س: إذا أحضر شخص ما مجموعة بضائع خاصة بأحد مصنعي المعدات الأصليين ووضع عليها اسم علامته التجارية ورقم الطراز الخاص به عن طريق حذف اسم العلامة التجارية ورقم الطراز الأصليين، هل يعد ذلك انتهاك لقانون حقوق الطبع والنشر وقانون العلامات التجارية وقانون الملكية الفكرية؟

Q: Hello, I would like some help regarding stating the copyright. I am sending professional photographs that I took to another company for a shared project. I would like to specify to this company that I don't want them to share my photos with other companies because they are my own work. How do I do that and make it both legally binding and not "rude", as I plan to continue working with this company? I am basically just wanting help with drafting a professional legal email. Thank you for your help. Best wishes, Naj

Q: Online social community - start-up (seed stage). Myself and 3 of my partners are currently finalizing investors proposal (pitch deck) to raise funding capital. Prior approaching investors, we wanted to enquire about intellectual property protection and copyrights. Wanted to get an understanding of how this can be done here in UAE for it to be valid on a global level and how much would it cost. We are looking for brand logo copyright registration, user design/experience copyright registration and potential the idea itself. Would be great to get your advice. Many thanks, Aziz

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, What is the process for patenting my jewelry designs in the UAE, Dubai?

Q: Hello, Can I import branded shoes and resell them to another business in Dubai under my company’s invoice? These products are genuine. Will the authorized distributor of the brand have an issue with this?

مع ظهور الحاجة إلى وضع قوانين لحماية الممتلكات الشخصية مثل الأصول المنقولة وغير المنقولة وتنظيم نقل حقوق الملكية الخاصة بها، فقد أصبح من أمرًا حاسمًا أيضًا تنظيم حقوق الملكية الفكرية مثل الأعمال الفنية والأدبية والاختراعات وشعارات ومنتجات / خدمات الشركات... الخ. يتطلب السعي لحماية هذه الحقوق معرفة أساسية بأصلها وأهميتها.

الملكية الفكرية! يبدو هذا المبدأ مجرد وغامض لكثير من الناس، بينما يبدو مخيفًا لآخرين. لكن الحق الذي لا شك فيه هو أن الملكية الفكرية آداة قوية وهامة للغاية، وهي أصل غير ملموس ومبدأ قانوني يتم فيه حماية حقوق إبداع العقل البشري. ووفقًا للقوانين المختصة، يتم منح صاحب الملكية الفكرية حقوق أصول متنوعة غير ملموسة مثل الاختراعات، الكلمات، العبارات، الرموز، التصميمات، والأعمال الفنية وغيرها.

UAE Trademark Law creates the legal framework for the protection of registered trademarks in the UAE. The law includes the definition of trademark, signs that cannot be registered as trademarks, registration and cancellation procedures, sanctions for unlawful use of trademarks, and so on.

The UAE Copyright Law provides protection to authors of the works and owners of related rights in case of violation of their rights within the United Arab Emirates. Protection of the law does not include ideas, procedures, work methods, mathematical concepts, abstract principles and facts, but however extends to the innovative expression of any thereof.

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law, known as the "New Copyright Law", govern Copyright regulations in the United Arab Emirates. The New Copyright Law repeals the previous UAE Copyright Law (Federal Law No. (7) of 2002 On Copyrights and Related Rights).

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law, known as the "New Trademarks Law", govern Trademarks regulations in the United Arab Emirates. The New Trademarks Law repeals the previous UAE Trademarks Law (Federal Law No. (37) of 1992 Concerning Trademarks).