1-2 years
no
no
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
1-2 years
2 years
Filing Language: Arabic
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
 - Abstract Drawing
 - Claim
 - Specification
 - Drawing
 
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
 - Abstract Drawing
 - Claim
 - Specification
 - Drawing
 
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
 - Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Arabic translation
 - Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Arabic translation
 - Power of Attorney
 - Priority certificate and its Arabic translation
 - Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
 - Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
 - Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
 - Business license for company registration or articles of incorporation
 personal identification
* UAE patent application documents need to be notarized
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
 - ISR/IPRP
 - Entry into the UAE National Phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
 - Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
 - Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Arabic translation
 - Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Arabic translation
 - Power of Attorney
 - Priority certificate and its Arabic translation
 - Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
 - Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
 - Business license for company registration or articles of incorporation
 personal identification
* UAE patent application documents need to be notarized
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
 - via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
 
ICPR conducts formality examination and substantive examination of utility model patent applications. A utility model must be novel, inventive and practical.
20 years
International Patent Registration Center, Industrial Property Division, Ministry of Economy, United Arab Emirates
English: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES MINISTRY OF ECONOMY International Center for Patent Registration Ministry of Economy, abbreviation: ICPR
Website: الصفحة الرئيسية | وزارة الاقتصاد - الإمارات العربية المتحدة (moec.gov.ae)