The UAE Cupboard has accredited new charges for trademark companies offered by the Ministry of Economic system and Tourism, introducing main exemptions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Individuals of Dedication.
The choice goals to strengthen the UAE’s mental property framework, speed up trademark registration, and improve the nation’s enchantment as a worldwide hub for innovation and funding.
The Ministry of Economic system and Tourism introduced the Cupboard’s choice on up to date trademark service charges throughout a media briefing at its Dubai headquarters, attended by Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh, Underneath-Secretary of the Ministry of Economic system and Tourism, and Dr. Abdulrahman Hassan Al Muaini, Assistant Underneath-Secretary for the Mental Property Sector.
UAE IP framework
Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economic system and Tourism, affirmed that below the steerage of the nation’s management, the UAE has made important strides in growing a complete legislative and regulatory framework for mental property.
The minister stated the Cupboard’s choice represents an vital step in enhancing the UAE’s attractiveness to international buyers whereas supporting SME house owners and Individuals of Dedication.
Bin Touq added that the brand new charge construction will “assist them develop, enhance the standard of companies supplied to prospects, and expedite procedures, thereby facilitating the registration and follow-up of logos.”
He stated the choice kinds a part of the UAE’s wider efforts to strengthen the mental property sector according to international requirements.
Trademark registrations up 129 per cent
Bin Touq revealed that the Ministry of Economic system and Tourism registered 19,957 nationwide and worldwide logos throughout the first half of 2025 — a 129 per cent improve in comparison with 8,711 logos registered in the identical interval in 2024.
The surge displays the nation’s rising enchantment as a centre for innovation and enterprise exercise.
Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh stated the Ministry has launched a number of nationwide initiatives for mental property and logos, in partnership with each authorities and personal entities.
These initiatives goal to reinforce the competitiveness of the nationwide economic system and speed up the shift towards a knowledge- and innovation-based mannequin.
Amongst them is the Geographical Indications (GI) system — the primary federal initiative designed to guard native merchandise with distinctive options tied to particular areas within the UAE.
The UAE additionally turned a celebration to the Madrid Protocol in 2021, enabling SME house owners to register logos domestically and increase internationally.
Trademark innovation
Different improvements embody the “One Day TM Initiative”, which accelerates trademark registration, and the “Past 71” discussion board, designed to empower native manufacturers via innovation. The Ministry has additionally built-in AI applied sciences into its mental property companies.
Dr. Abdulrahman Al Muaini stated the choice to amend trademark charges represents a pivotal step in enhancing effectivity and the competitiveness of the UAE’s enterprise setting, aligning with the ‘We the UAE 2031’ imaginative and prescient.
The reforms introduce sooner processing occasions, together with a one-day trademark examination service, and strengthen safety for each native and worldwide trademark house owners.
The brand new charge schedule covers 28 trademark companies, introducing a number of new classes and consolidating current ones.
Key adjustments to UAE trademark charges
- New companies launched:
- Registration of a geographical indication — AED6,500 ($1,770)
- One-day trademark examination — AED2,250 ($612)
- Grievance in opposition to trademark cancellation — AED5,000 ($1,361)
- Conversion of a nationwide trademark to worldwide — AED400 ($109)
- Trademark agent registration renewal (department of a international firm) — AED7,500 ($2,042)
- Grievance in opposition to trademark registration refusal — AED5,000 ($1,361)
- Examination and examine of claims — AED2,250 ($612)
- Revised service charges:
- Submitting an infringement criticism — AED2,250 ($612)
- Grievance by the social gathering in opposition to whom an objection was dismissed — AED7,500 ($2,042)
- Trademark renewal charges consolidated:
- Renewal throughout ultimate 12 months of safety — AED5,750 ($1,565)
- Renewal inside six months after safety ends — AED6,500 ($1,770)
- Renewal of monitoring and inspection mark throughout ultimate 12 months — AED8,250 ($2,246)
- Renewal of monitoring and inspection mark inside six months after expiry — AED9,750 ($2,654)
Exemptions and incentives
The Cupboard’s choice offers members of the Nationwide Programme for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with a 50 per cent partial exemption on trademark service charges.
It additionally grants Individuals of Dedication a full exemption, reflecting the UAE’s dedication to empowering entrepreneurs and selling inclusivity throughout the enterprise ecosystem.
Charges will apply per class — a single charge for one class and separate fees for a number of classes, even inside one software.
Driving innovation and sustainability
By the top of September 2025, the Ministry recorded 402,311 registered nationwide and worldwide logos.
The reforms assist the UAE’s long-term objective of strengthening its mental property sector and fostering sustainable progress throughout all industries, according to the “We the UAE 2031” imaginative and prescient to place the nation as a worldwide hub for the brand new economic system by the following decade.
