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      UAE Trade Marks: When Dormant Applications Still Block New Filings
      Applications that have been accepted by the Trade Mark Office but remain unregistered for years

      4 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      17 Jun 2026

      Simplifying Your Logo Without Refiling: Safe Strategy or Hidden Risk in the GCC?
      Simplifying Your Logo Without Refiling: Safe Strategy or Hidden Risk in the GCC?

      3 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      29 May 2026

      Celebrating World IP Day: thoughts from our Editorial Board
      Celebrating World IP Day: thoughts from our Editorial Board

      1 minute read

      Yasir Masood

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      25 May 2026

      The Importance of Trade Mark Descriptions in the UAE: Small Details, Big Impact
      The Importance of Trade Mark Descriptions in the UAE: Small Details, Big Impact

      2 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      06 Apr 2026

      UAE grants temporary extensions to submit certified documents for trade marks
      UAE grants temporary extensions to submit certified documents for trade marks

      1 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      26 Mar 2026

      阿联酋商标检索：核心要点解读
      阿联酋商标检索：核心要点解读

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      Mona Saleh

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      16 Mar 2026

      Qatar IP Office introduces temporary measures for trade mark deadlines
      Qatar IP Office introduces temporary measures for trade mark deadlines

      4 minute read

      Mona Saleh, Krati Jain

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      06 Mar 2026

      Trade Mark Searches in the UAE: What You Really Need to Know
      Trade Mark Searches in the UAE: What You Really Need to Know

      4 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      05 Mar 2026

      Navigating new Nice Classifications and Trade Mark Protection in UAE and Qatar
      Navigating new Nice Classifications and Trade Mark Protection in UAE and Qatar

      5 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      20 Feb 2026

      UAE Trade Mark Office Launches AI-Powered Logo Generator
      UAE Trade Mark Office Launches AI-Powered Logo Generator

      6 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      16 Feb 2026

      New UAE Consulate Legalisation Format - What You Need to Know
      New UAE Consulate Legalisation Format - What You Need to Know

      4 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      08 Jan 2026

      UAE Issues New Trade Mark Fee – Key Highlights and What to Expect
      UAE Issues New Trade Mark Fee – Key Highlights and What to Expect

      4 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      17 Oct 2025

      UAE: TMO meets to discuss Regulation of Trade Mark Registration Agents
      UAE: TMO meets to discuss Regulation of Trade Mark Registration Agents

      3 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      29 Sep 2025

      Update on UAE TMO Practice: Submission of POA for New Filings
      Update on UAE TMO Practice: Submission of POA for New Filings

      2 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      04 Jul 2025

      UAE: Trade Mark Seizures and recognition of IP as valuable assets
      UAE: Trade Mark Seizures and recognition of IP as valuable assets

      3 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      14 Jan 2025

      Navigating Trade Mark Assignment Challenges in the UAE
      Navigating Trade Mark Assignment Challenges in the UAE

      4 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      07 Jan 2025

      Amendment of Specifications Post-Registration under UAE Trade Mark Law
      Amendment of Specifications Post-Registration under UAE Trade Mark Law

      1 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      18 Dec 2024

      UAE: Key Insights from Successful Sound Mark Application Filings
      UAE: Key Insights from Successful Sound Mark Application Filings

      1 minute read

      Mona Saleh

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      28 Aug 2024

      New Telemarketing Regulations introduced in UAE
      New Telemarketing Regulations introduced in UAE

      2 minute read

      Nadeen Helou

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      22 Jul 2024

      Brand protection at the UAE border: insights and strategies from the front line
      We provide advice on how to best collaborate with customs officials at border points and ports.

      4 minute read

      Nadeen Helou

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      15 Mar 2024

      Patent & Design Updates from the United Arab Emirates: January 2024
      Patent & Design Updates from the United Arab Emirates: January 2024

      4 minute read

      Paul Muscat

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      23 Jan 2024

      Webinar: The new legal reforms in the UAE. What does this mean for brand owners?
      This webinar will discuss UAE's most recent and extensive legal reforms ever seen in the country.

      1 minute read

      Bassel El Turk

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      29 Mar 2022

      DIFC Intellectual Property Law
      Legislative Insight into the intellectual property law for the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

      1 minute read

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      24 Feb 2020

      Official fees reduced in China and United Arab Emirates
      Official fees reduced in China and United Arab Emirates

      1 minute read

      Hatty Cui

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      30 Jul 2019

      UAE National Media Council releases Advertising Guide
      Clarifies expectations for paid content

      2 minute read

      Chad Dowle

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      01 Nov 2018

      United Arab Emirates
      United Arab Emirates

      12 minute read

      Sara Holder

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      12 Mar 2018

      Gulf Co-operation Council Countries: Patent landscape
      Gulf Co-operation Council Countries: Patent landscape

      10 minute read

      Sara Holder

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      16 Jan 2018

      The Belt and Road: Impact on counterfeit supply chains
      The Belt and Road: Impact on counterfeit supply chains

      3 minute read

      Joshua Mandell

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      20 Jul 2017

      UAE: Divisional patent applications
      The UAE Patent Office now provides a recommendation in examination reports as to how to file divis

      1 minute read

      Sara Holder

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      16 May 2017

      Progress of the Trade Mark Law in the GCC
      Progress of the Trade Mark Law in the GCC

      6 minute read

      Edward Hardcastle, Bassel El Turk

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      23 Sep 2016

      UAE: Prioritising IP
      Taking a deeper look into Dubai's online portal for anti-counterfeiting administrative actions, and Abu Dhabi's trade

      1 minute read

      Bassel El Turk

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      30 Aug 2016

      Counting counterfeits
      OECD/EUIPO report sheds more light on a global trade worth nearly half a trillion dollars

      3 minute read

      Jeremy Newman

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      27 Apr 2016

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      Applications that have been accepted by the Trade Mark Office but remain unregistered for years

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      Bad Faith as Grounds of Trademark Rejection and Cancellation in Indonesia

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      Fianka Permana, Yurio Astary

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      Influencers and advertisers continue to break the law – what is missing and why?
      Anyone scrolling through their social media feed should be able to easily tell what is an advertisement and what is not.

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      Stina Pilotti

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