Following an announcement on 30 March 2014, which was amended on 31 March 2014, today, 1 May 2014, marks a new era at the Trade Mark Office in the United Arab Emirates. From today a Power of Attorney (fully legalised) is required at the time of:
- filing a trade mark application, and
- filing an opposition against a trade mark application.
This part of the Empty Quarter regrets this decision by the Trade Mark Office. The United Arab Emirates requires Powers of Attorney (and indeed all other documents from overseas) to be legalised in the country where the Power is executed and then again by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the UAE. This takes considerable time (and cost). To require these documents at the time of filing places an unnecessary burden on the rights holder.
- filing a trade mark application, and
- filing an opposition against a trade mark application.
This part of the Empty Quarter regrets this decision by the Trade Mark Office. The United Arab Emirates requires Powers of Attorney (and indeed all other documents from overseas) to be legalised in the country where the Power is executed and then again by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the UAE. This takes considerable time (and cost). To require these documents at the time of filing places an unnecessary burden on the rights holder.
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