Legalisation – NJQ & Associates https://njq-ip.com Treat Your IP Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:00:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: UPDATE ON POA REQUIREMENTS FOR PATENTS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS https://njq-ip.com/newsletters/2022/09/united-arab-emirates-update-on-poa-requirements-for-patents-and-industrial-designs/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:40:07 +0000 https://njq-ip.com/?post_type=newsletter&p=11018 ABU DHABI – On 21 September 2022, the Ministry of Economy issued a circular email announcing the new legalisation requirements for the powers of attorney (PoA) related to patents and industrial designs.

PoAs and other required documents no longer need to be legalised by the Consulate of the UAE, i.e., notarization of the same will suffice.

A stamp of a UAE public entity (e.g. government organisations, national universities) is now regarded as equivalent to notarization.

In addition, if the inventor is an employee of a UAE company, it is possible to submit a certificate of employment or a copy of the employment contract instead of the deed of assignment.

For more information, please contact uae@qumsieh.com.

]]> UAE – Updates on Trademarks Procedures https://njq-ip.com/newsletters/2014/04/uae-updates-on-trademarks-procedures/ https://njq-ip.com/newsletters/2014/04/uae-updates-on-trademarks-procedures/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2014 21:52:19 +0000 https://njq-ip.com/?post_type=newsletter&p=8468 The Trademark Office in UAE has issued a circular letter on 30 March 2014, with an effective date of 1 April 2014, setting forth new rules regarding powers of attorney (PoA) as follows:

  • New trademark applications will only be accepted if accompanied by a legalised PoA (late filing within 3 months is no longer permissible);
  • Recordals to change name, address, assignments, mergers, etc . are only allowed after the registration of the subject trademark; however, corrections of typos are the only accepted type of modifications to a non-registered trademark (during prosecution of the application), and
  • Oppositions must include a PoA when initiating an opposition against a published mark.

If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact us at uae@qumsieh.com.

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Those requirements were mentioned in the Ordinance 03-06 dated 19 July 2003, however, the Registrar used to accept original deeds of assignment or certified copies of merger and change of name documents in order to facilitate smooth procedures, but the Trademark Office decided to require legalisations and sworn translations in order to prevent illegal acts.

If you have any questions regarding IP practice at Algeria, please contact us at algeria@qumsieh.com.

]]> https://njq-ip.com/newsletters/2013/12/algeria-new-requirements-for-the-recordal-of-assignment-merger-and-change-of-name/feed/ 0 Oman – Legalization by the Apostille is Now Sufficient https://njq-ip.com/newsletters/2012/01/oman-legalization-by-the-apostille-is-now-sufficient/ https://njq-ip.com/newsletters/2012/01/oman-legalization-by-the-apostille-is-now-sufficient/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:42:40 +0000 https://njq-ip.com/?post_type=newsletter&p=8116 This is to advise that, as of 30 January 2012, legalization of documents for filing patents, trademarks, and designs is not required and alternatively, authentication by Apostille will be sufficient since Oman has joined Hague Convention.

Please be informed that any document legalized up to the Omani Consulate prior to the date of the joining of Oman to the said Convention is still acceptable.

If you have any questions regarding the above, kindly contact us at oman@qumsieh.com.

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