UAE trademark filings fall 11.5% in May 2026
2,437 new trademarks published for opposition; Class 35 (Advertising, business & retail services) leads
DUBAI, 5 June 2026 — 2,437 new trademarks were published for opposition in the UAE trademark gazette in May 2026, down 11.5% on May 2025, according to TrademarksHub’s analysis of the official bulletin.
The busiest class was Class 35 (Advertising, business & retail services), with 14% of new marks, followed by Class 9 (Electronics, computers & software, 8%) and Class 36 (Financial, insurance & real estate services, 7%).
The fastest-growing class on a year earlier was Class 21 (Household & kitchen utensils), up 75.9%.
Of the new marks, 1,919 were national UAE applications and 518 were international registrations designating the UAE under the Madrid System.
The gazette also recorded 2,252 registrations, 1,725 renewals and 392 transfers and changes of owner.
From January to May, 12,809 new trademarks were published, down 22.3% on the same period of 2025.
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/2026-05
- 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 connects brand owners with a registered UAE trademark agent.
