministry of Economy has reduced its fees, with the last reduction announced pursuant to Cabinet Decree No. 15 of 2019, and is in…