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7 available 7 • View allCopyright agreement
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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

May 23, 2017
502
Copyright in the UAE
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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

Apr 24, 2017
1748
Possibility of using an alternative network in the UAE
0
Q: Can I use VPN in the UAE to access online study material?

Nov 25, 2018
443
Infringement of the trademark laws of a product

1
Q: If someone is bringing cargo OEM pack and put their brand name and model number by removing the original brand name and model number, will it be against the copyright law/ trademark law/ IP law?


Oct 2, 2019
515
Procedures and requirements for copyright protection
1
Q: Hi,
A question regarding copyright in the UAE.
I've been seeing posts that say I need to have 3 copies in Arabic and English. What copies are these?
Are these the materials that I want to apply for copyright? What kind of description should I put? Picture and details about the materials?
Thank you in advance.

Dec 25, 2019
289
Do you need copyright registration to protect material you post on social media?
0
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
191
Is it illegal to take photos or videos of people or public places in the UAE?

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Q: Will you please share a certain law (if there are any) concerning photography/videography in Dubai?
I think there's a myth that exists that nobody can take pictures of people in public, certain buildings, police officers, etc.
Thank you for your time.


Dec 8, 2022
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Legal blog
2 available 2 • View allIntellectual Property: Is It Worth the Investment? 3
Intellectual Property! The concept seems to some individuals to represent an ambiguous abstraction. To others it represents incongruity. But for many, without a doubt, Intellectual Property (IP) is a potent tool. IP is an intangible asset and is a legal concept for which rights are recognised for the human mind’s creativity. Under this specialised law, owners are granted rights to diverse intangible assets such as inventions, words, phrases, symbols, designs, artistic works and such.
Jun 1, 2017
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The 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
3749
Laws & Regulations
2 available 2 • View allFederal 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
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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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If a company changes its name under the same license, does it need to amend all the contracts entered?
Aug 22, 2017
4839
Setting up E-commerce business in Dubai 0
Hello,
We are starting a new E-commerce business based in Dubai and would like to know some of the legal requirements to set an e-commerce business. We'll be selling physical products, imported from China and targeting the UAE as our customer base.
So please if you could help us in informing what legal procedures like licensing etc should be done.
Thanks.
Sep 5, 2017
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Non-compete clauses in the employment contract 0
Dear Sir,
I'm Satheesh from Abu Dhabi. For the past 3 years, I was working for a free zone company in Dubai. Our company have clients from both Dubai and Abu Dhabi and doing medical billing services for hospitals and medical centres.
I was working with one of the company's clients which is a government hospital in Abu Dhabi (please note - govt is removing our company by Sept.).
My concern is that the hospital is interested to recruit me as their employee. But I already signed a limited contract with my company which has "Non-competition non-solicitation agreement".
My contract states that I cannot join their clients or competitors for 24 months after my visa expiry or end of service. If I violate this law they will take legal actions and they can ask for compensation (Law no. 8 of 1980 for UAE and Law no. 5 of 1985 for Dubai).
My visa is expiring by Aug 25th, so I'd like to join there.
Can I join this Abu Dhabi government hospital or not? If I join, is there any legal issue I have to face from my company?
Jul 30, 2017
10632
Responsibility of partners for bounced cheques signed by the company manager 0
Do the local sponsors have financial responsibility for bounced cheques from the company that they are sponsored?
If I got cheques but they were bounced and the person who signed the cheques (managing director) left the country. Company is in labor zone, retail, 2 operating shops.
Jul 26, 2017
15739
Property registration fee in Dubai 0
Could you tell me please, when property registration fee was changed from 2% to 4% (starting date) and by which law?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Alexander
Jul 25, 2017
606
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