Trademark
العلامة التجارية
A trademark is any sign — a word, logo, three-dimensional mark, colour combination, sound, or even smell — that distinguishes the goods or services of one enterprise from those of others. In the UAE, trademarks are governed by Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2021 on Trademarks. Registration is made with the Ministry of Economy and confers an exclusive right for ten years, renewable indefinitely for successive ten-year periods. The UAE is a party to the Madrid Protocol, allowing international registration with UAE effect. Infringement can be pursued through civil action for damages and injunction, through criminal action (counterfeiting attracts imprisonment and fines), and through customs recordal that empowers customs to intercept infringing goods at the border. Well-known marks receive broader protection even without registration.
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العلامة التجارية هي كل إشارة — كلمة أو شعار أو شكل ثلاثي الأبعاد أو تركيب ألوان أو صوت أو رائحة — تميّز سلع أو خدمات منشأة عن سلع وخدمات غيرها. تُنظِّم العلامات التجارية في الإمارات المرسوم بقانون اتحادي رقم 36 لسنة 2021 بشأن العلامات التجارية. ويتم التسجيل في وزارة الاقتصاد ويمنح حقاً حصرياً لمدة عشر سنوات قابلة للتجديد لفترات عشر سنوات متتالية بلا حد أقصى. والإمارات طرف في بروتوكول مدريد الذي يتيح التسجيل الدولي مع سريان أثره داخل الدولة. ويُتابَع الاعتداء على العلامة مدنياً بدعوى تعويض وأمر قضائي، وجزائياً (التزوير يوجب الحبس والغرامة)، وجمركياً بإيداع العلامة لدى الجمارك لتتولى ضبط البضائع المخالفة على الحدود. وتحظى العلامات المشهورة بحماية موسّعة حتى دون تسجيل.
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