Trademark Registration for Free Zone Companies in the UAE (DMCC, JAFZA, DIFC, ADGM, RAKEZ and others)
Free-zone companies register trademarks with MoET like any UAE company. Accepted licences, name matching, filing for holding companies.
How to register a trademark in the UAE: MoET process, fees, documents, timelines, and guides for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, startups and free zones. 21 guides.
Free-zone companies register trademarks with MoET like any UAE company. Accepted licences, name matching, filing for holding companies.
Trademark registration in Sharjah is filed federally with MoET – AED 6,500 per class, 4–6 months.
Tech brands in the UAE usually need Class 9 (downloadable software, apps, hardware) and Class 42 (SaaS, platforms, IT services).
Brand registration in the UAE means registering a trademark with MoET. What it protects, cost (AED 6,500 per class), documents.
Class 36 covers real-estate brokerage and development, banking, payments, insurance, investment and crypto services.
Trademark registration in Abu Dhabi is filed federally with MoET (AED 6,500 per class) – not with ADDED.
Class 43 covers restaurant, café, catering, cloud-kitchen and hotel services. How UAE food and hospitality brands register, which classes to add (29, 30, 35.
How to register a logo in the UAE as a trademark: word mark vs logo mark, colour vs black-and-white, file format, cost (AED 6,500 per class).
Class 25 covers clothing, footwear and headgear. How UAE fashion, abaya, streetwear and sportswear brands register, which extra classes (35, 18, 14) to add.
Beauty and wellness brands in the UAE: Class 3 (perfume, cosmetics, skincare, oud) for products and Class 44 (salons, spas, clinics.
Class 35 is the most-filed trademark class in the UAE. What it covers (retail, online stores, advertising, franchising, business consultancy), who needs it.
Class 41 covers education, training institutes, nurseries, gyms and fitness, events, media production and entertainment.
Packaged food and drink brands in the UAE: Class 29 (meat, dairy, snacks), 30 (coffee, tea, bakery, spices, chocolate), 32 (water, juice, soft drinks).
How online sellers in the UAE protect their brand: classes to file (35 + product class), Amazon Brand Registry and noon requirements, marketplace takedowns.
A practical trademark plan for UAE startups: what to file before launch, which classes, filing in the company (not founder) name.
How UAE trademark registration changed since 2024: MoET rename, new fee schedule (Cabinet Res. 102/2025), one-day examination, SME discount, Nice 13th edition.
Profile of Saba & Co. IP (Saba IP) in the UAE, services offered, and how their trademark registration compares with a locally registered MoET agent.
The six steps to register a trademark in the UAE on one page: search, class, file (AED 750), examination, publication (AED 750), registration (AED 5,000).
Checklist for a UAE trademark application: logo file, trade licence, notarised power of attorney and priority document — for local and foreign applicants.
Yes — UAE trademarks are filed 100% online on the MoET portal. The 6-step process, fees at each stage (AED 750 / 750 / 5,000), timeline and one-day examination.
The 8-step process to register a trademark in the UAE with MoET: search, class, documents, filing, examination, publication, registration.
All trademark services are provided by the Ministry of Economy & Tourism. These are the official pages: