UAE trademark filings fall 35.9% in March 2023
1,517 new trademarks published for opposition; Class 35 (Advertising, business & retail services) leads
DUBAI, 5 April 2023 — 1,517 new trademarks were published for opposition in the UAE trademark gazette in March 2023, down 35.9% on March 2022, according to TrademarksHub’s analysis of the official bulletin.
The busiest class was Class 35 (Advertising, business & retail services), with 12% of new marks, followed by Class 9 (Electronics, computers & software, 10%) and Class 43 (Restaurants, cafés & accommodation, 8%).
The fastest-growing class on a year earlier was Class 41 (Education, entertainment & sport), down 17.5%.
Of the new marks, 1,396 were national UAE applications and 121 were international registrations designating the UAE under the Madrid System.
The gazette also recorded 969 registrations, 1,266 renewals and 519 transfers and changes of owner.
From January to March, 3,502 new trademarks were published, down 29.8% on the same period of 2022.
Businesses based in Dubai own 68.8% of the gazette marks held by UAE-based owners since 2021, more than any other emirate.
Over the last 12 months, the UAE trademark agents with the most new filings were Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property, Saba & Co. Intellectual Property and Al Raqeem Intellectual Property (TrademarksHub UAE Trademark Agents League Table).
Notes to editors
- Source: the UAE Trademark Bulletin (official gazette of the Ministry of Economy and Tourism), read issue by issue by TrademarksHub; international registrations from WIPO Madrid records. WIPO bears no responsibility for the integrity or accuracy of the data.
- “New trademarks” are marks published for opposition in the month (national applications accepted for publication plus Madrid designations). Counts follow the publication date, not the filing date.
- Full monthly report, charts and data: https://trademarkshub.com/uae-trademark-statistics/2023-03
- Free to quote and republish with credit to TrademarksHub and a link to the report.
- About TrademarksHub: TrademarksHub (trademarkshub.com) is a UAE trademark intelligence platform. It makes every UAE gazette mark and every Madrid mark covering the UAE searchable for free, offers tools to check and watch brands, and runs a private marketplace where brand owners and foreign IP firms compare offers from verified UAE trademark firms.
