UAE trademark filings fall 24.4% in August 2026
2,099 new trademarks published for opposition; Class 35 (Advertising, business & retail services) leads
DUBAI, 5 September 2026 — 2,099 new trademarks were published for opposition in the UAE trademark gazette in August 2026, down 24.4% on August 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 43 (Restaurants, cafés & accommodation, 8%) and Class 3 (Cosmetics & cleaning preparations, 7%).
The fastest-growing class on a year earlier was Class 12 (Vehicles), up 75%.
Of the new marks, 1,695 were national UAE applications and 404 were international registrations designating the UAE under the Madrid System.
The gazette also recorded 1,539 registrations, 751 renewals and 585 transfers and changes of owner.
From January to August, 19,068 new trademarks were published, down 21.5% 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/2026-08
- 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.
