{"id":108704,"date":"2025-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/uae-halves-trademark-service-fees-for-smes\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:00:00","slug":"uae-halves-trademark-service-fees-for-smes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/10\/22\/uae-halves-trademark-service-fees-for-smes\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE halves trademark service fees for SMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>UAE halves trademark fees for SMEs:<\/strong> The Economy and Tourism Ministry cut trademark service fees by 50% for companies enrolled in the National SME program, while people of determination are fully exempt, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/government-news\/ministry-of-economy-and-tourism-introduces-trademark-service-fees-tzk0ta8r\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The ministry also introduced new trademark services and updated its fees for filing complaints. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The updates: <\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">An infringement complaint filing fee is now set at AED 2.3k, while a grievance by a party whose objection has been dismissed costs AED 7.5k.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The update also adds seven new services<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>geographical indication registration<\/strong> for AED 6.5k;<\/li>\n<li><strong>one-day trademark extension<\/strong> for AED 2.3k;<\/li>\n<li><strong>complaint against a trademark cancellation<\/strong> for AED 5k;<\/li>\n<li><strong>converting a national mark to an international one<\/strong> for AED 400;<\/li>\n<li><strong>renewing a trademark agent registration<\/strong> <strong>for a branch of a foreign firm<\/strong> for AED 7.5k;<\/li>\n<li>filing a <strong>grievance against refused registration<\/strong> for AED 5k; <\/li>\n<li>and <strong>examination and study of claims<\/strong> for AED 2.3k.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Consolidated pricing for renewals: <\/strong>Renewal in the final year of a protected period costs around AED 5.8k, while renewing six months after expiry will be AED 6.5k. 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