Trademark Watch - AL ROWAD

ALROWAD provides its clients with a Trademark Watch Service by monitoring all published trademarks resembling our clients’ original trademarks in UAE. In case of any infringing signs, an alert include detailed report will be send to the concerned client.

The importance of a Trademark Watch

There are several reasons why a Trademark Watch subscription is important:

In many countries, the trademark authority does not check to see if a new application conflicts with older trademark applications or registrations. It is up to the owners of an older trademark to watch for publications of conflicting new applications and object within a set timeframe if appropriate. If you do not file an objection against infringing marks in a timely manner, you might lose the right to do so at all.
If third parties obtain registration of an identical or similar mark to yours, for similar goods or services, you may have difficulty in preventing them from selling competing goods or services under that mark.
In countries where the trademark authority does carry out an examination search for existing applications and registrations, it sometimes happens that applications proceed to publication despite the existence of earlier rights. The watch should detect such applications.
Early detection of trademark infringement is important if you wish to meet the deadlines associated with submitting oppositions or objections to make sure that a possible conflicting mark will not get registered. In most countries, the period to file an opposition is two to three months. Without a trademark watch, it’s almost impossible to keep track of all new published trademarks worldwide and be aware of all deadlines.

If you wish to file an opposition or send a letter to the applicant of a conflicting mark, our attorneys are here to help you every step of the way. Let us help you to continually protect your trademark.

REQUIREMENTS

Filing Requirements

A Power of Attorney in the name of the applicant(s), legalized up to the UAE Consulate. (If the applicant is in the UAE, a notarized Power will be sufficient).
The name of the author, or authors in case of joint-works.
Identification documents of the applicant.
The subject of the work.
Three copies of the work.
A detailed statement of the work’s specifications.