Staffing at the Trade Mark Office in the UAE

News that there are likely to be further delays at the Trade Mark Office in the United Arab Emirates.  Both the member of staff dealing with appeals and one of the two members of staff dealing with oppositions have resigned. There is now no one dealing with appeals and only person dealing with oppositions. There are existing, significant, delays in dealing with issuing renewal certificates. There is some, small, comfort from the speed with which post-registration transactions are being dealt with.

This part of the Empty Quarter hopes that the Trade Mark Office will be fully staffed soon.