Trademark Registration in the UAE
Your trademark application and documents prepared for the Ministry of Economy and Tourism; you file it from your own account.
Registering your trademark in the UAE
A trademark in the UAE is registered with the federal Ministry of Economy and Tourism, whichever authority licensed your company — a mainland department or a free zone. We prepare the application and the documents; a UAE-based owner files it from their own MoET account, and the Ministry decides.
The Ministry describes the service as one where “the registration application is examined and reviewed to verify that the trademark to be registered is not identical or similar to one previously registered or requested”, open to “Companies, establishments and individuals.” (MoET, Register Trademark, read 14 November 2026). An owner outside the UAE is different: “the application must be submitted through a registration agent”. AL HUDHUD is not a registered trademark agent.
What we prepare
- The mark and its use read with you: the name or logo, and the goods or services it will cover
- The application prepared: owner details, the mark, and the goods and services described for the Ministry's examination
- Documents checked against MoET's list before you file
- Filing beside you from your own MoET account, and the examination, publication and registration fees tracked
- The publication and 30-day objection period followed until the certificate
- Company bank account after setup: if the trademark is part of a new company, the account file is on Mainland Company Bank Account
Get this quoted
Itemised in writing, government charges shown separately, before anything is filed.
Which one do you need?
Who can apply
- Companies and establishments, mainland or free zone, protecting a trade name, a logo or a product name
- Individuals in the UAE, who need no licence to apply
- New businesses registering the mark alongside the licence
- Owners outside the UAE: MoET requires them to file through a registration agent; we are not one
What we need from you
From MoET's page (Register Trademark):
- "A copy of the trademark."
- "A copy of the trade license (if the applicant is a company or institution)."
- a certified and notarised power of attorney if the application goes through a registered trademark agent
- for a quality (control and inspection) mark, collective mark or geographical indication, the further documents MoET lists for that type
The final list is confirmed with you at quotation.
From application to certificate
- The mark and the goods or services settled with you.
- A written quote.
- The application and documents prepared; you review them.
- You file from your MoET account and pay the examination fee; MoET notifies its decision "within 20 days from the date of submission".
- If approved: the publication fee, publication in the official trademark bulletin, and a 30-day objection period.
- Registration: the final fee, and the certificate "within 30 days from the end of the objection period."
The fees and times MoET publishes
The steps MoET publishes (Register Trademark, read 14 November 2026):
- after the examination fee, "the applicant will be officially notified of the decision within 20 days from the date of submission"
- "A 30-day objection period shall be calculated from the date of issuance of the trademark bulletin."
- "the trademark registration certificate will be issued within 30 days from the end of the objection period."
- average duration: "20 working Days to study and issue a decision on the application"
- a rejected applicant may appeal to the Appeals Committee "within 30 days" of being notified
| Published fee (MoET) | Amount as listed |
|---|---|
| Trademark and Quality Mark Examination Fees | "AED 750 (Regular Examination)"; "AED 2,250 (Expedited Examination within one business day)" |
| Publication Fees | "AED 750" |
| Registration Fees | "AED 5,000 for Trademark Registration"; "AED 7,500 for Quality Mark Registration" |
| Publication fee paid late | "AED 100 per month", "up to a maximum of AED 1,000 per year" |
| Registration fee paid late | "AED 1,000 per month", "up to a maximum of AED 10,000 per year" |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Tourism, Register Trademark, read 14 November 2026. Fees: AL HUDHUD's own fee is quote on request; we never add the government fees and ours into one total.
Who can apply
MoET's service is open to companies, establishments and individuals. A company or institution attaches its trade licence; an individual in the UAE files without one. An owner outside the UAE files through a registration agent with a notarised, legally translated power of attorney, as MoET requires.
The four steps
Examination first, against marks already registered or requested. If approved, the mark is published in the official trademark bulletin and anyone may object for 30 days. After that, the registration fee is paid and the certificate follows. A mark that is close to an existing one is the usual reason for trouble, so the mark and its goods or services are read with you before anything is filed.
The fees MoET publishes
| Published fee (MoET) | Amount as listed |
|---|---|
| Trademark and Quality Mark Examination Fees | "AED 750 (Regular Examination)"; "AED 2,250 (Expedited Examination within one business day)" |
| Publication Fees | "AED 750" |
| Registration Fees | "AED 5,000 for Trademark Registration"; "AED 7,500 for Quality Mark Registration" |
| Publication fee paid late | "AED 100 per month", "up to a maximum of AED 1,000 per year" |
| Registration fee paid late | "AED 1,000 per month", "up to a maximum of AED 10,000 per year" |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Tourism, Register Trademark, read 14 November 2026. Fees: AL HUDHUD's own fee is quote on request; we never add the government fees and ours into one total.
Not published officially
- How the fees apply to several classes of goods or services in one application. MoET's service page lists the fees above and does not set out a per-class rule; it is confirmed on the Ministry's system when the application is prepared.
- A public list of registered trademark agents. MoET's agent page links none, and we are not one.
- Any total. We do not add the Ministry's fees and ours together.
Trademark registration questions
Who registers trademarks in the UAE?
The Ministry of Economy and Tourism, for mainland and free zone businesses alike (MoET, Register Trademark).
Who can apply?
MoET lists "Companies, establishments and individuals." A company or institution attaches its trade licence; an individual in the UAE needs none.
Can you file the application for me?
We prepare the application and the documents; a UAE-based owner files it from their own MoET account, with us beside them. We are not a registered trademark agent.
My company is outside the UAE. Can I apply?
Yes, but MoET states that "the application must be submitted through a registration agent", with a notarised and legally translated power of attorney (MoET).
How much are the government fees?
As MoET lists them: examination "AED 750 (Regular Examination)" or "AED 2,250 (Expedited Examination within one business day)", publication "AED 750", and registration "AED 5,000 for Trademark Registration" (MoET, read 14 November 2026). Our own fee is quoted on request.
How long does registration take?
MoET gives "20 working Days to study and issue a decision on the application", then publication, a 30-day objection period, and the certificate within 30 days after it.
What happens during the objection period?
The approved mark is published in the official trademark bulletin, and the 30-day objection period runs from the bulletin's date (MoET).
What if the application is refused?
MoET says the owner may appeal to the Appeals Committee within 30 days of being notified of the decision.
What if I pay the registration fee late?
MoET applies "AED 1,000 per month" up to "AED 10,000 per year" if the final fee is not paid within 30 days of the objection period ending.
Is a trade name the same as a trademark?
No. The trade name is reserved with your licensing authority as part of the licence; the trademark is registered separately with MoET: New Trade License.
Every rule and fee above is quoted from the Ministry of Economy and Tourism's own service pages, read on 14 November 2026. Service pages are revised without announcement, so confirm anything you are about to rely on with the Ministry itself. AL HUDHUD Documents Clearing Services is a documents clearing and PRO services company, not a law firm or a registered trademark agent; this is information, not legal advice. Fees: quote on request.
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