Requirements

Filing Requirements

Design Applications

1. Complete details (Name, address and nationality) of the applicant and designer.

2- Title of the invention or design

3. A Power of Attorney notarized.

4. An extract from the Commercial Register or from the Memorandum of Association, if the applicant is a company or body corporate - notarized.

5. One copy of the model or design, if it is two-dimensional or one copy of each view thereof, if it is three-dimensional.

6. A deed of assignment signed by the inventor, if the applicant is not the inventor. - notarized

7. A certified copy of the priority document, if it is to be claimed. 

Note: Please note that the information / documents in item 1,2 and 5 should be submitted at the Patent Office on the filing date of the application, while documents in items (3 , 4, 6 and 7) can be submitted within 90 days (strictly non-extendible) from the filing date of the design applications.

It is worth mentioning that the Patent Office in the UAE is only accepting applications. Examination of filed design applications has yet to start, and therefore, no designs have been granted yet.

Assignment Applications

1. A Power of Attorney executed by the assignee - notarized.

2. A deed of assignment executed by both parties - notarized.

3. A Certificate of Incorporation of the assignee - notarized.

Registered User/License Agreement Applications

1. A Power of Attorney executed by the licensee - notarized.

2. A license agreement executed by both parties - notarized.

Change of Name/Address Applications

1. A Power of Attorney in the new name and/or address - notarized.

2. A certificate proving the change of name or address issued by the local competent authority of the applicant’s domicile - notarized.