Design Protection Period: 10 years
Convention Priority: Yes
Novelty: Absolute

Annuity Payments: Required one year upon the filing date, and can be paid any time before due date.

From Filing to Grant: The Patent Office in UAE is only accepting applications, no further action has yet been taken for the previously filed applications.

Filing Language: All related documents should be translated into Arabic if they are in English, and into English and Arabic if they are in a third language.

Procedure: Once the Design application is filed, it is queued to be examined with respect to compliance with provision of the Patent and Industrial Designs Law. Upon acceptance, the application will be published in the Official Gazette. There is 60 days period for any interested party's opposition. In absence of any opposition, the certificate of registration is issued.
Requirements:

Filing Requirements for Patent Application:
1- Power of Attorney, duly legalized up to the Consulate of United Arab Emirates.
2- Extract from the Commercial Register or from the Memorandum of Association, if the applicant is a company or body corporate, duly legalized up to the Consulate of United Arab Emirates.
3- Two copies of the model or design, if it is two-dimensional, or two copies of each view thereof, if it is three-dimensional.
4- Deed of assignment signed by the inventor, if the applicant is not the inventor, duly notarized and legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.
5- A certified copy of the priority document, if priority is to be claimed.

* Documents in item (3) should be submitted to the Patent Office with the application, while documents in items (1,2,4 & 5) can be submitted upon filing the application.

Requirements for Change of Name/Address:
1- Power of Attorney in the new name/address, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.
2- Certificate proving the change of name/address issued by the local competent authority in the applicant's domicile, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.

Requirements for Assignment Applications: Trademark Agents in UAE.
1- Power of Attorney by the Assignee, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates
2- Deed of Assignment, signed by both parties, notarized and legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.
3- Extract of the entry of the Assignee in the Commercial Register, or copy of the memorandum of association, if the Assignee is a company or body corporate, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.

Requirements for License/Registered User Agreements:
1- Power of attorney executed by the licensee, duly legalized up the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates
2- License Agreement executed by both parties, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.
3- Extract of the entry of the Licensee in the Commercial Register, or legalized copy of the memorandum of association, duly legalized up to the Consulate of the United Arab Emirates.