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Abu Dhabi, UAE

How can we assign our branch newly registered trademark to our head office abroad?

We are an Abu Dhabi foreign branch office of Bahrain and Bahrain is owned by the UK. We have successfully registered our logo with MOE using our Abu Dhabi trade license.

However, our UK office said that all IP should be under the name of the UK head office. The UK wants to assign the trademark/logo to the UK head office.

Can we assign/transfer the right to the UK?

There are also other offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi using the same logo (they are all sister companies).

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5 Apr 2023, 08:33

Yes, you can. The Trademark registration may be assigned, and the ownership of the registered Trademark may be transferred, with or without consideration.

The transfer of Trademark ownership, mortgage, or attachment shall not be enforceable against third parties unless it has been entered into the Register and announced by any means of publication in accordance with the procedures and conditions specified in the Implementing Regulation of this Decree-Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 36/2021 On Trademarks).

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5 Apr 2023, 11:44

Since the Abu Dhabi license is owned by the UK license, this means that the trademark is owned by the UK license with its license and there is no dispute in that, and the UK license can be added to the trademark file.

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