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9 available 9 • View allCompany logo registration
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Q: I have a company in the UAE. How can I register a logo? What is the cost?

Nov 8, 2016
1786
Trademark registration in the UAE
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Q: I need to setup a trademark for my new company. Can you please help?

Apr 25, 2017
1116
Trademark registration and classes of services applicable to a website
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Q: Hello.
For an online portal similar to Dubizzle, Souq.com, Jadopado (major difference being instead of buying and selling, people will be renting stuff), what would be the class to select when applying for Trademark protection? and which services should be selected from this class?
Thank you.

Apr 30, 2017
1275
UAE trademark & copyright registration authorities
0
Q: Which organisations are responsible for trademark and copyright registration in UAE?
I am looking to register the trademark for my company but I am not sure where to start.

May 25, 2017
979
Patent protection
1
Q: How can I get a patent for an idea I'm working on? And I want to protect my idea when it's sent off to be manufactured.

Jul 11, 2017
483
IP and copyright protection of digital tutorials
1
Q: Hi,
I live in a country where international copyright law is not signed.
I am working on a series of tutorials published digitally, and I understand that my work is not protected by the copyright law.
1- If someone starts republishing my work, would it be possible to prosecute them once they exit the country?
2- Will I be in trouble outside the country if I violate the copyright of foreign works? ( I am trying not to do so, but just in case)

Oct 11, 2017
235
Do you need copyright registration to protect material you post on social media?
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Q: Sir,
Can we use the copyright symbol in memes and photographs created by us without registering it?
We are posting it on Instagram and other social media channels. We want to show that we created it.
Please advise.
Thanks in advance.

Jan 17, 2021
190
The ownership of a code of a web application
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Q: Hello,
I represent a tech-based marketplace company registered in a Freezone, in the UAE.
This is in regards to the UAE's law regarding the ownership of code when there is no clause mentioned in the agreement. One of our products (web application) is being developed by an agency in the UAE.
While we do have agreements in place, there is no clause regarding ownership of code. In the situation mentioned above, I've heard that the ownership of code either goes to the author or the agency that employed the author. Is this true?
Your assistance and help would be of great help.

Sep 7, 2021
307
How can I make sure I am not infringing copyrights when selling items online?
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Q: I have a shop in an eCommerce store, I have a trade license under General Trading here in the UAE that allows me to sell, buy, export... etc. products.
I got an email from the store asking me to sign an attestation regarding all of my products for branded and copyrighted items. I sell Korean products that I buy from the source and sometimes from smaller shops that were able to get the products before me.
Among the products that they gave me as examples were a shirt and pants-inspired outfit from a well-known Korean show. This was handmade by a small business in Korea.
The show did not to my knowledge (even after research) sell such merch. I know that if someone sold a fake item that the brand sold it means they are infringing the copyright, but I am still unsure of the item mentioned above and if what I think is correct.

Jan 25, 2022
218
Legal blog
1 available 1 • View allThe Significance of Intellectual Property Management in the UAE 4
As the need arose to create laws for the protection of personal properties like movable and immovable assets and regulation of transferring their rights of ownership, it had also become crucial to regulate the intellectual property rights as in artistic and literary works, inventions, companies' logos and products/services...etc. Seeking to protect such rights requires a basic knowledge about their origin and significance.
Nov 20, 2018
3748
Laws & Regulations
4 available 4 • View allFederal Law No. (37) of 1992 Concerning Trademarks 2
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.
Sep 28, 1992
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Ministerial Decision No. (6) of 1993 On the Implementing Regulation of Federal Law No. (37) of 1992 On Trademarks 1
This Ministerial Decision regulates the implementation of the provisions of the UAE Trademark Law. It determines classes of goods and services and sets up the procedures for registration, renewal, modification, cancellation, licensing, transfer of ownership and mortgage of trademarks.
Feb 2, 1993
1073
Federal Law No. (7) of 2002 On Copyrights and Related Rights 7
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.
Jul 1, 2002
7438
Federal Decree-Law no. (38) of 2021 on Copyrights and Neighboring Rights 0
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).
Sep 20, 2021
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My employer fired me under Article 44 for not showing up for work for 7 days in a row. But that’s not the case at all. I was sick and the management was aware and they let me go.
I went to another country to get treatment because it’s expensive in Dubai. My employer did not pay me my salary for the month I worked and fired me.
I have official sick leave from another country and there is correspondence where my employer sent me to another country for treatment.
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How to make the seller hand over the tenant's security deposit to the buyer upon completing a sale? 0
Should the seller in Dubai hand over their tenant's security deposit to the buyer upon completing a sale?
Who is responsible for managing this process?
At the time of the exchange, the broker said he would follow up with the seller and collect the deposit.
He hasn’t, and the seller has not handed over the deposit.
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How to deal with in-laws provoking and recording reactions? 0
Dear Sir/Madam,
My husband's family constantly provokes me and then records my every exaggerated reaction.
Now I'm worried that they might use those things against me.
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How to cancel the MoU to buy an apartment with the broker if the bank did not approve the loan? 0
Hi,
I have a situation where I signed an MoU and gave my security deposit to the seller's agent. However later, the bank valuation of the property is lower than the selling price.
On my MoU, it has a clause that “the buyer has a right to cancel/negotiate if the bank valuation is not the same as MoU.” I tried to negotiate, however, we didn't agree on the price so I asked to cancel.
Now the agent is threatening me that they will not cancel the MoU and that will deposit my cheque. Later I also came to know that the person I am dealing with is not the same person whose name is mentioned as a broker in the MoU.
The agent I am dealing with is constantly messaging me with threats. I decided not to speak to him and instead, I wrote an email to the broker whose name is mentioned on the MoU but received no response.
I am on a very tight timeline as I need to vacate my apartment in 3 weeks, I found another unit but I don't know if I can pursue this while the initial MoU still not canceled.
Please, I need advice.
Feb 8, 2024
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Employer asking for visa reimbursement after resignation: do I need to pay? 0
Hello Sir/Madam,
I have already finished my first year with my company and resigned.
My employer is asking me to reimburse the cost of my visa because I did not finish my two-year contract.
Do I need to pay? The cost is 7,000 AED.
Oct 20, 2023
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